This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, in for Terry Gross. Musicians ranging from Tom Waits and Lucinda Williams to the Blind Boys of Alabama and Sinead O'Connor have come together to cover the music ...
You may not be familiar with Texas gospel bluesman Blind Willie Johnson, but you almost certainly know the songs he recorded: “Motherless Children,” “It’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine,” “John the Revelator ...
American music flows from the influence of the Blues. Legendary bluesman Blind Willie Johnson is known for his soulful singing and slide guitar, which Rachel Barton Pine translates to the violin. A ...