Blind Willie and Other Stories

Blind Willie and Other Stories
Title Blind Willie and Other Stories PDF eBook
Author R. Anthony Joseph
Publisher iUniverse
Pages 395
Release 2001-12
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0595205127

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Two old women were boarders in the home of R. Anthony Joseph when he was a child in New Orleans, Lousiana. He later learned that they were witches. Some of the things he saw as a child he thought were normal. The occult, psychic development, aura reading, tarot cards, magick and life on the fringes of reality give us a glimpse into this San Jose businessman's world.

Dark Was the Night

Dark Was the Night
Title Dark Was the Night PDF eBook
Author Gary Golio
Publisher Penguin
Pages 34
Release 2020-08-25
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1524738883

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The poignant story of Blind Willie Johnson--the legendary Texas musician whose song "Dark Was the Night" was included on the Voyager I space probe's Golden Record Willie Johnson was born in 1897, and from the beginning he loved to sing--and play his cigar box guitar. But his childhood was interrupted when he lost his mother and his sight. How does a blind boy make his way in the world? Fortunately for Willie, the music saved him and brought him back into the light. His powerful voice, combined with the wailing of his slide guitar, moved people. Willie made a name for himself performing on street corners all over Texas. And one day he hit it big when he got a record deal and his songs were played on the radio. Then in 1977, his song--"Dark Was the Night"--was chosen to light up the darkness when it was launched into space on the Voyager I space probe's famous Golden Record. His immortal song was selected for the way it expresses the loneliness humans all feel, while reminding us we're not alone.

Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes

Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes
Title Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes PDF eBook
Author Michael Gray
Publisher Chicago Review Press
Pages 449
Release 2009
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1556529759

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Biography of a blind man who made light of his disability, who exploded every stereotype about blues musicians.

Shine A Light: My Year with "Blind" Willie Johnson

Shine A Light: My Year with
Title Shine A Light: My Year with "Blind" Willie Johnson PDF eBook
Author Shane Ford
Publisher Lulu.com
Pages 200
Release 2011
Genre Performing Arts
ISBN 1458371557

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Meant as a companion piece for those already familiar with Johnson's music and myth - journey through Texas with Shane Ford as he leads the way to honor the legend, Blind Willie Johnson. Included is new research and pictures, never-before-seen.

The Shadow on the Blind and Other Stories

The Shadow on the Blind and Other Stories
Title The Shadow on the Blind and Other Stories PDF eBook
Author Louisa Baldwin
Publisher Wordsworth Editions
Pages 260
Release 2007
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9781840226126

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The late Victorians had an insatiable appetite for the macabre and sensational: stories of murder and suspense, ghosts, the supernatural and the inexplicable were the stuff of life to them. The two writers in this volume well represent the last decade of the nineteenth century, and are of interest in themselves as well as for their contribution to the chilling of the Victorian spine. Mrs. Alfred Baldwin attempted as a child to contact her dead sister through a seance, and took to writing when stricken by a mysterious illness six weeks after marriage. She was also the mother of the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin. Lettice Galbraith is herself no less mysterious than the stories she wrote. She appeared on the literary scene in 1893, published a novel and two collections of stories in that year, a further story ("The Blue Room") in 1897, and then nothing more. Readers of 'The Empty Picture Frame', 'The Case of Sir Nigel Otterburne', 'The Trainer's Ghost' and 'The Seance Room' will recognise the Victorian spirit at its finest.

I Went Down to St. James Infirmary

I Went Down to St. James Infirmary
Title I Went Down to St. James Infirmary PDF eBook
Author Robert W. Harwood
Publisher Harland Press
Pages 206
Release 2008
Genre Blues (Music)
ISBN 0980974305

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A Song for the Cosmos

A Song for the Cosmos
Title A Song for the Cosmos PDF eBook
Author Jan Lower
Publisher Creative Paperbacks
Pages 0
Release 2023-08-08
Genre Blues musicians
ISBN 9781682770924

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"Blues guitarist Blind Willie Johnson led a hardscrabble life, but in 1977, NASA's Voyager spacecrafts were launched, carrying a golden record to introduce planet Earth to the cosmos, and one of his songs became the defining anthem"--]cProvided by publisher.