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When the War Was on

When the War Was on
Blind Willie Johnson - When The War Was On - 1929

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"When the War Was On" is a call and response blues song recorded in 1929 by Blind Willie Johnson and Willie B. Harris, who is thought to have been his first wife. Johnson plays bottleneck guitar, and sings throughout in his 'growl' (false bass) voice; Harris sings soprano.

The war referred to is World War I (1914–18). The lyrics reference U.S. President Wilson (1913–21) and the German Kaiser; the United States entered the war in 1917.

Unusually for Johnson, the song deals with a temporal rather than a spiritual subject.

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Da un commento del video :
This actually sounds more like a war protest song than gospel
Everybody wailed (when the war was on)
(Continues)
Contributed by Pluck 2022/9/2 - 08:35
Song Itineraries: World War I (1914-1918)
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Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right

Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right
[1930]
Parole e musica di Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945), cantante e chitarrista afroamericano.
Un brano che si trova in molte raccolte dedicate a questo oscuro ma seminale bluesman, come per esempio "Blind Willie Johnson 1927-1930" della Smithsonian Folkways (1965)
Ripreso recentemente da Ry Cooder nel suo album "The Prodigal Son"
Everybody ought to treat a stranger right, long ways from home
(Continues)
Contributed by Bernart Bartleby 2018/10/28 - 22:59




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