Blind Willie
Johnson

b. 1897 near Brenham, Texas
d. 1945 in Beaumont, Texas
discography
B L I N D   W I L L I E   J O H N S O N; only known picture (from Lawrence Cohn: Nothing But The Blues.- New York 1993, p. 123)
source: Lawrence Cohn: Nothing But The Blues    
New York 1993, p. 123    
This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.

Stefan Wirz   www.wirz.de

Blind Willie Johnson 78 rpm / EPs / LPs / CDs
#year
of
release
titlelabel # / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
11927Blind Willie Johnson

- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole (145316-1 or -2)
- Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed (145317-2)

rec. December 3, 1927 in Dallas, Tx.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g

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Columbia 14276-D
21927Blind Willie Johnson

- It's Nobody's Fault But Mine (145318-2)
- Dark Was The Night - Cold Was The Ground (145320-1) #

rec. December 3, 1927 in Dallas, Tx.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g

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Columbia 14303-D

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= Vocalion 03095

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= Jazz Classics 512

# = Square M1 (UK)

31927Blind Willie Johnson

- Mother's Children Have A Hard Time (145319-2)
- If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down (145321-3)

Anchor 380 as by The Blind Pilgrim:
- Motherless Children (145319-2)
- Oh Lord If I Had My Way (145321-3)

rec. December 3, 1927 in Dallas, Tx.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g

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Columbia 14343-D

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= Vocalion 03021

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= Anchor 380

41928Blind Willie Johnson

- Jesus Is Coming Soon (147569-2)
- (I'm Gonna Run To) The City Of Refuge (147568-1)

rec. December 5, 1928 in Dallas, Tx.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g

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Columbia 14391-D

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= Jazz Classics 527

51928Blind Willie Johnson

- Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying (147570-2) #
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning (147571-1 or -2)

rec. December 5, 1928 in Dallas, Tx.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g

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Columbia 14425-D

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= Vocalion 03022

# = Square M1 (UK)

  Blind Texas Marlin

- unnamed title (147572-2)
- unnamed title (147573-2)

rec. December 5, 1928 in Dallas, Tx.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc ???; acc. unknown

Columbia unissued
61929Blind Willie Johnson

Let Your Light Shine On Me (149578-2)
God Don't Never Change (149579-1)

rec. December 10, 1929 in New Orleans, La.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g

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Columbia 14490-D
71929Blind Willie Johnson

- Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The King (149580-2) #
- You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond (149594-1) *

# rec. December 10, 1929 in New Orleans, La.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g
* rec. December 11, 1929 in New Orleans, La.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g; [][][] Willie B Harris , voc

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Columbia 14504-D
[][][] "It is thought that Johnson was married twice, first to a woman with the same first name, Willie B Harris, and later to a young singer named Angeline, who was the sister of blues guitarist L.C. Robinson. No marriage certificates have yet been discovered. As Angeline Johnson often sang and performed with him, the first person to attempt to research his biography, Samuel Charters, made the mistake of assuming it was Angeline who had sung on several of Johnson's records. However, later research showed that it was Johnson's first wife." (Wikipedia 09/17/07); see also Michael Corcoran's BWJ article at http://www.austin360.com/music/content/music/blindwilliejohnson_092803.html [][][]
81929Blind Willie Johnson

- Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There (149597-1) #
- God Moves On The Water (149599-1)

rec. December 11, 1929 in New Orleans, La.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g; # [][][] Willie B Harris, voc

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Columbia 14520-D

= Vocalion 03051

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= Hot Jazz Club America
   HC113

91930Blind Willie Johnson

- John The Revelator (150315-2)
- You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond (150316-2)

rec. April 20, 1929 in Atlanta, Ga.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g; [][][] Willie B Harris, voc

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Columbia 14530-D
(withdrawn shortly
after issue)
101930Blind Willie Johnson

- The Rain Don't Fall On Me (150310-2; 194929-2) #
- Trouble Will Soon Be Over (150311-2; 194930-2)

rec. April 20, 1929 in Atlanta, Ga.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g; [][][] Willie B Harris, voc, # lead voc

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Columbia 14537-D

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= British Rhythm Society
BRS 24 (US 1948?
Dante Bolletino label
New York City area
Time Magazine
Feb. 11, 1952
)

111929Blind Willie Johnson

- When The War Was On (149595-2)
- Praise God I'm Satisfied (149596-2)

rec. December 11, 1929 in New Orleans, La.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g; [][][] Willie B Harris, voc

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Columbia 14545-D
121930Blind Willie Johnson

- Can't Nobody Hide From God (150307- ; 194926-2]
- If It Had Not Been For Jesus (150308- ; 194927-1]

rec. April 20, 1930 in Atlanta, Ga.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g; [][][] Willie B Harris, lead voc

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Columbia 14556-D
131930Blind Willie Johnson

- The Soul Of A Man (150312- ; 194931-3)
- Church, I'm Fully Saved To-Day (150314- ; 19494890-3)

rec. April 20, 1930 in Atlanta, Ga.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g; [][][] Willie B Harris, voc


Columbia 14582-D
141930Blind Willie Johnson

- Go With Me To That Land (150309- ; 194928-2)
- Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right (150313- ; 194897-2)

rec. April 20, 1930 in Atlanta, Ga.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g; [][][] Willie B Harris, lead voc


Columbia 14597-D
151930Blind Willie Johnson

- Sweeter As The Years Roll By (149581-2) #
- Take Your Stand (149598-2)

# rec. December 10, 1929 in New Orleans, La.; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g
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Columbia 14624-D

EP / LP / CD compilations
161950Jazz, Vol. 2: The Blues

Blind Willie Johnson
- Dark Was The Night
Vera Hall
- Black Woman
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Black Snake Moan
Ma Rainey
- Misery Blues
King Oliver And His Creole Jazz Band
- Working Man’s Blues
Gertrude Perkins
- No Easy Rider Blues

Blind Willie Johnson
- Lord I Just Can’t Keep From Crying

Jimmy Yancey
- How Long Blues
Jelly Roll Morton
- Mr Jelly Lord
Nolan Welsh
- Bridwell Blues
Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra
- Careless Love
Bessie Smith
- Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
Louis Armstrong
- I’m Not Rough
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Folkways FP 55

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= Folkways FJ 2802 (1958)


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171952Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 2
Social Music


LP 1:
- Sail Away Lady - Uncle Bunt Stephens
- The Wild Wagoner - Jilson Setters
- Wake Up Jacob - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers
- La Danseuse - Delma Lachney And Blind Uncle Gaspard
- Georgia Stomp - Andrew And Jim Baxter
- Brilliancy Medley - Eck Robertson
- Indian War Whoop - Hoyt Ming & His Pep-Steppers

- Old Country Stomp - Henry Thomas
- Old Dog Blue - Jim Jackson
- Saut Crapaud - Columbus Fruge
- Acadian One-Step - Joseph Falcon
- Home Sweet Home - Breaux Freres
- Newport Blues - Cincinnati Jug Band
- Moonshiner's Dance (part one) - Frank Cloutier And The Victoria Cafe Orchestra


LP 2:
- You Must Be Born Again - Rev. J.M. Gates
- Oh Death Where Is Thy Sting - Rev. J.M. Gates
- Rocky Road - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
- Present Joys - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
- This Song Of Love - Middle Georgia Singing Conv. No. 1
- Judgement - Sister Mary Nelson
- He Got Better Things For You - Memphis Sanctified Singers

- Since I Laid My Burden Down - Elders McIntorsh & Edwards' Sanctified Singers
- John The Baptist - Rev. Moses Mason
- Dry Bones - Bascom Lamar Lunsford

- John The Revelator - Blind Willie Johnson
- Little Moses - Carter Family
- Shine On Me - Ernest Phipps & Holiness Singers
- Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room - Rev. F.W. McGee
- In The Battlefield For My Lord - Rev. D.C. Rice And Congregation

edited by Harry Smith

2 LP set

Folkways FP 252

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= Folkways FA 252

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= Folkways FA 2952


1997 re-released
as 6 CD Box Set
by Smithsonian Folkways
www.folkways.si.edu

www.harrysmith
archives.com

181957Blind Willie Johnson: His Story
Told, Annotated and Documented by Samuel B. Charters

- Remembrances
- Interview
- Angeline Johnson

Blind Willie Johnson
- If I Had My Way, I'd Tear That Building Down
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
- Jesus is Coming Soon
- Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
- Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Match Box Blues
Blind Willie (?) [McTell] and partner [Curley Weaver]
- It's A Good Little Thing [Vocalion 02622]
Blind Boy Fuller
- Little Woman You're So Sweet
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Folkways FG 3585


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191958Folk Music USA. Vol. 1

- John Henry - Virgil Perkins, Jack Sims
- Grizzly Bear: Negro Prison Camp Worksong
- Blowing The Train - Percy Randolph
- Six Thousand Miles From Nowhere - Snooks Eaglin

- Dark Was The Night - Blind Willie Johnson
- Amasee: Children's Ring Game Song

- Spooky Drums - Warren "Baby" Dodds
- Black Jack Davy - Mary Jo Davis
- Drunken Sailor: Dulcimer Medley
- Ellen Smith - Pete Steele
- Run, Run - Elizabeth Cotton [sic]
- Mole In The Ground - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
- Rolling River: Country Dance


- Allons Danser Colinda: Cajun Dance - Roy Brule
- Sourwood Mountain: Square Dance Tune - Hobart Smith
- Diamond Joe: Cowboy Song - Cisco Houston
- Siete Leguas: Corrido - Peter Hurd
- Matachines Dance
- Moonlight Song: Taos Indian Serenade

- War Dance Song
- Esta Navidad: Puerto Rican Christmas Song
- Aguinaldo Cagueno: Puerto Rican Song
- Rocky Road: Shape-Note Singing - Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
- If We Never Meet Again
- Inviting-In Dance Song

edited by Harold Courlander

DLP


Folkways FE 4530


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201958Treasures of North American Negro Music, Volume 2:
Blind Willie Johnson


- Nobodys Fault But Mine
- If I Had My Way

- Dark Was The Night
- I'm Gonna Run
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Fontana TFE 17052 EP
= Fontana 462.022 TE
211959The Country Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Matchbox Blues
Lonnie Johnson
- Careless Love
Cannon’s Jug Stompers
- Walk Right In
Peg Leg Howell
- Low Down Rounder’s Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Statesboro Blues
Memphis Jug Band
- Stealin’ Stealin’

Blind Willie Johnson
- You Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
Leroy Carr
- Alabama Woman
Sleepy John Estes
- Special Agent
Big Bill Broonzy
- Key To The Highway
Bukka White
- Fixin’ To Die
Tommy McClennan
- I’m A Guitar King
Robert Johnson
- Preachin’ Blues
Washboard Sam
- I Been Treated Wrong

edited by Sam Charters








RBF 1


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221960The Rural Blues
A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources

The 1. ed. of this record, RF-202, featured only extracts of most of the recordings on 202X

RF-202 tracks:
Will Shade
- I Can't Stand It
Hambone Willie Newburn
- Shelby County Work House Blues
Robert Johnson
- From Four Until Late
Furry Lewis
- You Can Leave, Baby
Sleepy John Estes
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
L'il Son Jackson
- Roberta Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Bad Luck And Trouble
Blind Boy Fuller
- Thousand Woman [sic!] Blues
Arthur Crudup
- If I Get Lucky
Charlie Pickett
- Down The Highway
Kokomo Arnold
- Milk Cow Blues

Blind Willie Johnson
- Take Your Burden To The Lord
Tommy McClennan
- New Highway 51
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Penitentiary Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Mama T'ain't Long 'Fo' Day
Charlie Burse
- Take Your Fingers Off It
Charlie Lincoln
- My Wife Drove Me From My Door
Peg Leg Howell
- Skin Game Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
- Come Go Home With Me
- Goin' Back To Florida
Robert Johnson
- Standing At The Crossroads
Lightnin' Hopkins
- One Kind Favor
Furry Lewis
- John Henry
Blind Willie Johnson
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
Furry Lewis
- Warm Up
Bukka White
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing
John Hurt
- Frankie
Blind Willie McTell
- Southern Can Mama
Papa Charlie Jackson
- Airy Man Blues
Skip James
- Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues
Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell
- New How Long Blues
Bert Bilbro
- Mohuna Blues
Sonny Terry and Oh Red
- Harmonica Stomp
Frank Stokes
- Shiney Town Blues
Virgil Perkins
- Solo
Charlie Burse
- Tippin' Round
Ham Gravy
- Mama Don't Love It
Moochie Reeves
- Key To The Highway

compiled and annotated by Samuel B. Charters




RBF RF-202

2 LP set
RBF 202X (1964)


= XTRA 1035

= Fontana 982.099

RBF discography

231961?Treasures of North American Negro Music, Volume 16:
Blind Willie Johnson


- Lord I Just Can't Keep From Cryin'
- Keep You Lamp Trimmed And Burning

- Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There
- God Moves On The Water
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Fontana 467.232 TE
2401/1964The Folk Box

Blind Willie Johnson
- Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
4 LP set

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Elektra EKL 9001
= EUK 2512/2 (UK)

251964Country Blues & Gospel
Willie Lofton
- Dark Road Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Searching The Desert For The Blues
Jaybird Coleman

Blind Willie Davis
- Rock Of Ages
The Guitar Evangelist
- Death Is Only A Dream

Blind Willie Johnson
- Jesus Goin' To Make Up My Dyin' Bed
7 inch EP, 33 1/3 rpm


Heritage H-302

Heritage discography

261965Blind Willie Johnson 1927-30
edited and with an introduction by Samuel Charters

- Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
- God Don't Never Change
- Trouble Soon Be Over
- Let Your Light Shine On Me
- The Rain Don't Fall On Me
- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
- I'm Going To Run To The City of Refuge

- Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
- Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right
- Jesus Is Coming Soon
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- Church I'm Fully Saved Today
- By And By I'm Going To See The King
- Can't Nobody Hide From God
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RBF 10


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271966In The Spirit Volume 2

Bukka White
- Promise True And Grand
Blind Willie Davis
- Rock Of Ages
Charlie Patton
- Some Happy Day
Sister Cally Fancy
- Hold To God's Unchanging Hand
Patton and Lee
- Troubled Bout My Mother
Elder Curry
- Memphis Flu
Elder Richard Bryant
- How Much I Owe For Love Devine
McIntorsh and Edwards
- The Latter Rain Is Fall

McIntorsh and Edwards
- The 1927 Flood
Rev. D.C. Rice
- I'm Pressing On
Holy Ghost Sanctified Singers
- Thou Carest Lord For Me
Blind Roosevelt Graves
- When I Lay My Burden Down
Mother McCallum
- Jesus Is My Air-O-Plane
William and Versey Smith
- Sinners You'll Need King Jesus

Blind Willie Johnson
- Sweeter As The Years Roll By
Washington Phillips
- Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There

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Origin Jazz Library OJL-13

OJL discography

28196?Negro Religious Music Vol. 1
The Sanctified Singers Part 1

Joe & Emma Taggert
- I Wish My Mama Was On That Train
- God's Gonna Separate The Wheat From The Tares

Blind Willie Johnson
- God Moves On The Water
Rev. Clayborn
-Then We'll Need That True Religion
Two Gospel Keys
- I Don't Feel At Home In This World Any More
Elder Wilson
- Stand By Me

Lil McClintock
- Mother Called Her Child To Her Dying Bed
- Sow Good Seeds
Roosevelt Graves
- Take Your Burden To The Lord
Gussie Nesbit
- Pure Religion
- Canaan Land
Arizona Dranes
- I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go

Blues Classics BC 17

Blues Classics
discography

291968Negro Religious Music Vol. 2
The Sanctified Singers Part 2

Blind Willie Johnson
- Take Your Burden To The Lord
Blind Mamie Forehand
- Wouldn't Mind Dying
Washington Phillips
- Denomination Blues - pt. 1 & 2
Arizona Dranes
- Just Look
Brother George
- I See The Sign Of The Judgement
Willie Mae Williams
- When The Sun Never Goes Down
- Don't Want To Go There
Smokey Hogg
- He Knows How Much We Can Bear
Lightning Hopkins
- Needed Time
Two Gospel Keys
- You've Got To Move
Sister Terrell
- The Gambling Man
Rev' Utah Smith
- Take A Trip
- Two Wings

Blues Classics BC 18

Blues Classics
discography

301968Nearer My God To Thee (1926-1942)
Sanctified Singers, Preachers & Congregations

Richard Rabbit Brown
- Sinking Of The Titanic
Sister Mary Nelson
- The Royal Telephone
Joe & Emma Taggart
- Mother's Love
Rev. F.W. McGee
- Jonah In The Belly Of The Whale
Washington Phillips
- Lift Him Up That's All
Mississippi John Hurt
- Praying On The Old Camp Ground
Arizona Dranes
- Sweet heaven Is My Home

Blind Willie Johnson
- You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond

Bozie Sturdivant
- Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down
Mississippi John Hurt
- Blessed Be The Mama
Rev. F.W. McGee
- With His Stripes We Are Healed
Arizona Dranes
- It's All Right Now
Blind Joe Taggart
- Religion Is Something Within You
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- He Arose From The Dead
Skip James
- Be Ready When He Comes
Barbecue Bob
- When The Saints Go Marching In

compiled and produced by Evelyn Sperker

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Roots RL-304

Roots discography

311968Texas Country Music Vol. 1 (1927-1936)

Henry Thomas
- Arkansas
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Sunshine Special - take 1
Bernice Edwards
- Hot Mattress Stomp
J.T. "Funny Paper" Smith
- Before Long
Texas Tommy
- Jail Break Blues
Ramblin' Thomas
- No Job Blues
- Back Gnawing Blues
Billiken Johnson & Neal Roberts
- Frisco Blues

Coley Jones
- Sweet Mama Blues
Dallas String Band
- Dallas Rag

Blind Willie Johnson
- When The War Was On
- Praise God I'm Satisfied
Texas Alexander
- Section Gand Blues
- No More Woman Blues
- Sittin' On A Log
Jesse James
- Sweet Patuni

Roots RL 312 (UK)

Roots discography

321968Texas Country Music Vol. 2
1927-1937

Henry Thomas
- Charmin Betsy
Coley Jones
- The Elders He's My Man

Blind Willie Johnson
- If It Had Not Been For Jesus
Will Day
- Sunrise Blues
Texas Alexander
- Corn Bread Blues & Long Lonesome Blues
"Little Brother"
- Blues [Up And Down Building K.C. Line]
Andrew Hogg
- Family Trouble Blues

Litlle Hat Jones
- Corpus Blues
Billiken Johnson & Neal Roberts
- Wild Jack Blues

Blind Willie Johnson
- The Soul Of Man & Take Your Stand
Jack Ranger
- T.P. Window Blues
Whistlin' Alex Moore
- It Wouldn't Be So Hard
Leadbelly
- Packin' Trunk Blues & All Out & Down
Texas Alexander
- Long Lonesome Day Blues
- Corn-Bread Blues



Roots RL-315

Roots discography

331970Southern Sanctified Singers

Blind Willie Johnson
- Go With Me To That Land
Washington Phillips
- A Mother's Last Word To Her Daughter
Bessie Johnson
- The Great Reaping Day
Bozie Sturdivant (Silent Grove Baptist Church)
- When I've Done The Best I Can, I Want My Crown
Sam Butler
- Christians Fight On, Your Time Ain't Long
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn
- Your Enimy Cannot Harm You (But Watch Your Best Friend)
Arizona Dranes
- In That Day
Blind Willie Davis
- When The Saints Go Marching In

Henry Thomas
- Jonah In The Wilderness
Washington Phillips
- I've Got The Key To The Kingdom
Rev. J.C. Burnett
- Put Your Trust In Jesus
Sam Butler
- Heaven Is My View
Blind Joe Taggart
- I'll Be Satisfied
Nugrape Twins
- There's A City Built On Mansions
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn
- The Gospel Train Is Coming
Elder Otis Jones
- Holy Mountain





Roots RL 328

Roots discography

341971Country Gospel Song

- I Know That Jesus Set Me Free - Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers
- To The Work - Alfred G. Karnes

- God Moves On The Water - Blind Willie Johnson
- Honey In The Rock - Blind Mamie And A.c. Forehand
- My Mother Is Waiting For Me In Heaven Above - The Smith Brothers
- The Lion And The Tribes Of Judah - Lonnie Mcintorsh
- Just As Soon As My Feet Strike Zion, Lord I Won't Be Troubled No More - Rev. J.m. Gates

- Lonesome Valley - The Carter Family
- The Little Black Train - The Carter Family
- Jesus, Lover Of My Soul - Uncle Dave Macon
- Walking With My Saviour - The Freeman Quartet
- Wouldn't Mind Dying - Blind Mamie Forehand

- Take Your Burden To The Lord - Blind Willie Johnson
- Went Up In The Clouds Of Heaven - Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers

compiled by Sam Charters




RBF 19


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351971Christ Was Born On Christmas Morn

Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers (featuring Frankie Half-Pint Jaxon and Punch Miller)
- Christ Was Born On Christmas Morn
- She's Coming 'Round The Mountain

Blind Willie Johnson
- The Soul Of A Man
- Take Your Stand
Blind Mamie Forehand & A.C. Forehand
- Wouldn't Mind Dying If Dying Was All
- Mothers Prayer
- I'm So Glad Today, Today
Laura Henton
- He's Coming Soon

Blind Willie McTell
- We Got To Meet Death One Day
- Ain't It Grand To Be A Christian
- Lay Some Flowers On My Grave
Arizona Dranes
- He Is My Story
- I Shall Wear A Crown
Edward W. Clayborn
- Jesus Will Make It Allright
Rooseveldt Graves & Brother
- I'll Be Rested (When The Roll Is Called)
- Wake Up This Morning (With My Mind On Jesus)
notes by
Richard K. Spottswood
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Historical discography

36197?Guitar Evangelists Vol. 1 1927-1936

Blind Willie Johnson
- Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
- If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
- Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Mother McCollum
- I Want To See Him
Rev. I. B. Ware
You Better Quit Drinking Shine
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn, The Guitar Evangelist
- Death Is Only A Dream
Blind Benny Paris and wife
- I'm Gonna Live So God Can Use Me
- Hide Me In The Blood of Jesus

Blind Roger Hays
- On My Way To Heaven
- I Must Be Blind, I Cannot See
Bessie Johnson
- He Got Better Things For You
Rev. Moses Mason
- John the Baptist
Rev. I. B. Ware
- I Wouldn't Mind Dying (But I Gotta Go By Myself)
Blind Willie Harris
- Does Jesus Care?
Blind Roosevelt Graves
- Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind On Jesus)
Rev. D.C. Rice
- The Angels Rolled The Stone Away





Truth TLP 1002 (Austria)
371972Guitar Evangelists. Vol. II 1927-1941

Blind Willie Johnson
- John The Revelator
- You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
Blind Willie Harris
- Where He Leads Me I Will Follow
Kid Prince Moore
- Church Bells
- Sign Of Judgement
Blind Joe Taggart
- I've Crossed The Separation Line
- Scandalous And A Shame
Elders (Lonnie) McIntorsh & Edwards
- Since I Laid My Burden Down

Rev. Johnnie Blakey
- Warmin By The Devil's Fire
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn
- Let That Lie Alone
- Jesus Will Make It All Right
Blind Gary Davis
- I Am The Light Of The World
Blind Willie Davis
- I Belive I'll Go Back Home
Sleepy John Estes
- When The Saints Go Marching In
Blind Joe Taggart
- There's A Hand Writing On The Wall
- Lord Don't Drive Me Away





Truth TLP 1003 (Austria)
381972The Gospel Sound Vol. 2

- God Don't Never Change - Blind Willie Johnson
- Lord I'm The True Vine - Eddie Head & Family
- He Never Said A Mumbin' Word - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
- He Is My Story - Arizona Dranes
- I'm Praying Humble - Mitchell's Christian Singers

- Trouble Soon Be Over - Blind Willie Johnson

- Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
- Rain Done Fell On Me - Blind Willie Johnson
- Toll The Bells - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
- Sign Of Judgement - Mitchell's Christian Singers

- Dark Was The Night - Blind Willie Johnson
- These Hard Times - Rev. J.M. Gates


- That's Enough - Dorothy Love Coates & Orig Gospel Harmonettes
- God Is So Good - Mahalia Jackson
- I've Got A New Home - The Pilrim Travelers
- It Is Well With My Soul - Marion Williams
- Do Something For Yourself - The Staple Singers
- How I Got Over - Mahalia Jackson

- Too Close To Heaven - Bessie Griffin
- Pray On - The Staple Singers
- He's Right On Time - Mahalia Jackson
- I Love The Lord - The Pilgrim Travelers
- Lord I've Had My Day - Marion Williams
- I'm Willing To Run - R.H. Harris & The Christland Singers
- Surely God Is Able - Marion Williams
DLP
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Columbia KG 31595
391972Blues For Your Pocket

Blind Willie Johnson
- Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Son House
- New Pony Blues
Furry Lewis
- Pearlee Blues
Jazz Gillum
- Key To The Highway
Big Bill Broonzy
- Guitar Shuffle
Brownie McGhee
- Sportin' Life Blues

Memphis Slim
- Boogie Woogie Piano Styles
Little Brother Montgomery
- Lonesome Mama
Sticks McGhee
- Drink Of Wine Mop Mop
J.D. Short
- So Much Wine
James 'Son' Thomas
- Beefsteak Blues
Fred McDowell
- Mojo Hand

compiled by Mike Leadbitter

notes by Mike Leadbitter
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Transatlatic TRA SAM 25

= Guimbarda 30111057
(Sp 1979)

401977?Blind Willie Johnson:
Praise God I'm Satisfied


- Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
- Dark Was The Night-Cold Was The Ground
- Praise God I'm Satisfied
- Bye And Bye I'm Going To-See The King
- You're Gonna Need Somebody On YourBond
- When The War Was On
- God Moves On The'Water

- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
- God Don't Never Change
- The Rain Don't Fall On Me
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- Jesus Is Coming Soon
- Mother's Children Have A Hard Time

remastered by Richard Nevins

notes by Steve Calt
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Yazoo L 1058

click to enlarge!
= Yazoo CD 1058 YAZ [1989]

www.yazoorecords.com

Yazoo discography

411982Blind Willie Johnson:
Let Your Light Shine On Me


- If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
- I'm Gonna Run To The City of Refuge
- Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
- Let Your Light Shine On Me
- Sweeter As The Years Go By
- You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond
- Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It
- Take Your Stand

- Can't Nobody Hide From God
- If It Had Not Been For Jesus
- Go With Me To That Land
- Trouble Will Soon Be Over
- Soul Of Man
- Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right
- Church, I'm Fully Saved Today
- John The Revelator
click to enlarge!
Earl BD-607
421983His Shining Light
Music Of Joy And Inspiration

Paul Robeson
Mahalia Jackson
Chuck Wagon Gang
Staple Singers
Thomas A. Dorsey
Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
Blind Willie Johnson
- Let Your Light Shine On Me
Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir

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CBS 16924
42a1984Songsters & Saints
Vocal Traditions on Race Records Vol. 2

Medicine Show Songsters
Papa Charlie Jackson
- I'm Alabama Bound
- Long Gone Lost John
Cannon's Jug Stompers
- My Money Never Runs Out
Banjo Joe (Gus Cannon)
- Can You Blame The Colored Man
Jim Jackson
- Bye, Bye, Policeman
- My Monday Woman Blues
- Old Dog Blue
Beale Street Sheiks (Stokes and Sane)
- Mr. Crump Don't Like It
- Chicken You Can Roost Behind The Moon


Songsters East Ann West
Stovepipe No. 1 and David Crockett
- A Chicken Can Waltz The Gravy Around
- A Woman Get's Tired Of The Same Man All The Time
Henry Thomas "Ragtime Texas"
- Old Country Stomp
- Bob McKinney
- Arkansas
Luke Jordan
- Traveling Coon
- Cocaine Blues
Blind Blake
- He's In The Jail House Now
- West Coast Blues / Dry Bone Shuffle [?]



The Straining Preachers
Rev. J.C. Burnett
- The Donfall Of Nebuchadnezzar
- The Gambler's Doom
Rev. J.M. Gates
- Yonder Comes My Lord With A Bible In His Hand
- God's Wrath In The St. Louis Cyclone
- The Eagle Stirs Her Nest
Rev. F.W. McGee
- The Half Ain't Never Been Told
- Jonah In The Belly Of The Whale
Rev. D.C. Rice
- Come And See
- We Got The Same Kind Of Power Over Here

Arizona Dranes
- It's All Right Now
- Just Look
Blind Joe Taggart
- God's Gonna Separate The Wheat From Tares
- There's A Hand Writing On The Wall

Blind Willie Johnson
- If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
- God Moves On The Water
- The Rain Don't Fall On Me
Elders McIntosh and Edwards
- The Latter Rain Is Fall
Memphis Sanctified Singers
- He Got Better Things For You
DLP


click to read track listing !
Matchbox MSEX 2003/2004

Matchbox discography

431990Blind Willie Johnson:
Sweeter As The Years Go By


- John The Revelator
- You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond
- Let Your Light Shine On Me
- Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right
- Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
- If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
- If It Had Not Been For Jesus
- Church, I'm Fully Saved Today

- Soul Of Man
- I'm Gonna Run To The City of Refuge
- Can't Nobody Hide From God
- Sweeter As The Years Go By
- Go With Me To That Land
- Trouble Will Soon Be Over
- Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It
- Take Your Stand

remastered by Richard Nevins

notes by David Evans
click to enlarge!
Yazoo CD 1078 YAZ
Yazoo 1078 (cassette)

www.yazoorecords.com

Yazoo discography

441990The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives, & Steel Vol. 1

- Bottleneck Blues - Weaver & Beasley
- untitled - Barbecue Bob

- God Don't Never Change - Blind Willie Johnson
- Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground) - Blind Willie Johnson
- St. Louis Blues - Weaver & Beasley
- Experience Blues - Blind Willie McTell, Ruth Mary Willis
- Guitar Rag - Sylvester Weaver
- You Can't Get That Stuff No More - Tampa Red
- High Sheriff Blues - Charley Patton
- Homesick and Lonesome Blues - Blind Boy Fuller
- Packin' Trunk Blues - Leadbelly
- I Believe I'll Make a Change - Casey Bill Weldon
- Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away) - Buddy Woods
- Muscat Hill Blues - Buddy Woods
- Traveling Riverside Blues - Robert Johnson
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing - Bukka White
- Special Streamline - Bukka White
- Swing Low, Chariot - Sister O.M. Terrell
- Pearline - Son House

CBS LP
= CBS 268.064 (Br)

CBS CD 46725-2
= CBS CD CK 46218

451993The Complete Blind Willie Johnson

disc 1:
- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
- Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
- Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
- Dark Was The Night (Cold Was The Ground)
- If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
- I'm Gonna Run To The City of Refuge
- Jesus Is Coming Soon
- Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- Let Your Light Shine On Me
- God Don't Never Change
- Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The King
- Sweeter As The Years Roll By

disc 2:
- You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond
- When The War Was On
- Praise God I'm Satisfied
- Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There
- Take Your Stand
- God Moves On The Water
- Can't Nobody Hide From God
- If It Had Not Been For Jesus
- Go To Me With That Land [sic]
- Rain Don't Fall On Me
- Trouble Will Soon Be Over
- Soul Of A Man
- Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right
- Church, I'm Fully Saved Today
- John The Revelator
- You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
notes by Sam Charters
click to enlarge!
Columbia/Legacy
C2K 052835
461995Blind Willie Johnson:
Dark Was The Night

The Essential Recordings

- Let Your Light Shine On Me
- God Don't Never Change
- Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- Dark Was The Night (Cold Was The Ground)
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
- Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
- Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
- If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
- Jesus Is Coming Soon
- Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The King
- God Moves On The Water
- You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
- Praise God I'm Satisfied
- When The War Was On
- Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It
- Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right
- The Soul Of A Man
- John The Revelator
- Trouble Will Soon Be Over
- Church, I'm Fully Saved Today
notes by Les Fancourt
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Indigo CD 2024
46a1996Before The Blues Vol. 2
The Early American Black Music Scene

Dallas String Band - Dallas Rag
Frank Stokes How Long
Peg Leg Howell - Skin Game Blues
Memphis Jug Band - K.C. Moan
Charley Jordan - Just A Spoonful
Hattie Hudson - Doggone My Good Luck Soul
Eck Robertson - There's A Brown Skin Girl Down The Road Somewhere
Lulu Jackson - You're Going To Leave The Old Home Jim!
Tommy McClennan - Deep Blue Sea Blues
South Street Trio - Cold Morning Shout
Blind Joe Taggart - Been Listening All The Day
Charley Patton - Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues
Golden P- Harris - I'll Lead A Christian Life
Minnie Wallace - The Old Folks Started It
Tennessee Chocolate Drops - Vine Street Drag

Blind Willie Johnson - It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
Geeshie Wiley - Last Kind Words Blues
Roland & Scott - Guitar Stomp
Blind Lemond Jefferson - Jack O'diamond Blues
Emry Arthur - Reuben Oh Reuben
Blue Boys - Memphis Stomp
Louise Johnson - On The Wall
Frank Jenkins - Roving Cowboy

remastered by Richard Nevins

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Yazoo CD 2016

www.yazoorecords.com

46b1996The Roots Of Rap
Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 30s

Blind Willie Johnson - If I Had My Way I'd Tear This Building Down
Luke Jordan - Cocaine Blues
Allen Brothers - Bow Wow Blues
Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon - Jive Man Blues
Henry Thomas - Jonah In The Wilderness
Willie Walker - South Carolina Rag
Memphis Jug Band - Whitewash Station
Red Henderson - Automobile Ride Through Alabama
Speckled Re - The Dirty Dozen No. 2
Butterbeans & Susie - 'Tain't None O' Your Business
Beale Street Sheiks - It's A Good Thing
Jimmie Davis - She's A Hum Dum Dinger
Leroy Carr - Papa's On The House Top
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn - Let That Liar Alone
Frank Hutchinson - Back In My Home Town
T.C.I Section Crew - Track Linin
Blind Willie McTell - Atlanta Strut
Lonnie Glosson - Arkansas Hard Luck Blues
Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom - How Can You Have The Blues?
Seven Foot Dilly & His Dill Pickles - Pickin' Off Peanuts
Pine Top Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Dixieland Jug Blowers - When I Stopped Running I Was At Home
Memphis Minnie - Frankie Jean

remastered by Richard Nevins


Yazoo CD 2018

www.yazoorecords.com

471998Blind Willie Johnson:
Dark Was The Night


- If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
- Dark Was The Night (Cold Was The Ground)
- Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
- Church, I'm Fully Saved Today
- Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
- Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The King
- Let Your Light Shine On Me
- John The Revelator
- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
- God Moves On The Water
- Trouble Will Soon Be Over
- Praise God I'm Satisfied
- Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
- Soul Of A Man
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
notes by Jas Obrecht
click to enlarge!
Columbia/Legacy
CK 065516
47a1999Times Ain't Like They Used To Be Vol. 3

Blind Willie Johnson - I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
Ashley's Melody Men - Bath House Blues
Frank Hutchison - Worried Blues
Jelly Jaw Short - Snake Doctor Blues
East Texas Serenaders - Acorn Stomp
Carlisle Brothers - Sal Got A Meatskin
Sleepy John Estes - Streetcar Blues
Luke Highnight & His Ozark Strutters - Fort Smith Breakdown
Wilmer Watts & His Lonely Eagles - Sleepy Desert
Son House - Walking Blue
Allison's Sacred Harp Singers - Sweet Rivers
Williamson Brothers & Curry - Gonna Die With My Hammer In My Hand
Charlie Patton - Mean Black Cat
Lowe Stokes - Billy In The Lowground
Jelly Roll Andrson - Good Time Blues
Fiddling John Carson & His Virginia Reelers - Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over
Fruit Jar Guzzlers - Steel Driving Man
Skip James - I'm So Glad
Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers - Rock About My Sara Jane
Cap, Andy, And Flip - I'm Taking My Audition To Sing Up In The Sky
uster Johnson & James Cole's Washboard Band - Undertaker Blues
Oscar Harper's Texas String Band - Sally Johnson
Fa Sol La Singers - I'll Stay On The Right Road Now

remastered by Richard Nevins


Yazoo CD 2047

www.yazoorecords.com

481999The Half Ain't Never Been Told
Early American Rural Religious Music Vol. 1

- Am Bound For The Promised Land - Alfred G. Karnes
- Happy On The Way - Fa Sol La Singers
- There's A Beautiful City Called Heaven - Virginia Dandies
- I'll Be Rested - Roosevelt Graves & Brother
- I Want My Life To Testify - Hendersonville Double Quartet
- A Mother's Last Word To Her Daughter - Washington Phillips
- Shall We Gather At The River - Uncle Dave Macon
- Religion Is A Fortune - The Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
- He's The One - Rev. H.b. Jackson
- I Know That Jesus Set Me Free - Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers
- Don't Make It Too Late - Mrs. L. Reed & Mrs. T.a. Duncans
- Certainly Lord - Pace Jubilee Singers
- I'm Gonna Sail Away - Jones Brothers Trio
- The Good Lord Has Set Me Free - Elder Curry & Congregation
- Turn Away - Lubbock Texas Quartet
- We'll Understand It Better Bye And Bye - Kentucky Mountain Chorusters
- Blessed Be The Tie That Binds - Primitive Baptist Choir Of North Carolina

- Let Your Light Shine On Me - Blind Willie Johnson
- I'll Lead A Christian Life - Golden P. Harris
- I'll Be Satisfied - Bryant's Jubilee Quartette
- Lower My Dying Head - Rev. B. J. Hill
- The Christian's Fight - Lee Wells & His Jasper Alabama Scared Harp Singers
- Is Not This The Land Of Beulah - Rev. Wm McKinley Dawkins

remastered by Richard Nevins

click to enlarge!
Yazoo CD 2049

www.yazoorecords.com

48a1999The Half Ain't Never Been Told
Early American Rural Religious Music Vol. 2

- I Am Going Home - Middle Georgia Singing Conventin No. 1
- God's Getting Worried - Virginia Dandies

- It's Nobody's Fault But Mine - Blind Willie Johnson
- Mother's Last Word To Her Son - Washington Phillips
- Coming To Christ - Biddleville Quintette
- Take Time To Be Holy - Hendersonville Quartet
- Glory Glory Glory Glory To The Lamb - Kentucky Ramblers
- Oh What A Change Took Place In My Heart - Megginson Femal Quartette
- Leaning On The Everlasting Arms - McGhee & Cogar
- Prayer Of Death Part 1 - Charlie Patton
- Journey Home - Allison's Scared Harp Singers
- Been Listening All The Day - Blind Joe Taggart
- Beyond The River - Carolina Gospel Singers
- Babylon Is Fallen Down - Cleve Chaffin & The McClung Brothers
- Dry Bones - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
- O Lord I'm Your Child - Elder Otis Jones
- Have You Got Good Religion - Heavnly Gospel Singers
- If Jesus Leads This Army - Howard Haney
- Baptize Me - Rev. J.M. Gates & Congregation
- We Are Journeying On - Price Family Sacred Singers
- Leaning On The Lord - Utica Institute Jubilee Singers
- The Half Ain't Never Been Told - Blind Joe & James Taggart
- Don't You Want To Go - Dixie Sacred Trio

remastered by Richard Nevins

click to enlarge!
Yazoo CD 2050

www.yazoorecords.com

492003The Soul Of A Man
(soundtrack to Wim Wenders film)

- Vietnam Blues (Cassandra Wilson)
- Down In Mississippi (Eagle-Eye Cherry, Vernon Reid And James 'Blood' Ulmer)
- Hard Time Killing Floor Blues (Lucinda Williams)
- Look Down The Road (Lou Reed)
- I Feel So Good (Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds)
- Slow Down (Cassandra Wilson)
- Don't Dog Your Woman (T-Bone Burnett)
- Voodoo Music (Los Lobos)
- The Death Of J.B. Lenoir (John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers)
- Alabama Blues (J.B. Lenoir)
- God's Word (Shemekia Copeland)
- Illinois Blues (Alvin Youngblood Hart)
- I'm So Glad (Beck)
- Special Rider Blues (The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion)

- Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground (Marc Ribot)
- Devil Got My Woman (Bonnie Raitt)
- Crow Jane (Skip James)
- Washington, D.C. Hospital Blues (Garland Jeffreys)

- Soul Of A Man (Blind Willie Johnson)
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Lou Reed)

click to enlarge !
Hip-O Records
www.hip-o.com
502003The Best There Ever Was
The Legendary Early Blues Performers Classic Recordings From the 1920s & 30s

Garfield Akers
- Dough Roller Blues
Tommy Johnson
- Big Road Blues
Son House
- My Black Mamma - part 1
Mississippi John Hurt
- Ain't No Tellin
Skip James
- Cypress Grove

Blind Willie Johnson
- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
Blind Willie McTell
- Mama Tain't Long Fo' Day
Jaydee Short
- Barefoot Blues
Robert Wilkins
- I'll Go With Her Blues
Ed Bell
- Squabblin Blues
Charlie Patton
- It Won't Be Long
Frank Stokes
- What's The Matter Blues
Geeshie Wiley
- Last Kind Word Blues
Williams Harris
- Bullfrog Blues
Blind Blake
- You Gonna Quit Me Blues
King Solomon Hill
- The Gone Dead Train
Memphis Minnie
- Outdoor Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Prison Cell Blues
Sam Collins
- Graveyard Digger's Blues
Furry Lewis
- Big Chief Blues

remastered by Richard Nevins

click to enlarge !
Yazoo CD 3002

www.yazoorecords.com

512005Blind Willie Johnson & the Guitar Evangelists

disc 1:
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn
- Your Enemy Cannot Harm You
- Gospel Train Is Coming
A.C. & Blind Mamie Forehand
- Mothers Prayer
- I'm So Glad Today
- Honey In The Rock
- Wouldn't Mind Dying If Dying Was All
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn
- Let That Lie Alone
- There'll Be Glory
- Death Is Only A Dream
- Let Jesus Lead You
- Jesus Will Make It Alright
- Bye And Bye (when The Morning Comes)
- Jesus Is Sweeter Than Honey In The Comb
- With My Saviour I Shall Be
- O Lord, I'm In Your Care
- Everybody Ought To Treat Their Mother Right
- Then We'll Need That True Religion
- You Never Will Know Who Is Your Friend

Blind Willie Johnson (1927)
- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
- Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed -
- It's Nobody's Fault But Mine -
- Dark Was The Night - Cold Was The Ground
- If I Had My Way I'd Tear This Building Down

disc 2:
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn
- In Time Of Trouble Jesus Will Never Say Goodbye
- Letter From Father
- God's Riding Through The Land
- Men Don't Forget Your Wives For Your Sweetheart
- If My Saviour Holds My Hand I Will Go
- Jesus Went On Man's Bond
- I Heard The Angels Singing
- I Shall Not Be Moved
Lonnie McIntorsh
- Sleep On Mother Sleep On -
- Lion And The Tribes Of Judah
- Arise And Shine
- How Much I Owe
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn
- Wrong Way To Celebrate Christmas
- This Time Another Year You May Be Gone
- I Have A Home In The Sky
- Just Beyond The Jordan River
Blind Benny Paris
- I'm Gonna Live So God Can Use Me
- Hide Me In The Blood Of Jesus
Rev. I.B. Ware with Wife & Son
- I Wouldn't Mind Dying (But I Gotta Go By Myself)
- You Better Quit Drinking Shine

Blind Willie Johnson (1928)
- I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge
- Jesus Is Coming Soon
- Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning

disc 3:
Blind Willie Harris
- Does Jesus Care?
- Where He Leads Me I Will Follow
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn
- Your True Friends
- Come And Go With Me To My Father's House
- When I Lay My Burden Down
- Where Shall I Be When The First Trumpet Sounds?

Blind Willie Johnson (1929)
- Let Your Light Shine On Me
- God Don't Never Change
- Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The King
- Sweeter As The Years Roll By
- You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond
- When The War Was On
- Praise God I'm Satisfied
- Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There
- Take Your Stand
- God Moves On The Water
Blind Willie Johnson (1930)
- Can't Nobody Hide From God
- If It Had Not Been For Jesus
- Go With Me To The Land
- The Rain Don't Fall On Me
- Trouble Will Soon Be Over
- The Soul Of A Man
- Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right
- Church, I'm Fully Saved Today

disc 4:
Blind Willie Johnson (1930)
- John The Revelator
- You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
Dennis Crumpton & Robert Summers
- Go I'll Send Thee
- Everybody Ought To Pray Some Time
Rev. Utah Smith
- I Want Two Wings
- God's Mighty Hand
Willie Mae Williams
- Don't Want To Go There
- Where The Sun Never Goes Down
Rev. A. Johnson
- God Don't Like It
- Lord Will Make A Way
- God Don't Like It
- If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
- Death In The Morning
- I'm Gonna Do My Best
- I Don't Know How To Get Along Without The Lord
- Let That Liar Pass On By
- Do You Call That Religion?
- Jesus Loves Us All
Rev. Utah Smith
- Two Wings
- Take A Trip
Rev. A. Johnson
- Lord Will Make A Way Somehow
Run Children Run
Rev. Utah Smith
- I Got Two Wings
- Glory To Jesus, I'm Free
4 CD box set
notes by Keith Briggs
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JSP JSPR 7737
512007Blind Willie Johnson: Nobody's Fault But Mine
Original Recordings 1927-30

- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
- Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
- It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
- Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
- Dark Was The Night (Cold Was The Ground)
- If I Had My Way I'd Burn The Building Down
- I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge
- Jesus Is Coming Soon
- Lord I Just Can't Help From Crying
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- God Don't Never Change
- Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The Ring
- When The War Was On
- Praise God I'm Satisfied
- God Moves On The Water
- Can't Nobody Hide From God
- Rain Don't Fall On Me
- Trouble Will Soon Be Over

"beautifully re-mastered in Rev Ola sonic sound"

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Rev-Ola crrev224 (UK)

www.cherryred.co.uk/
revola/

522009Blind Willie Johnson: If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down

- I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
- Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
- It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
- Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
- Dark Was The Night - Cold Was The Grounds
- If I Had My Way, I'd Tear The Building Down
- I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge

- Jesus Is Coming Soon
- Lord I Can't Just Keep From Crying
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- Let Your Light Shine On Me
- God Don't Never Change
- Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The King
- Sweeter As The Tears
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Monk MK 310 LP

www.abraxasrecords.com



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

 
Blind Willie Johnson tribute albums
#year
of release
artist / title of songs label # / notes
11974Bhagavan Das & Amazing Grace: Swaha

- Swaha / Only One
- Mountain Sita Ram
- O Mother Light Of This World
- Let My Heart Fly Open
- Dancing In My Heart
- All Alone Sita Ram
- Jai Guru Dev

- Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin’ Bed
- Just Can’t Keep From Cryin’
- Yah Devi / Raga Hemant
- Ring Song / Mother Song
- Born On The Wing Of A Dove
- Blazing My Heart
DLP

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92554

22003Dark Was The Night
A Tribute to the music of Blind Willie Johnson

Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin Latter Rain
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
Martin Simpson
- I Can't Keep From Crying
3 Mississippistaphas
- When The War Was On
Helen Watson and Heather Greenbank
- Tear This Building Down
Julie Murphy and Richard Llewellyn
- John The Revelator
Mike Seeger and Alexie Smith
- Let It Shine
The Henrys with Mary Margaret O'Hara
- God Moves On The Water
Ginny Clee
- God Don't Never Change
Bob Copper and the Latest English Country Blues Band
- Soul Of A Man
The Positively Testcard
- Dark Was The Night
Martin Simpson
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
Peter Stampfel and Gary Lucas
- Praise God I'm Satisfied
Mike Cooper
- Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right
Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin Latter Rain
- Done Fall On Me
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Deep Sea SeaD 8002

more info

 
Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- http://hotburrito.20m.com/blues/blindwilliejohnson.html
- http://sunsite.kth.se/feastlib/mrf/yinyue/pw/FONTH.HTM
- Robert M.W. Dixon & John Godrich: Blues & Gospel Records 1902 - 1943, 3rd ed. 1982, p. 402/03, 495

source of left column picture: Robert Crumb card set "Heroes of the Blues"

thanks to Alan Balfour, Doug Sulpy and Phil Hawkins for additional info / label scans

 

Revelation - Blind Willie Johnson - The Biography
The Man - The Words - The Music

Book by Douglas N. Blakey (2007; ISBN: 1-4303-2899-1)
Revelation - Blind Willie Johnson - The Biography; book by Douglas N. Blakey

 

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||| Ahura Mazda Records |||
||| Albatros Records |||
||| Arhoolie Records |||
||| Audio-Video Productions |||
||| Barrelhouse Records |||
||| Biograph Records |||
||| Blue Goose Records |||
||| Blues Beacon Records |||
||| Blues Classics Records |||
||| Prestige/Bluesville Records |||
||| Down With The Game |||
||| Flyright Records |||
||| Heritage Records |||
||| Herwin Records |||
||| Historical Records |||
||| Kicking Mule Records |||
||| Kokomo Records |||
||| L + R Records |||
||| Magpie Records |||
||| Mamlish Records |||
||| Matchbox Records |||
||| Melodeon Records |||
||| Milestone Records |||
||| Muskadine Records |||
||| Negro Art Records |||
||| Nighthawk Records |||
||| Origin Jazz Library OJL |||
||| Piedmont Records |||
||| Policy Wheel Records |||
||| the post war blues |||
||| Python Records |||
||| RBF Records |||
||| Revival Records |||
||| Roots Records |||
||| Scout Records |||
||| Southland Records |||
||| Spivey Records |||
||| Spokane Records |||
||| Storyville Records |||
||| Sunnyland Records |||
||| Takoma Records |||
||| Testament Records |||
||| Travelin' Man Records |||
||| Trix Records |||
||| Whoopee Records |||
||| Yazoo Records |||
| Garfield Akers | Casey Anderson | Pink Anderson | Kokomo Arnold | Memphis Willie B. | Kid Bailey |
| John Henry Barbee | Cecil Barfield | Ed Bell | Brooks Berry | Leon Bibb |
| Eric Bibb | Scrapper Blackwell | (Bahamian) Blind Blake | Allan Block | Juke Boy Bonner |
| Roy Book Binder | James Booker | Chris Bouchillon | Jim Brewer |
| David Bromberg | Ian Buchanan | Sam Butler | Butch Cage | Len Chandler | Joe Callicott | Sam Chatmon |
| Frank Christian | Doctor Clayton | Paul Clayton | Andy Cohen | Sam Collins | Floyd Council | Larry Dale | Leroy Dallas |
| Karen Dalton | Barbara Dane | Blind Teddy Darby | Bonnie Dobson | Doctor Ross | Driftin' Slim |
| Scott Dunbar | Champion Jack Dupree |
| Snooks Eaglin | Archie Edwards | David 'Honeyboy' Edwards | Frank Edwards |
| Ramblin' Jack Elliott | Logan English | Sleepy John Estes | Even Dozen Jug Band |
| Billy Faier | Harmonica Frank Floyd | Guitar Pete Franklin | Jesse Fuller |
| Sam Gary | Paul Geremia | Fred Gerlach |Clifford Gibson | Arvella Gray | Mitch Greenhill |
| Shirley Griffith | George Gritzbach | Stefan Grossman | Guitar Nubbit |
| Guitar Gabriel (Nyles Jones) | Guitar Shorty (John Henry Fortescue) |
| John Hammond | Hecksaw Harney | William Harris | Buddy Boy Hawkins | Gordon Heath & Lee Payant |
| Blind Joe Hill | King Solomon Hill | Earl Hooker | Son House | Cisco Houston |
| Bo Weavil Jackson | John Jackson | Papa Charlie Jackson | Skip James |
| Henry 'Rufe' Johnson | Herman E. Johnson |
| Larry Johnson | Blind Willie Johnson | Nyles Jones (Guitar Gabriel) | Luke Jordan | Danny Kalb |
| Jo Ann Kelly | Lisa Kindred | Koerner, Ray & Glover |
| Jim Kweskin | Peter La Farge | Bruce Langhorne | Terrea Lea | J.B. Lenoir |
| Furry Lewis | Mance Lipscomb | Ennis Lowery ('Larry Dale') | Willie Mabon |
| Steve Mann | Judy Mayhan | Tommy McClennan |Suni McGrath |
| Mississippi Fred McDowell | Memphis Willie B. | Herb Metoyer | Elmon Mickle |
| Luke 'Long Gone' Miles | John Miller | Sam Mitchell | Model T. Slim |
| Little Brother Montgomery | Alex Moore | William Moore | Buddy Moss | Rabbit Muse | Fred Neil |
| Bob Neuwirth | New Lost City Ramblers | Johnny Nicholas | Hermes Nye | Jack Owens |
| Dave Peabody | Robert Petway | Buster Pickens | Dan Pickett | Lonnie Pitchford |
| Snooky Pryor | Doug Quattlebaum | Willie Guy Rainey |
| Jerry Rasmussen | 'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks | Walt Robertson | 'William Robertson' | Paul Robeson |
| Judy Roderick | Dick Rosmini | Doctor Ross | Carl Sandburg | Brother John Sellers | Sid Selvidge |
| Thomas Shaw | Johnny Shines | J.D. Short | Siegel-Schwall Band | Patrick Sky | Gordon Smith |
| Robert Curtis Smith | Smoky Babe | Joseph Spence |
| Mark Spoelstra | Babe Stovall | Abu Talib (Freddy Robinson) |
| Baby Tate | Harry Taussig | Art Thieme | James 'Son' Thomas | Jesse Thomas | Ramblin' Thomas | Willie B. Thomas |
| Joan Toliver | Henry Townsend | Willie Trice | Ton van Bergeyk |
| Dave van Ronk | Eric von Schmidt | Jackie Washington | Sylvester Weaver | Casey Bill Weldon |
| 'Bukka' White | Josh White | Geeshie Wiley | Major Wiley | Robert Wilkins | Bill Williams |
| Big Joe Williams | Robert Pete Williams | Chris Youlden |
||| Wirz' record collection | want list |||