Blind Willie Johnson was born in Brenham, Texas, USA. His birth name was Blind Willie Johnson. His is also called "Blind" Willie,"Blind" Texas Marlin. Blind Willie Johnson died on 18 Sep 1945.

"Blind" Willie Johnson was an American singer and guitarist whose music straddled the border between blues and spirituals. While the lyrics of all of his songs were religious, his music drew from both sacred and blues traditions.His music is distinguished by his powerful bass thumb-picking and gravelly false-bass voice, with occasional use of a tenor voice.

Blind Willie Johnson released the following albums including Dark Was the Night (1998) and The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (1993).