# Mother's Children Have a Hard Time guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Mother's Children Have a Hard Time by Blind Willie Johnson (1928). From the album Single (Columbia). A blues classic from the 1920s.

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Blind Willie Johnson, 1928, from *Single (Columbia)*. Solo by *Blind Willie Johnson*.

The slide guitar sings the melody in tandem with his voice, making the two nearly inseparable. Its sorrowful power influenced Eric Clapton's later version.

Mother's Children Have a Hard Time by Blind Willie Johnson is #5 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 1928.

## In our lists

- [The Best Blind Willie Johnson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/blind-willie-johnson-guitar-solos/) — #5

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Mother's Children Have a Hard Time?

Blind Willie Johnson played the solo on Blind Willie Johnson's Mother's Children Have a Hard Time (1928).

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