Blind Willie Johnson was an American gospel blues singer, guitarist and evangelist. His landmark recordings completed between 1927 and 1930—thirty songs in total—display a combination of powerful "chest voice" singing, slide guitar skills, and... Wikipedia
Born: January 25, 1897, Texas
Died: September 18, 1945 (age 48 years), Beaumont, TX
Genre: Blues
Parents: George Johnson and Mary Fields
Spouse: Angeline Johnson (m. 1927–1933)