"The Rain Don't Fall on Me"
Single by Blind Willie Johnson
RecordedAtlanta, Georgia, April 20, 1929
GenreGospel blues
Length3:19
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Traditional

"The Rain Don't Fall on Me" is a gospel blues song recorded in 1929 by Blind Willie Johnson (vocals and guitar) and Willie B. Harris (vocals), who is thought to have been his first wife.[1]

Other recordings

  • 1963 – Geoff Muldaur, on the album Sleepy Man Blues
  • 2009 – Eden & John's East River String Band, on the album Drunken Barrel House Blues[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Charters, Samuel (1993). The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (CD booklet). Blind Willie Johnson. New York City: Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings. C2K 52835.
  2. ↑ Eden & John's East River String Band: The Rain Don't Fall On Me at AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ Eden & John's East River String Band: The Rain Don't Fall On Me, Composed by Blind Willie Johnson at AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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