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American gospel blues musician (1897–1945)
Willie Johnson (January 25, 1897 – September 18, 1945), commonly known as Blind Willie Johnson, was an American gospel blues singer and guitarist. His
Blind_Willie_Johnson
Piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist (1898–1959)
Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier; circa 1903 – August 19, 1959) was an American Piedmont blues and ragtime singer, songwriter and guitarist
Blind_Willie_McTell
Topics referred to by the same term
"Blind Willie" may refer to: Blind Willie Dunn, a pseudonym of American Jazz guitarist, Eddie Lang (1902–1933) Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945), a gospel
Blind_Willie
1983 song by Bob Dylan
"Blind Willie McTell" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Named for the blues singer of the same name, the song was
Blind_Willie_McTell_(song)
1999 short story collection by Stephen King
downtown New York City each day. He pretends to be blind to receive money from people passing by, becoming blind every afternoon at the time of day that he was
Hearts_in_Atlantis
1993 studio album by the Band
City" and "Blind Willie McTell" Guest musicians John Simon – electric piano, horns, saxophones Champion Jack Dupree – piano on "Blind Willie McTell" Vassar
Jericho_(The_Band_album)
1983 studio album by Bob Dylan
were inexplicably cut from the album just prior to mastering—primarily "Blind Willie McTell", considered a career highlight by many critics, and not officially
Infidels_(album)
Two phonograph records on board Voyager spacecraft
Beethoven and Stravinsky. The disc also includes music by Guan Pinghu, Blind Willie Johnson, Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, Kesarbai Kerkar, Valya Balkanska
Voyager_Golden_Record
Blues song written by Blind Willie McTell
"Statesboro Blues" is a Piedmont blues song written by Blind Willie McTell, who recorded it in 1928. The title refers to the town of Statesboro, Georgia
Statesboro_Blues
Musical artist
Georgia. She is known primarily as the former wife of the blues musician Blind Willie McTell, whom she accompanied vocally on several recordings. She might
Kate_McTell
American jazz guitarist (1902–1933)
guitarist Lonnie Johnson under the name Blind Willie Dunn to hide his race and as a tribute to blues guitarist Blind Lemon Jefferson. He also worked with
Eddie_Lang
American singer
of the two known recordings by an otherwise undocumented singer named Blind Willie Harris. This piece, "Where He Leads Me I Will Follow," was recorded in
Rabbit_Brown
American gospel group (founded 1939)
The Blind Boys of Alabama, also billed as The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, and Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama, is an American gospel group
The_Blind_Boys_of_Alabama
2025 studio album by Robert Plant
reinterpretations of material by artists such as Memphis Minnie, Moby Grape, Blind Willie Johnson, The Low Anthem, Martha Scanlan, Sarah Siskind, and Low. Its
Saving Grace (Robert Plant album)
Saving_Grace_(Robert_Plant_album)
Davis Thomas A. Dorsey Blind Roosevelt Graves Vera Hall Son House Bo Weavil Jackson Skip James Blind Lemon Jefferson Blind Willie Johnson Glenn Kaiser Booker
List of gospel blues musicians
List_of_gospel_blues_musicians
Topics referred to by the same term
Essential Bill Withers, 2013 The Essential Blind WIllie Johnson, a 2013 reissue of The Complete Blind Willie Johnson The Essential Blue Öyster Cult, 2003
The_Essential
Irish-Canadian singer-songwriter, actress and composer
- "Blues in the Night" Dark Was the Night: A Tribute to the Music of Blind Willie Johnson (2004) – "God Moves on the Water" Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads
Mary_Margaret_O'Hara
American blues musician (born 1942)
In 1996, he appeared in the documentary film Blind Willie's Blues discussing blues legend Blind Willie McTell, who along with other songs, wrote the
Taj_Mahal_(musician)
1993 compilation album by Blind Willie Johnson
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson is a compilation album of all the known recordings by American gospel blues singer-guitarist Blind Willie Johnson. As
The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
The_Complete_Blind_Willie_Johnson
Guitar technique
"Guitar Rag". Guitarist and author Woody Mann identifies Tampa Red and Blind Willie Johnson as "developing the most distinctive styles in the recorded idom"
Slide_guitar
Visually impaired singers or instrumentalists
Jefferson, was blind, as were many other country bluesmen, including Blind Willie McTell, Blind Willie Johnson, Sonny Terry, Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Blake and
Blind_musicians
1927–1928 single by Blind Willie Johnson
"Nobody's Fault but Mine" is a song first recorded by gospel blues artist Blind Willie Johnson in 1927. It is a solo performance with Johnson singing and playing
It's_Nobody's_Fault_but_Mine
Music genre originating in 1860s
predecessors Charley Patton and Son House. Singers such as Blind Willie McTell and Blind Boy Fuller performed in the southeastern "delicate and lyrical"
Blues
1971 live album by the Allman Brothers Band
"the only low-key moment over the course of the [show]." The cover of Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues" which opens the set showcases Duane Allman's
At_Fillmore_East
1928 single by Blind Willie Johnson
Make Up My Dying Bed" or a variation thereof) is a gospel music song by Blind Willie Johnson. The title line, closing each stanza of the song, refers to a
In_My_Time_of_Dying
2000 studio album by the White Stripes
aesthetics of its namesake. De Stijl was dedicated to both Rietveld and Blind Willie McTell. Mixing was done at Ghetto Recorders by Jack and Jim Diamond,
De_Stijl_(album)
Live Aid (1985) Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (1993) Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 (1993) Woodstock '94 (1995) Eric Clapton & Friends
Bob_Dylan_discography
American musician (born 1947)
(1984). Cooder based this soundtrack and title song "Paris, Texas" on Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night (Cold Was the Ground)", which he described
Ry_Cooder
Country blues musician
and songwriter. She has been influenced by Skip James, Robert Johnson, Blind Willie Johnson, Alanis Morissette and Rory Block. Vane has released two albums
Cristina_Vane
City in Georgia, United States
University. Statesboro inspired the blues song "Statesboro Blues", written by Blind Willie McTell in the 1920s, and covered in a well-known version by the Allman
Statesboro,_Georgia
1968 studio album by Taj Mahal
blues- and folk-rock styles. Also included is Taj Mahal's adaptation of Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues", which inspired the popular Allman Brothers
Taj_Mahal_(album)
recipient of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Blind Lemon Jefferson – "Father of the Texas Blues". Blind Willie Johnson – Slide guitarist who's been termed
List_of_blind_people
American blues song and jazz standard
song cycle. Blind Willie McTell's "Dying Crapshooter's Blues", contains parallel verses as well. Bob Dylan's 1981 homage, "Blind Willie McTell", contained
St._James_Infirmary_Blues
English singer-songwriter and guitar player (born 1944)
guitar players of the early 20th century, including Blind Blake, Robert Johnson and Blind Willie McTell. These influences led a friend to suggest his
Ralph_McTell
American actor (1926–2017)
my own experiences into the narrative. I was lurking around Dylan's "Blind Willie McTell" and "Lenny Bruce" – I wanted that atmosphere. I've never claimed
Harry_Dean_Stanton
List of sound recordings preserved in the U.S. Library of Congress
of the Yahi tribe 1911–1914 "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" Blind Willie Johnson 1927 "It's the Girl" The Boswell Sisters with the Dorsey Brothers
National_Recording_Registry
Solo project by Tom Morello
Gibbs on performances in 2011, 2012, 2024. Studio bass and guitar on "Blind Willie McTell") Bruce Springsteen as inspiration for The Nightwatchman on X
The_Nightwatchman
2016 compilation album by various artists
of Blind Willie Johnson (Alligator Records) earned Grammy Award nominations for Best Roots Gospel Album and Best American Roots Performance for Blind Boys
God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson
God_Don't_Never_Change:_The_Songs_of_Blind_Willie_Johnson
American poet, cartoonist, writer, and songwriter (1930–1999)
Get One Free"—Hookers offer a golden opportunity. "Blind Willie and the Talking Dog"—Blind Willie's talking dog argues they could profit from his talent
Shel_Silverstein
1930 traditional American folk song
hugely influential to blues performers". American gospel-blues musician Blind Willie Johnson recorded "John the Revelator" in 1930. Subsequently, a variety
John the Revelator (folk/blues song)
John_the_Revelator_(folk/blues_song)
American blues guitarist and singer
Blind Willie Walker (April 1896 – March 4, 1933) was an early American blues guitarist and singer, who played the Piedmont blues style. He was described
Blind_Willie_Walker
Bukka White, and "I Want Some of Your Pie" by Blind Boy Fuller. First recorded in 1928 by Blind Willie Johnson as "Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed", the lyrics
List of Led Zeppelin songs written or inspired by others
List_of_Led_Zeppelin_songs_written_or_inspired_by_others
American singer-songwriter (born 1964)
performed the Blind Willie Johnson song "Let Your Light Shine On Me" on the tribute album God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson. In
Maria_McKee
Flowering plant in the heather family
recorded in "Buy Broom Buzzems" a song probably written by William Purvis (Blind Willie) (1752–1832) from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Heather honey is a highly
Calluna
American fingerstyle guitarist (1939–2001)
country vein, Fahey discovered his love of early blues upon hearing Blind Willie Johnson's "Praise God I'm Satisfied" on a record-collecting trip to Baltimore
John_Fahey_(musician)
Single by Blind Willie Johnson
also known as "Motherless Children", is a gospel blues song recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1927. It is a solo performance, with Johnson singing and playing
Mother's Children Have a Hard Time
Mother's_Children_Have_a_Hard_Time
Song first recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1930
"(The) Soul of a Man" is a gospel blues song recorded by Blind Willie Johnson in 1930. As with most of Johnson's songs, it deals with a spiritual theme
Soul_of_a_Man_(song)
Instrumental by Blind Willie Johnson
Ground" is a gospel blues song written and performed by American musician Blind Willie Johnson and recorded in 1927. The song is primarily an instrumental featuring
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
Dark_Was_the_Night,_Cold_Was_the_Ground
British concert hall song writer and performer
William Purvis, probably better known as "Blind Willie" (1752 – 20 July 1832), was a Tyneside concert hall song writer and performer in England at the
William_Purvis_(Blind_Willie)
American rock duo (1997–2011)
the De Stijl movement, as well as to the influential Georgia bluesman Blind Willie McTell. De Stijl eventually reached number 38 on Billboard Magazine's
The_White_Stripes
This is a list of all 30 songs recorded by the gospel blues musician Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945), arranged both in alphabetical order by title and
List of songs recorded by Blind Willie Johnson
List_of_songs_recorded_by_Blind_Willie_Johnson
American blues musician (1914–1984)
between Blind Blake's final sessions in 1932 and Blind Boy Fuller's debut in 1935 (the other being Josh White). A younger contemporary of Blind Willie McTell
Buddy_Moss
Topics referred to by the same term
Willie Johnson may refer to: Willie Johnson (guitarist) (1923–1995), guitarist for Howlin' Wolf Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945), American blues and gospel
Willie_Johnson
2017 compilation album by Blind Willie Johnson
American Epic: The Best of Blind Willie Johnson is a compilation album released to accompany the award-winning American Epic documentary film series. It
American Epic: The Best of Blind Willie Johnson
American_Epic:_The_Best_of_Blind_Willie_Johnson
Turner (Big Joe Turner) "B & O Blues, No. 2" (Gary Atkinson, Blind Willie McTell) by Blind Willie McTell "Back Back Train" (Fred McDowell) by Mississippi Fred
List_of_train_songs
1984 film by Wim Wenders
film is accompanied by a slide-guitar score by Ry Cooder, employing Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground", which Cooder called
Paris,_Texas_(film)
American musician
Blind Willie Davis (c. 1890s–1930s) was an American blind gospel blues singer who recorded in the 1920s. Davis recorded six sides for Paramount Records
Blind_Willie_Davis
Form of blues-based gospel music
Reverend Robert Wilkins and Ishman Bracey. Bluesmen such as Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, Son House, Bukka White, and
Gospel_blues
2003 American film
musicians Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir. The film is narrated by Laurence Fishburne in character as Blind Willie Johnson, and features
The_Soul_of_a_Man
2023 American film
producer, while Willie Robertson was an executive producer. The Robertson family appeared in a behind the scenes podcast called The Blind Movie Podcast
The_Blind_(film)
American blues singer and guitarist (1896–1934)
Geechee (Gullah) dialect, suggesting a connection with the Sea Islands. Blind Willie McTell indicated that Blake's real name was Arthur Phelps, but later
Blind_Blake
Musical artist
Ruby Glaze recorded with ‘Hot Shot Willie’ (Blind Willie McTell) starting very early in the morning on February 22, 1932 at Egleston Auditorium in Atlanta
Ruby_Glaze
– Cold Was the Ground" from the Blind Willie Johnson tribute album God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson (2016) Guest vocals on "Roll
Rickie_Lee_Jones_discography
Documentary media franchise
Kekuku, Lydia Mendoza, the Breaux Family, Mississippi John Hurt, and Blind Willie Johnson. The American Epic Sessions was first broadcast on June 6, 2017
American_Epic
2004 film by Joel and Ethan Coen
Similar to his work on O Brother, Burnett chose a mix of vintage songs by Blind Willie Johnson, The Soul Stirrers, Swan Silvertones and Bill Landford & The
The_Ladykillers_(2004_film)
song that is attributed to both tradition and to gospel blues musician Blind Willie Johnson. Johnson first recorded the song in December 1930, although Delta
You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond
You'll_Need_Somebody_on_Your_Bond
Welsh singer (born 1940)
McCartney, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen and Richard and Linda Thompson, Blind Willie Johnson, Tom Waits and the Low Anthem. Also in May, he starred in a one-off
Tom_Jones_(singer)
2018 film by Rene Eller
Bird or Branch" Colin Stetson: "Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying" Blind Willie Johnson: "Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying" David Hamilton: "Schubert
We_(2018_film)
American musician (born 1974)
bands such as the MC5 and the Stooges, the blues musicians Son House, Blind Willie McTell, Robert Johnson, the rock groups the Cramps and the Velvet Underground
Meg_White
Song
Deep Ellum, which was home to blues musicians including Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Lead Belly, and Bill Neely. The first known recording
Deep_Elm_Blues
Books written by Stephen King
these stories reissued in Everything's Eventual (2002), one of them ("Blind Willie") reissued in Hearts in Atlantis (1999) 1999 Blood and Smoke Simon &
Stephen_King_bibliography
Record label
1920s by musicians such as Charley Patton, Blind Willie McTell, the Memphis Jug Band, Blind Blake, and Blind Lemon Jefferson. Perls founded a second label
Yazoo_Records
Traditional gospel blues song
[citation needed] "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning" (Blind Willie Johnson version) Blind Willie Johnson's 1928 recording of the song Problems playing
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Keep_Your_Lamp_Trimmed_and_Burning
Nickname for people from Hartlepool, County Durham, England
and adapted the song while travelling in the Scottish Lowlands with Blind Willie Purvis. Similar stories have also been told about Mevagissey in Cornwall
Monkey_hanger
Fretted string instrument optimized for richer sounds
ideal as solo accompaniment for vocalists, especially Lead Belly and Blind Willie McTell. The 12-string guitar has since occupied roles in certain varieties
Twelve-string_guitar
Richards 2016 "The Soul of a Man" and "John the Revelator" God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson tribute Blind Willie Johnson covers
Tom_Waits_discography
Musician who writes, composes, and sings their own material
singer-songwriters include Lead Belly, Jimmie Rodgers, Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker, Blind Willie McTell, Lightnin' Hopkins, Son House, and Robert Johnson
Singer-songwriter
Sights and sounds of Earth, encoded in a time capsule in interstellar space
3:30 United States Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground Blind Willie Johnson Blind Willie Johnson (slide guitar, vocals) Recorded in Dallas, Texas,
Contents of the Voyager Golden Record
Contents_of_the_Voyager_Golden_Record
in gospel blues style by Blind Willie Johnson (vocals (using his "growl" (false bass) voice throughout) and guitar) and Willie B. Harris (vocals), who
Leave_It_There
Playing technique
as Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy, Skip James, Blind Willie McTell, Memphis Minnie and Mississippi John Hurt. Some early blues players such as Blind Willie
Fingerstyle_guitar
1966 studio album by the Youngbloods
LP, the ballad "All Over the World (La La)". Side one also featured Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues" and another ballad, "One Note Man" written
The_Youngbloods_(album)
1993 studio album by Bob Dylan
had been recorded by the Mississippi Sheiks, two more by Blind Willie McTell, one by Willie Brown, and another by Frank Hutchison. Songs popularized by
World_Gone_Wrong
2009 compilation album for charity by Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series
the executive producer for the album. The title is derived from the Blind Willie Johnson song "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground", which is covered
Dark_Was_the_Night_(album)
1930 single by Blind Willie Johnson
Right" is a gospel blues song recorded in 1930 by Blind Willie Johnson with backing vocals by Willie B. Harris, who may have been his first wife. The song
Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right
Everybody_Ought_to_Treat_a_Stranger_Right
2003 documentary film series produced by Martin Scorsese
the film explores the musical careers of blues musicians Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir. Directed by Richard Pearce, this episode focuses
The_Blues_(film_series)
American blues guitarist and singer (1906–1977)
country blues and gospel music. The gospel songs were done in the style of Blind Willie Johnson, with a female backing singer accentuating the last phrase of
Bukka_White
American talent scout and recording engineer (1892–1960)
McCall Building. In Atlanta that October, he was the first to record Blind Willie McTell as well as a sanctified preacher named Elder J.E. Burch who would
Ralph_Peer
Music genre
especially in the pre-war era. Artists such as Blind Lemon Jefferson (Texas), Charley Patton (Mississippi), Blind Willie McTell (Georgia) were among the first
Country_blues
African-American gospel hymn
Rev. E. D. Campbell (1927), Robert Hicks (AKA Barbecue Bob, 1927), Blind Willie Davis (1928), and the Pace Jubilee Singers (1928). The earliest versions
When the Saints Go Marching In
When_the_Saints_Go_Marching_In
1930 single by Blind Willie Johnson
traditional gospel blues song recorded on April 20, 1930 by Blind Willie Johnson with backing vocals by Willie B. Harris, who may have been his first wife. It was
Go_with_Me_to_That_Land
Historic American term; light-skinned person with white and black ancestors
indentured servant apocryphally associated with the Battle of San Jacinto. Blind Willie McTell's song "Lord, Send Me an Angel" has its protagonist forced to
High_yellow
Single by Blind Willie Johnson
recorded by The Wiseman Quartet in 1923, by Ernest Phipps in 1928, and by Blind Willie Johnson in 1929. The song itself is also known as "Shine On Me", "Let
Let_Your_Light_Shine_on_Me
Blind Willie Johnson The Biography. DNB45 Publishing. pp. 4–6. ISBN 978-1-4303-2899-5. Ford, Shane (2011). Shine a Light: My Year with "Blind" Willie
List of country blues musicians
List_of_country_blues_musicians
American actor
(VG) (voice) .... Pedestrian Red Dead Revolver (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Blind Willie Wilson / Cowboys #10 BioShock (2007) (VG) (voice) Raynor Scheine at IMDb
Raynor_Scheine
Moss, Curley Weaver, Barbecue Bob and Blind Willie McTell. In the blues bar named after McTell, Blind Willie's, and several others, blues musicians such
Music_of_Atlanta
2018 album
fore, referencing such bygone chroniclers as The Stanley Brothers and Blind Willie Johnson... Key to the album’s success is Cooder’s regular collaborator
The Prodigal Son (Ry Cooder album)
The_Prodigal_Son_(Ry_Cooder_album)
1969 studio album by Sonny Sharrock
in 'Blind Willy,' here played solo... What is striking about this version... ostensibly a tribute to Blind Willie Johnson but perhaps also to Blind Willie
Black_Woman_(album)
2000 Bob Dylan song
669379 7) – Limited numbered edition A "Things Have Changed" – 5:08 B "Blind Willie McTell" (Live version) – 7:01 CD promo single (CSK 46489) – U.S. ["Wonder
Things_Have_Changed
American blues musician and actor
also starred in the Wim Wenders art house film The Soul of a Man, as Blind Willie Johnson and Kill Switch as Detective Storm with Steven Seagal. O Brother
Chris_Thomas_King
1976 studio album by Led Zeppelin
credited to the entire band. "Nobody's Fault but Mine" was inspired by the Blind Willie Johnson song "It's Nobody's Fault but Mine", first recorded in 1928 and
Presence_(album)
BLIND WILLIE
BLIND WILLIE
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Blind.
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English : descriptive epithet for a blind man, from Old English blind ‘blind’.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : cognate of 1, from Middle High German blint, German or Yiddish blind ‘blind’.
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Blind.
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Blind.
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Blind.
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English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant spelling of Scottish Blain.
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Blind.
Girl/Female
Irish
Blind.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire called Bland, the origin of which is uncertain. Possibly it is from Old English (ge)bland ‘storm’, ‘commotion’ (from blandan ‘to blend or mingle’), with reference to its exposed situation. The modern English adjective bland did not come into English (from Latin) until the 15th century, and is therefore unlikely to have given rise to surnames.French : nickname from Old French blant ‘flattering’ (Latin blandus).
Girl/Female
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Blind.
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Blind.
Boy/Male
Irish
Blind.
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English : unexplained.Swedish : unexplained. It may have been a soldier’s name.
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Blind
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Blind.
Boy/Male
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Blind.
Boy/Male
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Blind.
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Blind.
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Gentle.
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Blind.
BLIND WILLIE
BLIND WILLIE
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Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Selected; Chosen; Sun; Ball of Fire
Girl/Female
English
free;.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Compassion
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Donation to God
Boy/Male
Muslim
Without flaws
Boy/Male
Indian
Custody, Guardianship
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
German
Hard ruler.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : regional name from Clwyd in Wales.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Thoughtful, Devoted
BLIND WILLIE
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BLIND WILLIE
v. t.
To make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment.
a.
Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to a person who is blind; not well marked or easily discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path; a blind ditch.
v. t.
To make fast ( a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something; as, to bind a belt about one; to bind a compress upon a part.
a.
Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.
a.
Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as, blind buds; blind flowers.
v. t.
To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action; as, certain drugs bind the bowels.
v. t.
To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to shirk; as, to blink the question.
a.
As blind as a stone; completely blind.
a.
Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland diet.
a.
Half blind.
v. t.
To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.
a.
Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall; open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.
n.
Alt. of Blinde
v. i.
The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice blink.
a.
Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects.
a.
Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant.
a.
To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to deceive.
v. t.
Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by affection; commerce binds nations to each other.
a.
Blind as a stock; wholly blind.
v. t.
To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to bind a book.