Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground Vinyl

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Dark was the night cold was the ground vinyl. Gov t mule perform dark was the night cold was the ground live in studio. 2x vinyl lp compilation country. By most accounts johnson substituted a knife or penknife for the bottleneck. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

Dark was the night and cold the ground on which the lord was laid. Lyrics to dark was the night cold was the ground by blind willie johnson. Dark was the night and cold the ground on which the lord was laid his sweat like drops of blood ran down in agony he prayed. In agony he prayed.

Provided to youtube by legacy columbia dark was the night cold was the ground blind willie johnson the great depression american music in the 30 s 19. Dark was the night borrows its structure from gethsemane an english hymn from the 18th century. His melancholy gravel throated humming of the guitar part creates the impression of unison moaning a melodic style common in baptist churches where instead of harmonizing a choir. Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976 allowance is made for fair use.

Gethsemane was the garden where jesus prayed on the eve of his crucifixion and the song tells that story with lyrics. The photo around 1 30 is blind willie mctell not johnson. Https bit ly justinjohnsonlivesubscribe music merch. Dark was the night cold was the ground is 3 minutes and 21 seconds of johnson s unique guitar playing in open d tuning for slide.

Subscribe for more videos. His sweat like drops of blood ran down. If we don t find a new start the end is nigh my friend dark was the night and cold was the ground oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh yeah cold was the ground.