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Dark was the night, cold was the ground from the album cotard delusion 20 by mobydick. By most accounts, johnson substituted a knife or penknife for the bottleneck. Enjoy the full soundcloud experience with our free app. Dark was the night and cold was the ground blue on one side, black is on the other we all see red, its definin our color are we in a hurry, see. Dark was the night, cold was the ground 11 jan 2018 8. Dark was the nightcold was the ground by blind willie. Blind willie johnson dark was the night, cold was the. In 1977 carl sagan and a team of researchers were tasked with collecting a representation of earth and the human experience for sending on the voyager probe to other life forms in the universe. Dark was the night, cold was the ground by enekomobydick on.
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Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of legacy recordings. Music video i made in honor of the historical marker dedication today in beaumont, texas december 15, 2010 from the houston chronicle. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Instead, what one hears against the backdrop of blind willie johnsons aching, piercing slide guitar are johnsons grunts and moans. Check out dark was the night, cold was the ground by blind willie johnson on amazon music. Read about dark was the night cold was the ground by blind willie johnson and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Dark was the night cold was the ground this song is by blind willie johnson and appears on the album the complete blind willie johnson 1993 on the compilation the great depression 1993 on the compilation the ultimate encyclopedia of american blues classics 1997 on the compilation. Their selection of artists to include was an attempt to capture. Dark was the night and cold was the ground blue on one side, black is on the other we all see red, its definin our. The session included the iconic slide guitar classic, dark was the night, cold was the ground, the wordless haunting response to christscrucifixion that remains one of the masterpieces of american music and that also articulates johnsons lifetime of suffering and sadness.
Dark was the night, cold was the ground is a gospel blues song written and performed by american musician blind willie johnson and recorded in 1927. Father, remove this bitter cup, if such thy sacred will. Dark was the night and cold was the ground blue on one side, black is on the other we all see red. Hymn lyrics dark was the night and cold the ground. Dark was the night, cold was the ground usa network. Dark was the night cold was the ground blind wille johnson playing notes. Authoritative information about the hymn text dark was the night, and cold the ground, with lyrics, pdf files, printable scores, and midi files.
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