Jesus Is Coming Soon
| "Jesus Is Coming Soon" | |
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| File:Johnson-JesusIsComingSoon.jpg | |
| Single by Blind Willie Johnson | |
| Format | 78 rpm record |
| Recorded | Dallas, Texas, December 5, 1928 |
| Genre | Gospel blues |
| Length | 3:12 |
| Label | Columbia (14391-D) |
| Songwriter(s) | Unknown |
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"Jesus Is Coming Soon" is a gospel song composed most likely in the earliest years of the 20th century.[1] The song was recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in gospel blues style in 1928, with an uncredited backing vocalist; who may have been Willie B. Harris, by some accounts his first wife, who is known to have appeared on some of his later recordings.[2][3]
The subject-matter of the song combines imagery of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ with an account of the 1918 flu pandemic.
Recordings[edit]
The following are recordings by other notable artists:
- 1928 – Blind Willie Johnson [4]
- 1975 – "We've Been Told (Jesus Is Coming Soon)" by Eric Clapton, on the album There's One in Every Crowd [5] (uses the chorus with different lyrics)
- 1990 – Glenn Kaiser and Darrell Mansfield, on the album Trimmed and Burnin' [6]
References[edit]
- ↑ The song was recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1928.
- ↑ "Blind Willie Johnson discography". Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ↑ Blakey, D. N. (August 8, 2007). Revelation: Blind Willie Johnson, the Biography. Raleigh, NC: Lulu Enterprises. pp. 88–99. ISBN 978-1430328995. Search this book on
- ↑ Blind Willie Johnson: "Jesus Is Coming Soon" at AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ↑ Eric Clapton: "We've Been Told (Jesus Is Coming Soon)" at AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ↑ Kaiser* / Mansfield* – Trimmed & Burning at Discogs (list of releases)
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