# Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying by Blind Willie Johnson (1929). From the album Single (Columbia). A blues classic from the 1920s.

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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.

## In our lists

- [The Best Blind Willie Johnson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/blind-willie-johnson-guitar-solos/) — #10
- [The Best Guitar Solos of 1929](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1929/) — #2

## Sources

### 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).

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