{"product_id":"0824046353322-king-of-holy-blues-complete-recordings-1927-30","title":"The King Of Holy Blues - The Complete Recordings 1927-30","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEDITORIAL REVIEWS \u003cbr\u003e Blind Willie Johnson was a singer, songwriter and guitarist who is widely recognised as having been the leading exponent of what was occasionally called holy blues - blues music with religious subject matter that as result could also be termed gospel music, which as a result was highly distinctive and unusual. Born in Texas in 1897, he was blinded by his stepmother during a domestic confrontation when he was seven, and turned to music, performing around his native state from the 1920s through to near his death in 1945, but was active as a recording artist only between 1927 and 1930, recording four sessions in Dallas and one in Atlanta. This 30-track 2-CD collection comprises his complete recordings for Columbia across his career, on occasions accompanied on vocals by his first wife Willie B. Harris. Among the titles it features the highly-acclaimed and influential recordings Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground, Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed, It's Nobody's Fault But Mine, Mother's Children Have A Hard Time, and John the Revelator. It's a comprehensive and worthy showcase for a distinctive and unique artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55093153497462,"sku":"0824046353322","price":14.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_13122920_11083342_20241128014034.jpg?v=1734524989","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0824046353322-king-of-holy-blues-complete-recordings-1927-30","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}