When the War Was On

~ Recording by Blind Willie Johnson

Annotation

The woman accompanying Johnson is yet unknown.
It was believed to be his firs wife Willie B. Harris but proven wrong. Biographers now thinks it could be one of his later wives.

Annotation last modified on 2012-02-09 10:25 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6When the War Was On3:02Blind Willie JohnsonPraise God I’m SatisfiedBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1990-02-27
Yazoo Records1058
1.9When the War Was On3:04Blind Willie JohnsonGreat Blues Guitarists: String DazzlersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-04-09
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C 47060
1.9When the War Was On3:04Blind Willie JohnsonGreat Blues Guitarists: String DazzlersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)467894 2, COL 467894 2
2.2When the War Was On3:05Blind Willie JohnsonThe Complete Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C2K 52835
1.16When the War Was On3:03Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was the Night: The Essential Recordings of Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1995-10-17
Indigo (a sub-label of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)IGOCD 2024
1.18When the War Was On3:03Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was the NightBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)COL 489892 2
1.6When the War Was On3:04Blind Willie JohnsonKing of the Guitar EvangelistsBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Saga (French, has series 'Saga Jazz', 'Saga Blues' and 'Modern Series')982 077-9
3.12When the War Was On3:05Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie Johnson and the Guitar EvangelistsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-01-25
JSP Records (UK jazz/blues reissues)JSP7737
1.9When the War Was On3:02Blind Willie JohnsonGreat Blues Guitarists: String DazzlersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-05-02
Blue Label (German, division of SPV GmbH)SPV342552
1.18When the War Was On3:03Blind Willie JohnsonDark Was the NightBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2010-03-15
Brownsville
2.20When The War Was On3:02Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Man BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum
Not Now MusicNOT2CD405
1.2When the War Was On3:00Blind Willie JohnsonComplete Recorded Titles, Volume 2: 11th December 1929 to 20th April 1930Blind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Document Records (AT / UK)DOCD-5691
1.17When the War Was On3:05Blind Willie JohnsonThe Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-08-27
World Music NetworkRGNET1299CD
1.2When the War Was On2:57Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie Johnson, Vol. 2 (1929-1930)Blind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-02-03
Document Records (AT / UK)
7.9When the War Was On3:04Blind Willie JohnsonRoots & BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88875043322
1.7When the War Was On3:04Blind Willie JohnsonDelta Blues: Milestones of LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)600378
2.2When the War Was On3:05Blind Willie JohnsonThe Complete Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 472190 2
1.8When the War Was On3:03Blind Willie JohnsonThe Soul of a ManBlind Willie JohnsonAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.2When the War Is On3:05Blind Willie JohnsonBlues Images Presents 1920's Blues Classics, Vol. 13Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Blues Images (John Tefteller)BIM-113

Relationships

recorded in:New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-11)
guitar:Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
vocals:[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-12-11)
Angeline Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:When the War Was On (on 1929-12-11)

Related works

When the War Was On

writer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:Blind Willie Johnson