Name: Soul of a Man
Duration: P00H02M46S
Description: In 1930, Blind Willie Johnson wove biblical imagery and introspection into a blues that probes the depths of human nature. The lyrics ponder the differences between material wealth, physical strength, and the ethereal essence of one's soul. If a soul “ain’t nothing but a burning light,” as the song suggests, then perhaps we best enjoy some warmth before the room goes dark.

Soul of a Man

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SIDE A
1 Beneath the Willow
2 Cuckoo Bird
3 The Devil’s Nine
4 Shenandoah

SIDE B
1 Gone for Soldier
2 Lazy John
3 Wind and Rain
4 I’m So Glad
5 Wayfaring Stranger

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In 1930, Blind Willie Johnson wove biblical imagery and introspection into a blues that probes the depths of human nature. The lyrics ponder the differences between material wealth, physical strength, and the ethereal essence of one's soul. If a soul “ain’t nothing but a burning light,” as the song suggests, then perhaps we best enjoy some warmth before the room goes dark.

lyrics

I'm going to ask the question, please answer if you can
Is anybody here that can tell me, what about the soul of a man?

I've traveled in different countries, I've traveled foreign lands
Haven’t met anybody that could tell me, tell me what about the soul of a man

A crowd of people stand talking, I walked up right on time
Was preaching the lawyers and the doctors, said a man ain't nothing but his mind

I read the good books often, I tries to read em right
As far as I could understand, nothing but a burning light.

Won't somebody tell me, tell me if you can!
Won’t somebody tell me, tell me what is the soul of a man?

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from American Patchwork Quartet, released February 9, 2024
from American Patchwork Quartet, releases February 9, 2024
Blind Willie Johnson Arranged by Clay Ross & Falguni Shah

Songwriters: John Clayton Ross (ASCAP), Shah Falguni Gaurav (BMI)
Publishing: Yalcmusic (ASCAP), Falu Music Publishing (BMI)

Clay Ross - Producer, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, & Vocals
Clarence Penn - Associate Producer, Drums & Percussion
Shani Gandhi - Associate Producer, Engineer, and Mixing Engineer
Falguni Shah (Falu) - Vocals
Yasushi Nakamura - Acoustic & Electric Bass
Dowell Gandy - Assistant Engineer
Gavin Lurssen - Mastering Engineer
Kylie Sager - Mixing Assistant
Recorded at Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC
May 16 - 20, 2022

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