Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying
Blind Willie Johnson, 1929, from Single (Columbia). Solo by Blind Willie Johnson.
His slide cries alongside the lyric, turning the guitar into a mourning voice. Its intimacy remains striking nearly a century later.
Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying by Blind Willie Johnson is #10 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 Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying?
Blind Willie Johnson played the solo on Blind Willie Johnson's Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying (1929).