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God Moves on the Water

Blind Willie Johnson · 1929 · solo by Blind Willie Johnson
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God Moves on the Water

Blind Willie Johnson, 1929, from Single (Columbia). Solo by Blind Willie Johnson.

A song about the Titanic disaster set to rolling slide guitar. It captures the storytelling power of early gospel blues.

God Moves on the Water by Blind Willie Johnson is #12 in our ranking of the best Blind Willie Johnson guitar solos. The solo is played by Blind Willie Johnson and the song was released in 1929.

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    Who played the guitar solo on God Moves on the Water?

    Blind Willie Johnson played the solo on Blind Willie Johnson's God Moves on the Water (1929).