Blind Willie Johnson
| First Name | Blind |
| Middle Name | Willie |
| Last Name | Johnson |
| Age | 48 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | January 22, 1897 |
| Date of Death | September 18, 1945 |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| Music Genre | Blues |
| Music Style | Texas Blues, Acoustic Texas Blues, Blues Gospel, Slide Guitar Blues, Regional Blues, Pre-War Gospel Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues |
| Music Mood | Earthy, Gloomy, Ominous, Gritty, Unsettling, Bleak, Eerie, Plaintive, Intense, Rustic, Angst-Ridden, Earnest, Nocturnal, Passionate, Spiritual, Somber, Sparse, Searching, Austere, Intimate |
| Instrument | Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar |
"Blind" Willie Johnson (January 22, 1897 – September 18, 1945) 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. Among musicians, he is considered one of the greatest slide or bottleneck guitarists, as well as one of the most revered figures of depression-era gospel music. His music is distinguished by his powerful bass thumb-picking and gravelly false-bass voice, with occasional use of a tenor voice.
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Filmography
Selected Blind Willie Johnson film and TV show credits:
Soundtrack Credits
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
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