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Dark was the night

"The 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"--

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Main Author:	Golio, Gary (Author)
Other Authors:	Lewis, Earl B. (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2020]
Subjects:	Johnson, Blind Willie > Juvenile nonfiction. Blues musicians > United States > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction. Rathfon, Joyce tribute. Biographies > Juvenile. Picture books.
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Summary:	"The 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"--
Item Description:	"Blind Willie Johnson's journey to the stars" -- cover.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:	Ages 5-8
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781524738884 1524738883
Author Notes:	Gary Golio is a fine artist, musician, and psychotherapist. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller JIMI: Sounds Like A Rainbow--A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix and many other award-winning books. He lives in Briarcliff Manor, New York. E. B. Lewis is the acclaimed illustrator of more than seventy picture books, including Each Kindness , The Other Side , and Caldecott Honor book Coming on Home Soon (all by Jacqueline Woodson); Preaching to the Chickens (by Jabari Asim); and several Coretta Scott King Award winners, such as Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman and The Bat Boy and His Violin . He taught art in public schools for twelve years, and currently teaches at the University of Arts in Philadelphia. He lives in Folsom, New Jersey.