Can't Nobody Hide from God

"Can't Nobody Hide from God"
Single by Blind Willie Johnson
Released 1930 (1930)
Format 78 rpm record
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 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

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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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