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Jesus Is Coming Soon

Blind Willie Johnson · 1929 · solo by Blind Willie Johnson
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Jesus Is Coming Soon

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

A haunting song about the 1918 influenza epidemic set to insistent guitar. Its steady accompaniment drives the grim narrative.

Jesus Is Coming Soon by Blind Willie Johnson is #14 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 Jesus Is Coming Soon?

    Blind Willie Johnson played the solo on Blind Willie Johnson's Jesus Is Coming Soon (1929).