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Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning

First released 1960English10 recordingson 50 releasesISWC T-901.801.915-3

Written by

[traditional]Composer[traditional]LyricistBlind Willie JohnsonArranger

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and BurningBlind Willie Johnson3:05
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and BurningBad Livers2:29
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burnin'Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott4:15
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and BurningCorey Harris2:55
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and BurningFred McDowell2:43
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and BurningLuke Winslow‐King2:52
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And BurningMississippi Fred McDowell2:46
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and BurningDerek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi3:12
Trimmed + BurningAndrew Bird4:52
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and BurningReverend Robert B. Jones, Sr3:49

On these albums

Sounds of the South
Sounds of the SouthVarious Artists · 1960
Praise God I’m Satisfied
Praise God I’m SatisfiedBlind Willie Johnson · 1990
Sounds of the South: A Musical Journey From the Georgia Sea Islands to the Mississippi Delta. Recorded in the Field by Alan Lomax
Sounds of the South: A Musical Journey From the Georgia Sea Islands to the Mississippi Delta. Recorded in the Field by Alan LomaxVarious Artists · 1993
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
The Complete Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie Johnson · 1994
Dark Was the Night: The Essential Recordings of Blind Willie Johnson
Dark Was the Night: The Essential Recordings of Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie Johnson · 1995
Between Midnight and Day
Between Midnight and DayCorey Harris · 1995
Southern Journey, Volume 3: 61 Highway Mississippi
Southern Journey, Volume 3: 61 Highway MississippiVarious Artists · 1997
Dust on the Bible
Dust on the BibleBad Livers · 1998
Dark Was the Night
Dark Was the NightBlind Willie Johnson · 1998
Real Time
Real TimeTim O’Brien & Darrell Scott · 2000
Mega Gospel
Mega GospelVarious Artists · 2001
O Brother: Music in the Tradition
O Brother: Music in the TraditionVarious Artists · 2002
Fingerlings
FingerlingsAndrew Bird · 2002
Complete Blues: The Soul of a Man
Complete Blues: The Soul of a ManBlind Willie Johnson · 2004
King of the Guitar Evangelists
King of the Guitar EvangelistsBlind Willie Johnson · 2004
The Time of the Preacher: Holy Blues & Sprituals
The Time of the Preacher: Holy Blues & SpritualsReverend Robert B. Jones, Sr. featuring Sis. Bernice Jones & the Family · 2005
Blind Willie Johnson and the Guitar Evangelists
Blind Willie Johnson and the Guitar EvangelistsVarious Artists · 2005
O Brother
O BrotherVarious Artists · 2005
Alligator Records 35 x 35
Alligator Records 35 x 35Various Artists · 2006
Fingerlings 1 & 2 Live Recordings
Fingerlings 1 & 2 Live RecordingsAndrew Bird · 2006
Dark Was the Night
Dark Was the NightBlind Willie Johnson · 2010
ABC of the Blues
ABC of the BluesVarious Artists · 2010
Complete Recorded Titles, Volume 1: 1927 to 10th December 1929
Complete Recorded Titles, Volume 1: 1927 to 10th December 1929Blind Willie Johnson · 2011
Blues Masters, Volume 1
Blues Masters, Volume 1B.B. King / Blind Willie Johnson / Tommy Johnson / Skip James / Magic Sam / Jimmy McCracklin · 2012
The Coming Tide
The Coming TideLuke Winslow‐King Featuring Esther Rose · 2012
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Willie Johnson
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie Johnson · 2013
The Roots of It All: Acoustic Blues - The Definitive Collection, Vol. 2
The Roots of It All: Acoustic Blues - The Definitive Collection, Vol. 2Various Artists · 2014
God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson
God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie JohnsonVarious Artists · 2016
American Epic: The Best of Blind Willie Johnson
American Epic: The Best of Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie Johnson · 2017
Delta Blues: Milestones of Legends
Delta Blues: Milestones of LegendsVarious Artists · 2017
Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The GroundBlind Willie Johnson · 2021
The Rough Guide to Texas Blues
The Rough Guide to Texas BluesVarious Artists · 2022
Essential Classics, Vol. 671: Blind Willie Johnson
Essential Classics, Vol. 671: Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie Johnson · 2024
The Classic Bluesmen
The Classic BluesmenVarious Artists
The Soul of a Man
The Soul of a ManBlind Willie Johnson

Source: MusicBrainz work 19658c02-ef94-4f8a-971b-5f1f8195a603 (CC0).