Blind Willie Johnson

Blind Willie Johnson was born on 22 Jan 1897 in Brenham, Texas, USA. His birth name was Blind Willie Johnson. His is also called "Blind" Willie,"Blind" Texas Marlin.Blind Willie Johnson died on 18 Sep 1945.

"Blind" Willie Johnson was an American singer and guitarist whose music straddled the border between blues and spirituals. While the lyrics of all of his songs were religious, his music drew from both sacred and blues traditions.His music is distinguished by his powerful bass thumb-picking and gravelly false-bass voice, with occasional use of a tenor voice.

Blind Willie Johnson released the following albums including Praise God I'm Satisfied (1990), Sweeter as the Years Go By (1991), The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (1993), Dark Was the Night: The Essential Recordings of Blind Willie Johnson (1997), The Soul of a Man (2003), Soul of a Man (2004), Blind Willie Johnson and the Guitar Evangelists (2005), King of the Guitar Evangelists (2007), Nobody's Fault But Mine (2007) and Dark Was the Night (2008).

Praise God I'm Satisfied

Feb 1990

  1. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
  2. Dark Was The Night
  3. Praise God I'm Satisfied
  4. Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The King
  5. You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
  6. When The War Was On
  7. God Moves On The Water
  8. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
  9. God Don't Never Change
  10. The Rain Don't Fall On Me
  11. Nobody's Fault But Mine
  12. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
  13. Jesus Is Coming Soon
  14. Mother's Children Have A Hard Time

Sweeter as the Years Go By

Dec 1991

  1. John the Revelator
  2. You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond
  3. Let Your Light Shine On Me
  4. Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right
  5. Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
  6. If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down
  7. If It Had Not Been For Jesus
  8. Church, I'm Fully Saved Today
  9. The Soul of Man
  10. I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge
  11. Can't Nobody Hide From God
  12. Sweeter As the Years Go By
  13. Go With Me To That Land
  14. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
  15. Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There
  16. Take Your Stand

The Complete Blind Willie Johnson

Apr 1993

  1. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
  2. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
  3. It`s Nobody`s Fault But Mine
  4. Mother`s Children Have A Hard Time
  5. Dark Was The Night- Cold Was The Ground
  6. If I Had My Way I`d Tear The Building Down
  7. I`m Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge
  8. Jesus Is Coning Soon
  9. Lord I Just Can`t Keep From Crying
  10. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
  11. Let Your Light Shine On Me
  12. God Don`t Never Change
  13. Bye Bye I`m Going To See The King
  14. Sweeter As The Years Roll By
  15. You`ll Need Somebody On Your Bond
  16. When The War Was On
  17. Praise God I`m Satisfied
  18. Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There
  19. Take Your Stand
  20. God Moves On The Water
  21. Can`t Nobody Hide From God
  22. If It Had Not Been For Jesus
  23. Go To Me With That Land
  24. The Rain Don`t Fall On Me
  25. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
  26. The Soul Of A Man
  27. Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right
  28. Church, I`m Fully Saved To- Day
  29. John The Revelator
  30. You`re Gonna Nedd Somebody On Your Bond

Dark Was the Night: The Essential Recordings of Blind Willie Johnson

Jul 1997

  1. Let Your Light Shine on Me
  2. God Don't Never Change
  3. Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying
  4. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
  5. Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)
  6. Nobody's Fault But Mine
  7. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
  8. Mother's Children Have a Hard Time
  9. Jesus Make up My Dying Bed
  10. If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down
  11. Jesus Is Coming Soon
  12. Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the King
  13. God Moves on the Water
  14. You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
  15. Praise God I'm Satisfied
  16. When the War Was On
  17. Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There
  18. Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right
  19. Soul of a Man
  20. John the Revelator
  21. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
  22. Church, I'm Fully Saved Today

The Soul of a Man

Nov 2003

  1. The Soul of a Man
  2. If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Builing Down
  3. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
  4. Lord I Just Can't Keep from Crying
  5. Church, I'm Fully Saved Today
  6. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
  7. Bye and Bye I'm goin' to See the King
  8. Let Your Light Shine On Me
  9. John the Revelator
  10. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
  11. God Moves On the Water
  12. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
  13. Praise God I'm Satisfied
  14. Mother's Chldren Have a Hard Time
  15. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
  16. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
  17. I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge
  18. Jesus Is Coming Soon
  19. God Don't Never Change
  20. Sweeter As the Years Roll By
  21. You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond
  22. When the War Was On
  23. Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There
  24. Take Your Stand
  25. Can't Nobody Hide from God

Soul of a Man

Apr 2004

  1. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
  2. You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
  3. God Moves on the Water
  4. Jesus Is Coming Soon
  5. John the Revelator
  6. Dark Was the Night -- Cold Was the Ground
  7. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
  8. Let Your Light Shine On Me
  9. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
  10. Soul of a Man - Willie Johnson
  11. If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down
  12. Praise God I'm Satisfied
  13. I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge
  14. Can't Nobody Hide from God
  15. Mother's Children Have a Hard Time
  16. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
  17. Rain Don't Fall On Me
  18. Sweeter As the Years Roll By
  19. Jesus Make up My Dying Bed
  20. Bye and Bye I'm Going to See the King

Blind Willie Johnson and the Guitar Evangelists

Jan 2005

  1. Your Enemy Cannot Harm You
  2. Gospel Train Is Coming
  3. Mothers Prayer
  4. I'm So Glad Today
  5. Honey in the Rock
  6. Wouldn't Mind Dying if Dying Was All
  7. Let That Lie Alone
  8. There'll Be Glory
  9. Death Is Only a Dream
  10. Let Jesus Lead You
  11. Jesus Will Make It Alright
  12. Bye and Bye (When the Morning Comes)
  13. Jesus Is Sweeter Than Honey in the Comb
  14. With My Saviour I Shall Be
  15. O Lord, I'm in Your Care
  16. Everybody Ought to Treat Their Mother Right
  17. Then We'll Need That True Religion
  18. You Never Will Know Who Is Your Friend
  19. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
  20. Jesus Make up My Dying Bed
  21. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
  22. Mother's Children Have a Hard Time
  23. Dark Was the Night -- Cold Was the Ground
  24. If I Had My Way I'd Tear This Building Down
  25. In Time of Trouble Jesus Will Never Say Goodbye
  26. Letter from Father
  27. God's Riding Through the Land
  28. Men Don't Forget Your Wives for Your Sweetheart
  29. If My Saviour Holds My Hand I Will Go
  30. Jesus Went on Man's Bond
  31. I Heard the Angels Singing
  32. I Shall Not Be Moved
  33. Sleep On Mother Sleep On
  34. Lion and the Tribes of Judah
  35. Arise and Shine
  36. How Much I Owe
  37. Wrong Way to Celebrate Christmas
  38. This Time Another Year You May Be Gone
  39. I Have a Home in the Sky
  40. Just Beyond the Jordan River
  41. I'm Gonna Live So God Can Use Me
  42. Hide Me in the Blood of Jesus
  43. I Wouldn't Mind Dying (But I Gotta Go by Myself)
  44. You Better Quit Drinking Shine
  45. I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge
  46. Jesus Is Coming Soon
  47. Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Crying
  48. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
  49. Does Jesus Care?
  50. Where He Leads Me I Will Follow
  51. Your True Friends
  52. Come and Go with Me to My Father's House
  53. When I Lay My Burden Down
  54. Where Shall I Be When the First Trumpet Sounds?
  55. Let Your Light Shine On Me
  56. God Don't Never Change
  57. Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the King
  58. Sweeter As the Years Roll By
  59. You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond
  60. When the War Was On
  61. Praise God I'm Satisfied
  62. Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There
  63. Take Your Stand
  64. God Moves On the Water
  65. Can't Nobody Hide from God
  66. If It Had Not Been for Jesus
  67. Go With Me to the Land
  68. Rain Don't Fall On Me
  69. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
  70. Soul of a Man
  71. Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right
  72. Church, I'm Fully Saved Today
  73. John the Revelator
  74. You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
  75. Go I'll Send Thee
  76. Everybody Ought to Pray Some Time
  77. I Want Two Wings
  78. God's Mighty Hand
  79. Don't Want to Go There
  80. Where the Sun Never Goes Down
  81. God Don't Like It
  82. Lord Will Make a Way
  83. God Don't Like It
  84. If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
  85. Death in the Morning
  86. I'm Gonna Do My Best
  87. I Don't Know How to Get Along Without the Lord
  88. Let That Liar Pass on By
  89. Do You Call That Religion?
  90. Jesus Loves Us All
  91. Two Wings
  92. Take a Trip
  93. Lord Will Make a Way Somehow
  94. Run Children Run
  95. I Got Two Wings
  96. Glory to Jesus, I'm Free

King of the Guitar Evangelists

Apr 2007

  1. I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge
  2. Jesus Is Coming Soon
  3. Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying
  4. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
  5. You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond
  6. When The War Was On
  7. Praised God I'm Satisfied
  8. Take Your Burden To The Lord
  9. Can't Nobody Hide From God
  10. Rain Don't Fall On Me
  11. Soul Of A Man
  12. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
  13. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
  14. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
  15. Motherless Children Have A Hard Time
  16. Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground
  17. If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
  18. Let Your Light Shine On Me
  19. God Don't Never Changed
  20. Bye And Bye I'm Going To See The King
  21. Sweeter As The Years Roll By
  22. God Moves On The Water

Nobody's Fault But Mine

Dec 2007

  1. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
  2. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
  3. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
  4. Mother's Children Have a Hard Time
  5. Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)
  6. If I Had My Way I'd Burn the Building Down
  7. I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge
  8. Jesus Is Coming Soon
  9. Lord I Just Can't Help from Crying
  10. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
  11. God Don't Never Change
  12. Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the Ring
  13. When the War Was On
  14. Praise God I'm Satisfied
  15. Can't Nobody Hide from God
  16. Rain Don't Fall on Me
  17. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
  18. Soul of a Man
  19. Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right
  20. Church, I'm Fully Save Today
  21. John the Revelator
  22. You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond

Dark Was the Night

Feb 2008

  1. If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
  2. Dark Was The Night
  3. Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying
  4. Church, I'm Fully Saved Today
  5. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
  6. Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The King
  7. Let Your Light Shine On Me
  8. John The Revelator
  9. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
  10. God Moves On The Water
  11. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
  12. Praise God I'm Satisfied
  13. Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
  14. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
  15. The Soul Of A Man
  16. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning

Songs

  1. It's Nobody's Fault But Mind

Blind Willie Johnson