"Spider" John Koerner (born August 31, 1938, Rochester, New York, United St… Read Full Bio ↴"Spider" John Koerner (born August 31, 1938, Rochester, New York, United States) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover, which included Dave Ray and Tony Glover. He has also made albums as a solo performer and with collaborator Willie Murphy ("Spider" John Koerner & Willie Murphy).

Koerner grew up in Rochester, New York, and after a brief military service attended the University of Minnesota. He intended to major in engineering, but soon became involved in the local music scene where he met Dave Ray and Tony Glover. They formed a loose-knit trio, releasing albums under the name Koerner, Ray & Glover. The group gained notoriety with Blues, Rags and Hollers originally released by Audiophile in 1963 and then re-released by Elektra Records.
Koerner was an early influence on Bob Dylan and is mentioned in his autobiography Chronicles. Of that time period, Koerner later said, "We were all goofy, you know. We were thinkers and drinkers and artists and players, and Dylan was one of us. He was another guy."
In 1965, Koerner recorded his first solo album, Spider Blues, for Elektra and appeared at the Newport Folk Festival accompanied by Glover. He continued playing on the folk circuit and joined with Willie Murphy to record Running, Jumping, Standing Still in 1969. The duo eventually split up and Koerner pursued an unsuccessful career in film-making, retiring from music and moving to Copenhagen, Denmark. He later returned to music in the traditional folk music genre and continued to perform and release new albums from time to time. He now lives in Minneapolis and has two sons and a daughter.

Midnight Special
Spider John Koerner Lyrics

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ABBA Gonna jump down, spin around, pick a bale of cotton Gonna…
Alexis Korner Yonder come Miss Rosie, how in the world do you…
Alvin Lee You wake up in the mornin', you hear the work…
Andy Griffith One day, one day, Sir I was walking along I heard that…
Arlo Guthrie Pete Seeger One day, one day, Sir I was walking along I heard that…
Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger Oh, let the midnight special, shine her light on me Oh,…
Avey Tare Here's a little story about a curious time in my Too…
Big Bill Broonzy One day, one day, Sir I was walking along I heard that…
Bob Dylan Well, I wake up in the mornin' And the ding dong…

Brownie McGhee One day, one day, Sir I was walking along I heard that…
Chris Barber Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine its …
Chris Barber; Lonnie Donegan; Van Morrison Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine it…
Cisco Houston Yonder comes Miss Rosie. How in the world do…
Clearwater Well, you wake up in the mornin', you hear the…
Creedence Clearwater Revisited Well you wake up in the morning you hear…
Creedence Clearwater Revival Well, you wake up in the mornin', you hear the…
Donegan Van Morrison & Barber Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine it…
Eric Bibb & Jean-Jacques Milteau Big midnight special shine your light on me Big midnight spe…
Essex St. Band Well, you wake up in the morning, you hear the…
Evans Paul Well, you wake up in the mornin', you hear the…
Harry Belafonte Well, you wake up in the mornin' And the ding dong…
Harry Belafonte feat. Bob Dylan Well, I wake up in the mornin' And the ding dong…
Jimmy Smith D' you breathe the name of your saviour in your…
John Fogerty The Midnight Special John Fogerty Well, you wake up in the…
Johnny Rivers You get up in the mornin', you hear the ding…
Josh White The Midnight Special Creedence Clearwater Revival Well, …
Ken Colyer Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine its …
Lafayette Leake One day, one day, Sir I was walking along I heard that…
Lead Belly Yonder comes Miss Rosie, how in the world do you…
Lead Belly & Woody Guthrie Yonder comes Miss Rosie. How in the world do…
Lead Belly and The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet Yonder comes Miss Rosie, how in the world do you…
Leadbelly (Children's) Yonder comes Miss Rosie. How in the world do…
Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter) Yonder comes Miss Rosie, how in the world do you…
Leadbelly and the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet Yonder comes Miss Rosie. How in the world do…
Little Richard Well, you wake up in the morning You hear the work…
Lonnie Donegan Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine its …
Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group Well you wake up in the mornin' When the ding-dong ring…
Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine it…
LOVE MACHINEGUNS In the barrio you gotta learn how to survive Cause you…
Morrison Donegan & Barber Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine its …
Odetta Well, you wake up in the morning, hear the ding…
Ofln - Creedence Clearwater Revival Well, you wake up in the mornin', you hear the…
Pete Seeger Oh, let the midnight special, shine her light on me Oh,…
Richard Little Well, you wake up in the morning You hear the work…
Sonny Terry One day, one day, Sir I was walking along I heard that…
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee One day, one day, Sir I was walking along I heard that…
Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee One day, one day, Sir I was walking along I heard that…
State Street Boys One day, one day, Sir I was walking along I heard that…
Steve Winwood Get your ticket at the station, get your dinner on…
The Ken Colyer Skiffle Group Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine its …
The Kingston Trio [Chorus] Oh, let the midnight special, shine her light on me…
The Louvin Brothers Well, I wake up in the morning, hear the ding…
The Spencer Davis Group Traditional Get your ticket at the station, get your dinn…
The System Something's wrong, nothing's right I know that positively I …
The Weavers Oh, let the midnight special, shine her light on me Oh,…
Tiny Grimes Well, you wake up in the mornin', you hear the…
Van Morrison Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine its …
Van Morrison Lonnie Donegan Chris Barber Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine it…
Van Morrison/Lonnie Donegan/Chris Barber Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine its …
Van MorrisonLonnie DoneganChris Barber Let the midnight special Let the midnight special Shine it…
Willie Watson Yonder come Miss Rosie, how in the world do you…
Woody Guthrie Yonder comes Miss Rosie. How in the world do…
Woody Guthrie & Pete Seeger Oh, let the midnight special, shine her light on me Oh,…

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Danville Girl I went down to the railroad yard, watch that train…
Good Luck Child If a black cat crossed your path, little woman, Would you…
St. James Infirmary It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner…

Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…

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