The Ballad of Blind Willie Johnson: Race, Redemption, and the Soul of an American Artist
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The Ballad of Blind Willie Johnson: Race, Redemption, and the Soul of an American Artist
In 1977, when the Voyager deep space probes were launched on their journey into interstellar space, they each carried a gold record containing music from a wide variety of cultures. Of the four selections of American music chosen, one was a recording of Texas street evangelist "Blind" Willie Johnson's haunting gospel song, "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground."
Despite Johnson's recordin...
SHANE FORD is an Austin-based multimedia artist who spearheaded a campaign to honor Texas musician "Blind" Willie Johnson with a cenotaph and historical marker in Beaumont, Texas. Formerly a host of a roots music and blues radio show in Austin, his research has been preserved in the Library of Congress and has appeared in Texas Monthly.
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