The poignant story of Blind Willie Johnson--the legendary Texas musician whose song Dark Was the Night was included on the Voyager I space probe's Golden Record Willie Johnson was born in 1897, and from the beginning he loved to sing--and play his cigar box guitar.
But his childhood was interrupted when he lost his mother and his sight.
How does a blind boy make his way in the world? Fortunately for Willie, the music saved him and brought him back into the light.
His pow.