John Fahey
Sign in to saveAlso known as John Aloysius Fahey, Blind Joe Death, Blind Thomas, R.L. Watson
American fingerstyle guitarist (1939–2001)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 17
Top works
- The Factory
- Factory
- Arrival. an Immigrant Story
- Master
- Traitors and Spies
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1939-02-28
- Active to
- 2001-02-22
Discography
- Blind Joe Death1959
- Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes1963
- Volume 3: The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites1964
- The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death1965
- The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party and Other Excursions1966
- Requia1967
- Volume 2: Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes1967
- Volume 6: Days Have Gone By1967
- The Yellow Princess1968
- The Voice of the Turtle1968
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 355,084
- Total plays
- 8,497,820
Tags
John Aloysius Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been described as the foundation of American Primitive Guitar, a term borrowed from painting and referring mainly to the self-taught nature of the music and its minimalist style. Fahey borrowed from the folk and blues traditions in American roots music, having compiled many f
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