John the Revelator (folk/blues song)
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title:
John the Revelator (folk/blues song)
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"John the Revelator" is a gospel blues call and response song. Music critic Thomas Ward describes it as "one of the most powerful songs in all of pre-war acoustic music ... [which] has been hugely influential to blues performers". American gospel-blues musician Blind Willie Johnson recorded "John the Revelator" in 1930. Subsequently, a variety of artists, including the Golden Gate Quartet, Son House, Depeche Mode, Jerry Garcia Band, The White Stripes, The Forest Rangers, The Sword, have recorded
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1930 traditional American folk song
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Revelator_(folk/blues_song)
date created:
2006-11-18T17:45:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T15:59:23Z
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