I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge
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title:
I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge
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"(I'm Gonna Run to) The City of Refuge" is a gospel blues song recorded in 1928 by Blind Willie Johnson, with backing vocals by Willis B. Harris, who may have been his first wife. It is an adaptation of the traditional song "You Better Run". The earliest known recording of the song was by Wiseman Sextette, c.1923. The title relates to the Biblical concept of Cities of Refuge, where people accused of manslaughter could escape vengeance. The chorus consists of the title, repeated several times, of
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Single by Blind Willie Johnson
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Run_to_the_City_of_Refuge
date created:
2015-01-31T23:27:29Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T10:15:12Z
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