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| | Blind Willie Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Johnson's recording of "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground" was included on the Voyager Golden Record, sent into space with the Voyager spacecraft in 1977, and for this reason was used in the widely seen science show Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan in 1980. |
 | | Johnson was not born blind, and, although it is not specifically known how his condition came about, it is widely believed that his stepmother, in a fit of rage, blinded him when he was 7 years old by throwing lye in his face. |
 | | Johnson remained poor until the end, preaching and singing in the streets of Beaumont, Texas to anyone who would listen. |
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