The narrative begins with the 1977 launch of the Voyager space probe , which carried Blind Willie Johnson’s "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" as a representation of human culture.
The film highlights the "dramatic tension between the sacred and the profane" in the blues through three distinct figures: The Soul of a Man(2003)
A politically engaged musician whose lyrics addressed the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War. Gold Records in Deep Space The narrative begins with the 1977 launch of
Actor Laurence Fishburne provides the voiceover, speaking from the perspective of Blind Willie Johnson. Featured Artists The Soul of a Man(2003)