Loved it. Really enjoyed reading all the lyrics! It's a pity there is so little information on Blind Willie as a person (as well as a lot of the other artists from that era), but you seemed to have found out a lot about him. Impressive work!!!

In the version of the Blind Willie Johnson book I have examined, (and dealing only with the fourteen titles on Yazoo L1058), where my transcriptions differed from D.N.Blakey's, I blushed at some of my errors!
Over the piece, although I preferred my own version in many
cases, this was outweighed by the number of occasions where I found his transcription preferrable.

Sorry that I didn't get back to you before but I was away over the Easter period and I wanted to have a good look at the book before getting back to you. I'm extremely pleased with it and I congratulate you. A labour of love I suspect. If I can be critical, it's a pity about the line breaks, for example, at the bottom of pages 4 and 5 among others, as well as the irregular spacing between paragraphs. These however are cosmetic and don't detract from the value of the book. If you'd like me to give detailed comments, although I'm no expert, I'd be happy to do so.
My favourite biography is Nolan Porterfield's Jimmie Rodgers, so by way of answering your question, I'll keep yours next to that.
Regards
Alan

Blind Willie is one of the most obscure of all pre-war blues/folk artists. Over generations, many blues scholars have traveled the deep south in hopes to regain some lost information, but alas very little information was to be found. Besides a few articles in Guitar and Blues afficiando magazines and books, it didnt seem like Blind Willie would get a book of his own.
A bulk of the book is word-by-word notation of the lyrics, accompanied by a forward and subtle analyzation of each song's lyrical origins and the tunings used on the guitar.
As there is only one known photograph of BWJ, you will find it scanned over and over again throughout the book. There are some flaws with the layout of the book, but overall very admirable that someone took this work on, and it makes a great companion while listening to the music. Thanks

I really admire what you've done, as there seems to be so little material on Blind Willie left to uncover. I think to listen to the music as closely as you have done is a very good angle of approach for a book that most people probably wouldn't have tried to write. I was especially interested to read about You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond as I've only ever heard the other recording - I only buy records and have picked up all the other tracks over the years on Origin, Yazoo and RBF LPs but have not yet found one of the few old vinyl comps out there that feature this track. I think you pay due attention to the Bible stories and quotes referred to and manage to talk about tunings and keys briefly enough to not get boring, which is an achievement in itself!