Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground by Blind Willie Johnson

First released: 20 Apr 1928, Length: 3:21

Creators (2)

Instruments

1. Blind Willie Johnson (03 Dec 1927) guitar

Vocals

1. Blind Willie Johnson (03 Dec 1927) other vocals

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (03 Dec 1927)
   

   Arranger

   1. Blind Willie Johnson

   Writer

   1. [traditional]

Releases containing this recording (50)

Official

Album

1. The Sounds of Earth 1977 Various Artists
2. Murmurs of Earth 1992 Various Artists

Album - Compilation

1. Praise God I’m Satisfied 27 Feb 1990 Blind Willie Johnson
2. The Slide Guitar Bottles, Knives & Steel 1990 Various Artists
3. The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel 1990 Various Artists
4. Ry Cooder Classics 1991 Various Artists
5. Blues, Volume 1 1991 Various Artists
6. Greatest in Country Blues: Volume 1 (1929-1956) 03 Jan 1993 Various Artists
7. Blues Masters, Volume 15: Slide Guitar Classics 17 Aug 1993 Various Artists
8. The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers 1993 Various Artists
9. The Birth of the Blues 1993 Various Artists
10. The Complete Blind Willie Johnson 1994 Blind Willie Johnson
11. Hard Times & Heartaches 1994 Various Artists introducing the Roots & Blues Collection
12. Dark Was the Night: The Essential Recordings of Blind Willie Johnson 17 Oct 1995 Blind Willie Johnson
13. Music From and Inspired by the Promised Land 1995 Various Artists
14. La Grande Époque du Gospel : 1902-1944 1995 Various Artists
15. The Essential Recordings of Slide Guitar Blues 1995 Various Artists
16. Gospel, Vol. 3: Guitar Evangelists & Bluesmen 1927–1944 21 Jan 1996 Various Artists
17. Slide Guitar Classics Vol. 1 1997 Various Artists
18. Story of the Blues 1997 Various Artists
19. The Ultimate Encyclopedia of American Blues Classics 1997 Various Artists
20. American Pop: An Audio History: From Minstrels to Mojo: On Record, 1893-1946 19 May 1998 Various Artists
21. Dark Was The Night (Mojo Workin'- Blues For The Next Generation) 04 Jun 1998 Blind Willie Johnson
22. Dark Was the Night 1998 Blind Willie Johnson
23. Dark Was the Night 1998 Blind Willie Johnson
24. The Greatest In Country Blues, Vol. 1 14 Sep 1999 Various Artists
25. 100 Years of Jazz: From Ragtime to Avantgarde 11 Nov 1999 Various Artists
26. Les 100 Plus Beaux Gospels Nov 2000 Various Artists
27. Back to Black 26 Mar 2001 Various Artists
28. Roots of Rhythm: Deep Blues 2001 Various Artists
29. From Spirituals to Gospel 2001 Various Artists
30. O Brother: The Story Continues 28 May 2002 Various Artists
31. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey 09 Sep 2003 Various Artists
32. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey 2003 Various Artists
33. Triumphs of the Blues 2003 Various Artists limited edition, cardboard sleeves
34. Complete Blues: The Soul of a Man 09 Mar 2004 Blind Willie Johnson
35. Diabolical Hoodoo: Vintage Songs of Devilry, Doom & Hellfire 1920-1952 23 Aug 2004 Various Artists
36. Desperate Man Blues 2004 Various Artists
37. King of the Guitar Evangelists 2004 Blind Willie Johnson
38. Blind Willie Johnson and the Guitar Evangelists 25 Jan 2005 Various Artists
39. Simply Blues 2005 Various Artists
40. Tom Waits' Jukebox: The Songs That Inspired the Man 2006 Various Artists
41. Desperate Man Blues: Discovering the Roots of American Music 2006 Various Artists reissue

Album - Compilation / Soundtrack

1. The Great Depression: American Music in the '30s 1993 Various Artists

Album - Soundtrack

1. The Promised Land 1995 Various Artists

Single

1. Dark Was the Night – Cold Was the Ground / It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine 20 Apr 1928 Blind Willie Johnson

Promotion

Album - Compilation

1. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues 2003 Various Artists
2. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues 2003 Various Artists