Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Let Your Light Shine On Me

One of the songs that was played and sung at The Urban Forum was the classic Blind Willie Johnson song - "Let Your Light From The Lighthouse Shine On Me." It has stuck with me... It's one of those songs I just can't shake, not that I want to. So here are multiple versions:


Here's the Blind Willie Johnson version from 1929


I was trying to figure out where I had heard the song before... one of those places was the movie: The Ladykillers (2004). Here are The Venice Four:



Another place was the movie: Prairie Home Companion (2006): Garrison Keillor, Robin & Linda Williams, Prudence Johnson


For a livelier version, here's Rich Hallett, Hank Roberts, Steve Selin, Bill King, & Ben Gould




Or the Travelers Three from Hootenanny 1963


How about a gospel choir version:

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