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 ...

This Saturday, Trinity House in Livonia hosts an epic tribute to Blind Willie Johnson, the great sanctified musician who recorded in the 1920s and ’30s. Tribute to Blind Willie Johnson Benefiting ...

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 ...

Nobody's fault but mine--Motherless children--If I had my way--I'm gonna run to the city--Jesus is coming soon--Keep your lamp trimmed and burning--God don't ever change--Take your burden to the Lord ...

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 ...

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...