Gary Golio

Dark Was the Night

Blind Willie Johnson's Journey to the Stars

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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 RecordWillie 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… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Lewis, E.B.

ISBN: 978-1-5247-3888-4
EAN: 9781524738884
Produktnummer: 33207449
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Seitenangabe: 32 S.
Masse: H28.6 cm x B22.7 cm x D1.2 cm 384 g
Abbildungen: Farb. Abb.
Gewicht: 384
Sonstiges: Ab 5 - 8 J.

Über den Autor

Gary Golio is a fine artist, musician, and psychotherapist. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller JIMI: Sounds Like A Rainbow--A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix and many other award-winning books. He lives in Briarcliff Manor, New York.E. B. Lewis is the acclaimed illustrator of more than seventy picture books, including Each Kindness, The Other Side, and Caldecott Honor book Coming on Home Soon (all by Jacqueline Woodson); Preaching to the Chickens (by Jabari Asim); and several Coretta Scott King Award winners, such as Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman and The Bat Boy and His Violin. He taught art in public schools for twelve years, and currently teaches at the University of Arts in Philadelphia. He lives in Folsom, New Jersey.