Can't Nobody Hide from God

"Can't Nobody Hide from God"
Single by Blind Willie Johnson
B-side If It Had Not Been For Jesus
Released 1930 (1930)
Format 10" 78rpm single
Recorded April 20, 1930; Atlanta, GA
Genre Gospel blues
Length 3:24
Label Columbia 14556-D
Writer(s) unknown
Blind Willie Johnson singles chronology
"When the War Was On" / "Praise God I'm Satisfied" "Can't Nobody Hide from God" / "If It Had Not Been For Jesus" "The Soul of a Man" / "Church, I'm Fully Saved To-Day"

"Can't Nobody Hide from God" is a traditional gospel blues song recorded in 1930 by Blind Willie Johnson (vocals and guitar) with by Willie 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]

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

Recordings by people with Wikipedia articles include:

References

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


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