Can't Nobody Hide from God
"Can't Nobody Hide from God" | |
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Single by Blind Willie Johnson | |
Released | 1930 (1930) |
Recorded | Atlanta, Georgia, April 20, 1930 |
Genre | Gospel blues |
Length | 3:24 |
Label | Columbia (14556-D) |
Songwriter(s) | Unknown |
"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]
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:
- 1930 – Blind Willie Johnson
- 1996 – Duster Bennett, on the album Blue Inside [5]
References
- ^ "Can't Nobody Hide from God". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ "Blind Willie Johnson discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ^ Kimbrough, David L. (1995). Taking Up Serpents: Snake Handlers of Eastern Kentucky. University of North Carolina Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0807822272.
- ^ Gerhart, Mary; Udoh, Fabian, eds. (September 1, 2007). The Christianity Reader. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 417. ISBN 978-0226289595.
- ^ Blue Inside at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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78 rpm records
- "Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed" / "I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole"
- "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" / "It's Nobody's Fault but Mine"
- "Mother's Children Have a Hard Time" / "If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down"
- "I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge"
- "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning" / "Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying"
- "God Don't Never Change" / "Let Your Light Shine on Me"
- "Bye and Bye I'm Goin' to See the King" / "You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond"
- "God Moves on the Water" / "Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There"
- "John the Revelator" / "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond"
- "The Rain Don't Fall on Me" / "Trouble Will Soon Be Over"
- "Praise God I'm Satisfied" / "When the War Was On"
- "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"
- "Go with Me to That Land" / "Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right"
- "Take Your Stand" / "Sweeter as the Years Roll By"
- The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (1993)
- The Soul of a Man (2003)
- American Epic: The Best of Blind Willie Johnson (2017)
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