The Complete Blind Willie Johnson

About The Complete Blind Willie Johnson

The Complete Blind Willie Johnson is a compilation album of all the known recordings by American gospel blues singer-guitarist Blind Willie Johnson. As part of the Roots N' Blues series, it was released jointly by Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, on April 27, 1993. All of the tracks on the two-compact disc set were originally issued by Columbia on the then-standard two-sided 78 rpm record format. Over the years, many of the songs were included on other compilations, such as Blind Willie Johnson – His Story (1957) and Praise God, I'm Satisfied (1977); however, this album marks the first time all of Johnson's recordings were compiled on one set. In 2013, Columbia reissued the album as The Essential Blind Willie Johnson. more »