Can't_Nobody_Hide_from_God

Can't Nobody Hide from God

Can't Nobody Hide from God

1930 single by Blind Willie Johnson

"Can't Nobody Hide from God" is a traditional gospel blues song recorded in 1930 by Blind Willie Johnson (vocals and guitar) with by Willis B. Harris (backing vocals), who is thought to have been his first wife.[1] It was released as a single on Columbia Records, backed with "If It Had Not Been For Jesus"[2]

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The lyrics consist of the song title repeated multiple times, with added examples of people from whom you might be able to hide - such as your brother, your sister, the preacher, or the deacon. The song has been popular among practitioners of snake handling in Appalachia.[3][4]

Recordings

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References

  1. [1]
    "Can't Nobody Hide from God". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Blind Willie Johnson discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  3. [3]
    Kimbrough, David L. (1995). Taking Up Serpents: Snake Handlers of Eastern Kentucky. University of North Carolina Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0807822272.
  4. [4]
    Gerhart, Mary; Udoh, Fabian, eds. (September 1, 2007). The Christianity Reader. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 417. ISBN 978-0226289595.
  5. [5]
    Blue Inside at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 January 2015.


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