Bishop Perry Tillis

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Born
29 July 1919
Born In
Elba, Coffee County, Alabama, United States
Died
3 November 2004 (aged 85)
Perry Tillis was born July 29, 1919, in Elba , Alabama , and began playing his brand of rambling blues at a very early age. He continued playing the blues and singing gospel, despite going blind, up until his death on November 3, 2004. In the '40s Tillis played the Chicago blues circuit alongside all-time greats likes Muddy Waters and Furry Lewis. However, when a revelation convinced him it was the devil's music, he moved back home and began preaching the gospel. In 1972 Swedish music archivist Begnt Olsson tracked down Tillis at his church in Samson , Alabama, and recorde… read more
Perry Tillis was born July 29, 1919, in Elba , Alabama , and began playing his brand of rambling blues at a very early age. He continued playing the blues and singing gospel, despite going blind, up until his death on November 3, 2004. In the '40s Tillis played the Chicago blues circuit … read more
Perry Tillis was born July 29, 1919, in Elba , Alabama , and began playing his brand of rambling blues at a very early age. He continued playing the blues and singing gospel, despite going blind, up until his death on November 3, 2004. In the '40s Tillis played the Chicago blues circuit alongside all-time greats likes Muddy Waters and Furry Lewis. However, w… read more

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1 Play track Fire In My Bones : Raw + Rare + Otherworldly African-American Gospel, 1944-2007 Some Sweet Day
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2 Play track Too Close Too close
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3 Too Close God don't like it
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4 In Times Like These Hard Times
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5 In Times Like These Standing by the Bed Side of a Neighbor
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6 In Times Like These Good News
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7 In Times Like These Heavenly Father
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8 Too Close Kennedy moan
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9 Too Close Look out liar
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10 In Times Like These Silent Night
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    3 Jul 2006 · 11 tracks

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    In Times Like These
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