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TMR 462LP
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2017 release. "Texas slide guitarist and gospel bluesman Blind Willie Johnson recorded only 30 songs over the course of his life as a preacher and street performer. Even so, the savvy combination of his gritty and powerful 'chest voice' singing style coupled with his mastery of slide guitar (some report he regularly used a knife as a slide) has given him a notably influential legacy, specifically with later bluesmen Howlin' Wolf and Robert Johnson. His tune 'Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground' was selected for Carl Sagan's Voyager probe Golden Record, the Library of Congress as well as the National Recording Registry. Single LP with single pocket tip-on jacket with soft touch finish."
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TEG 1080EP
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RSD Black Friday 2019 release. "On December 3, 1927, in a temporary studio in the Deep Ellum district of Dallas (accompanied by his wife Willie B. Harris who occasionally sang on the street with him), Johnson recorded six groundbreaking songs. The session included the iconic slide guitar classic, 'Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground,' the wordless haunting response to Christ's crucifixion that remains one of the masterpieces of American music and that also articulates Johnson's lifetime of suffering and sadness. Ry Cooder described it as 'the most soulful, transcendent piece in all American Music.' Jack White called it 'the greatest example of slide guitar ever recorded.' In 1977, 'Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground' was one of 27 samples of music included on the Voyager Golden Record selected to represent the human experience on Earth for NASA's Voyager spacecraft's probe to other life forms in the universe. In 2010, the song was also selected by the Library of Congress as an addition to the National Recording Registry which selects recordings that are deemed 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.' In 2011, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame."
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JD 111LP
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Texas born Blind Willie Johnson was one of the most talented bottleneck guitar players in blues music history and a true innovator in early 20th century American music. Performing in a blues style that bordered on the spiritual, this is a fantastic collection of the best recordings he made for Columbia between 1927 and 1930. Essential American blues available on vinyl again through the Jeanne Dielman label.
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