babe wrote:
I think some "rok sta" borrowed from this one too, cuz it wuz always on the radio.
Sho nuff, Babe. Diz heea frum wiki:
"Johnson's records have become influential, and his songs have been covered by several popular artists, including Led Zeppelin. Other artists who have covered Johnson include Bob Dylan, The 77s, Beck, The Blasters, Phil Keaggy and The White Stripes (who have covered "John the Revelator", as well as covering "Motherless Children Have A Hard Time" and "Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Cryin'" live). Billy Childish has covered "John the Revelator" with his band The Buff Medways, and it was a staple of their live performances. "John the Revelator" was also recorded by delta blues musician Son House, and "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning" was recorded by another delta blues musician, Fred McDowell. Eric Clapton did "Motherless Children", Bob Dylan turned Johnson's "Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed" into "In My Time of Dying" on his 1962 debut album and "If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down" has been appropriated by the Grateful Dead and the Staple Singers.
"If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down" was recorded by Peter, Paul, and Mary; retitled as "Samson and Delilah". The song was frequently performed by the Grateful Dead and appears on their studio album Terrapin Station; Gary Davis also recorded a version; and Bruce Springsteen has performed a version of the song live with the Seeger Sessions Band. In the opening scene of the second season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Shirley Manson sang a version of this song. "Nobody's Fault But Mine" has also been covered by Mason Jennings, Nina Simone, and was modified by Led Zeppelin. Nick Cave has performed "John the Revelator" live, and based his song "City of Refuge," from his band the Bad Seeds' 1988 album, Tender Prey, on Johnson's song of the same title. Many of Johnson's songs were recorded in the late 1980s by gospel blues musicians Glenn Kaiser and Darrell Mansfield, on their album Trimmed & Burnin'."
Heeaz wunna dem Beetoz dooin diz toon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZt_Q_VvfTgIn yo lazt pozt ya wuz tawkin boutz da had timez wut makez fo saingin da blooz. Bline Willie hadz summa dem, sho nuff.
Win he be jizta 7-yeea ole chile, hiz step-Mama trowwed azid in hiz faze, an dazz why he bline. She dunnit ta gitz evin wit hiz pappy, hoo hadz beetza azz fo cheetin on him. Thangz likez dat be awfo had ta makez no senze a win yo 7 yeeaz ole, butcha ya don nevva fogitz dem fo yo hole dam life, knowz wut I sayin?
Hiz trubboz din kwitz win he wuzza chile, needa. Mo frum wiki: "In 1945, his home burned to the ground. With nowhere else to go, Johnson lived in the burned ruins of his home, sleeping on a wet bed in the August/September Texas heat. He lived like this until he contracted malarial fever and died on September 18, 1945. In a later interview, his wife, Angeline said she tried to take him to a hospital but they refused to admit him because he was blind, while other sources report that his refusal was due to being black."
Goez witout no kinna sayin, a kozz, but Bline Willie, he ROKZ, eh!?
