Reverend Edward W. Clayborn (March 10, 1880 – January 1978) was an American musician, known as the "Guitar Evangelist".
He sang a form of blues gospel similar to Blind Willie Johnson.
[1] In The Ganymede Takeover, the San Franciscan author Philip K. Dick, a record enthusiast, has a character state that "True Religion", sung by Clayborn was one of the first jazz recordings.
The year he was born is disputed, with March 10, 1880 being the birthdate given on his WWII draft registration card.
His songs are noticeably similar in structure to each other, though given that most people then only bought one or two records of a given artist, this was not a problem.