Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying
"Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying" | |
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Single by Blind Willie Johnson | |
Released | June 29, 1929 |
Recorded | Dallas, Texas, December 5, 1928 |
Genre | Gospel blues |
Length | 3:04 |
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Songwriter(s) | Unknown |
"Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying" is a traditional gospel blues song recorded in 1928 by Blind Willie Johnson (vocals and guitar) and Willis B. Harris (vocals), who is thought to have been his first wife.[1] Some versions of the song recorded by other artists have slightly different titles: for example, a comma after "Lord"; or, "Cryin'" instead of "Crying"; or, an appended "Sometime" or "Sometimes".
Recordings
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- 1926–27 – Rev. H. R. Tomlin [2][3]
- 1966 – The Blues Project, on the album Projections, titled "I Can't Keep from Crying"
- 1967 – Brother Joe May, on the album Thank You Lord for One More Day [4]
- 1994 or before – Laura Henton [5][6]
- 1997 or before – Golden Gate Quartet[7]
- 1998 – Phoebe Snow, on the album I Can't Complain[8]
- 2004 or before – Bessie Johnson Sanctified Singers, on the compilation album Goodbye, Babylon [9]
- 2011 – The Barr Brothers, on the album The Barr Brothers[10]
- 2011 – Colin Stetson, on the album New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges[11]
- 2011 – Dave "Snaker" Ray, on the album My Blue Heaven[12]
References
- AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2015.