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Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945)
Gospel/blues singer and musician Blind Willie Johnson was born--as far as is known, since not much information is available about his early life--in 1902 in Marlin, TX. Supposedly, he was blinded when he was about three years old when his stepmother threw lye at his father during an argument, missed and it hit Willie in the face. He earned a ...
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Born:in Brenham, Texas, USADied:(age 48) in Beaumont, Texas, USA |
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2016
Match of the Day: Euro 2016
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Wales vs. Belgium
(2016)
... (writer: "The Soul of a Man")
2014
The Walking Dead
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Slabtown
(2014)
... (performer: "It's Nobody's Fault But Mine" - uncredited)
2009
Public Enemies
(performer: "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground" (1927)) / (writer: "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground" (1927))
2006
Deadwood
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Unauthorized Cinnamon
(2006)
... (writer: "Soul of a Man" - uncredited)
2005
Walk the Line
(performer: "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground") / (writer: "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground")
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
(Documentary) (performer: "God Moves On the Water") / (writer: "God Moves On the Water")
2004
The Ladykillers
(arranger: "Let Your Light Shine On Me") / (performer: "Let Your Light Shine On Me")
2004
The West Wing
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Warfare of Genghis Khan
(2004)
... (performer: "Dark Was the Night")
The Blues
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2003) (writer - 1 episode, 2003)
- The Soul of a Man
(2003)
... (performer: "Soul of a Man", "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was the Ground", "Trouble (Will) Soon Be Over", "John the Revelator") / (writer: "Soul of a Man", "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was the Ground", "Trouble (Will) Soon Be Over", "John the Revelator" - as Willie Johnson)
2003
The Soul of a Man
(Documentary) ("Dark Was The Night", "Soul Of A Man") / (performer: "Soul of a Man", "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was the Ground", "Trouble (Will) Soon Be Over", "John the Revelator") / (writer: "Soul of a Man", "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was the Ground", "Trouble (Will) Soon Be Over", "John the Revelator" - as Willie Johnson)
2000
Da Vinci's Inquest
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- An Act of God
(2000)
... (writer: "Soul of a Man")
1997
Levitation
(performer: "Dark Was the Night", "God Don't Never Change", "It's Nobody's Fault But Mine") / (writer: "Dark Was the Night")
1996
Bastard Out of Carolina
(performer: "Let Your Light Shine On Me") / (writer: "Let Your Light Shine On Me")
Baseball
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 1994) (writer - 1 episode, 1994)
- Shadow Ball
(1994)
... (performer: "God Moves On Water") / (writer: "God Moves On Water")
1964
Il vangelo secondo Matteo
(performer: "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground") / (writer: "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground")
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Was blinded by his stepmother because his father had beaten her when he found her with another man. He was seven years old at the time. She threw lye in his face. See more »Trademark:
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