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Johnson, Blind Willie

LC control no.no 95053673
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Personal name headingJohnson, Blind Willie
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Variant(s)Blind Willie Johnson
Johnson, Willie, 1897-1945
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1897-01-22
Death date1945-09-18
Place of birthBrenham (Tex.)
Place of deathBeaumont (Tex.)
Field of activityBlues (Music)
Profession or occupationAfrican American gospel singers
African American guitarists
Found inPreachin' the gospel [SR] p1991: label (Blind Willie Johnson)
LC in OCLC, 11/2/95 (hdg.: Johnson, Blind Willie)
OCLC, 11/2/95 (hdg.: Johnson, Blind Willie, d. 1949)
All music guide WWW site, July 27, 2005 (Blind Willie Johnson; b. ca. 1902, Marlin, TX, d. 1947, Beaumont, TX)
Wikipedia, Dec. 21, 2015: Blind Willie Johnson ("Blind" Willie Johnson (Jan. 22, 1897, Brenham (Tex.) - Sept. 18, 1945, Beaumont, (Tex.)) was an African American gospel blues singer and guitarist; while the lyrics of his songs were usually religious, his music drew from both sacred and blues traditions; characterized by his slide guitar accompaniment and tenor voice, and his frequent use of a lower-register 'growl' or false bass voice)
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