So while Robert Johnson was laying the groundwork for the rock and roll revolution three decades later, Blind Willie Johnson was trying to save souls. He recorded just 30 race records for Columbia from 1927-1930. Johnson was an itinerant street preacher. But to hear artists like Tom Waits, Lucinda Williams, Cowboy Junkies, Blind Boys of Alabama, Rickie Lee Jones tackle the songs of this still to this day obscure Texas country bluesman who only did sacred or religious music is itself a revelation. ![]() Tribute albums, even in the blues, have been common over the years. God don’t never change-the Songs of Blind Willie Johnson is more than a tribute album this is an important musical document in its own right. The Upshot: More than a tribute album! An important blues document, period, featuring Tom Waits, Lucinda Williams and more.
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