CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" Single by Blind Willie Johnson A-side " It's Nobody's Fault But Mine " Released 1927–28 Format 10" 78 rpm single Recorded December 3, 1927 [1] Genre Gospel blues Length 3:21 Label Columbia Writer(s) Blind Willie Johnson Blind Willie Johnson singles chronology " Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed " (1927) " Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground " (1927) " Mother's Children Have a Hard Time " (1927) Music sample "Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" " Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground " [note 1] is a gospel blues song written and performed by American musician Blind Willie Johnson and recorded in 1927. The song is primarily an instrumental featuri...