Blind Willie Johnson’s music seems to resurface through discovery with each generation and understandably so. Because tied to the meager catalog of thirty songs that he recorded over some four sessions between December, 1927 and April, 1930, is a dark and foreboding voice in the night. Its glow is that of a solitary candle in a room of shadows in a house whose bones have fallen to derelict and decay. Willie is telling us to take notice.

The story of Blind Willie Johnson was best transcribed in Sam Charters’ introduction and liner notes for Columbia’s Roots & Blues Series’ “The Complete Works of Blind Willie Johnson”. We’ll go a bit deeper, dedicating our two hours to Blind Willie Johnson featuring tracks from the new tribute album “God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson”, some classic recordings of Blind Willie, as well as covers of every stripe and style.

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	Reverend Lewis Jackson & Charlotte Rucell	Dark Was The Night	Classic Sounds of New Orleans
2	Blind Willie Johnson	Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground	Blues Masters, Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics
3	Derek Trucks And Susan Tedeschi	Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning	God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
4	Hot Tuna	Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning [Live]	Live In Japan
5	Bruce Cockburn	Soul of a Man	Nothing But a Burning Light
6	Ry Cooder	Dark Was The Night	Paris, Texas
7	Maria Muldaur	Oh, the Rain	Any Woman's Blues
8	Sinead O'Connor	Trouble Will Soon Be Over	God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
9	Ella Mae Wilson, Lillie B. Williams, and Richard Williams	Motherless Children	Drop On Down in Florida [Disc 2]
10	John Hammond, Jr.	Motherless Willie Johnson	Country Blues
11	Odetta	Motherless Children	7 Classic Albums Plus Bonus Radio Tracks
12	The Dixie Hummingbirds	Nobody's Fault	Diamond Jubilation: 75th Anniversary
13	Arizona Dranes	Bye & Bye We're Going To See The King	He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul Of Arizona Dranes
14	Blind Willie Johnson	Trouble Will Soon Be Over	The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
15	Blind Willie Johnson	Let Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version]	The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture
16	Rev. Pearly Brown	God Don't Never Change	You're Gonna Need That Pure Religion
17	The Staple Singers	Samson And Delilah	Freedom Highway
18	Lee Roy Parnell/The Fairfield Four	John the Revelator	Peace in the Valley [Arista]
19	The Venice Four with Rose Stone and The Abbot Kinney Lighthouse Choir	Let Your Light Shine On Me [Album Version]	The Ladykillers Music From The Motion Picture
20	Blind Willie Johnson	Church, I'm Fully Saved To-Day	The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
21	The Levon Helm Band	God Don't Never Change	The Midnight Ramble Sessions Vol 3
22	David Bromberg Band	Nobody's Fault But Mine	Only Slightly Mad
23	The Blasters	Samson and Delilah	Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) (2 of 2)
24	Blind Willie Johnson	If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down	ABC Of The Blues Vol 20
25	Johnny Shines	It Ain't Nobody's Fault But Mine	Traditional Delta Blues
26	Irma Thomas	Soul of a Man	After the Rain
27	Tom Waits	The Soul Of A Man	God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
28	Taj Mahal	You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond	The Real Thing
29	Rev. Gary Davis	Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning	Gospel, Blues, and Street Songs