The traditional blues song Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning, performed by Blind Willie Johnson (vocals and guitar) and his first wife (vocals)
Date
recorded 1928
Source
Compilation: Country Road - The Best of American Roots Music
Author
no author, traditional song/ arr. by Blind Willie Johnson
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