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John Fahey (February 28, 1939–February 22, 2001) combined folk, blues, Indian raga, 20th century composition styles, and classical into a musical gestalt he called “American Primitive,” bringing back the solo guitar as an emotive instrument in the process.
Widely heralded as one of the greatest fingerstyle guitarists of all time, it is rare to find a solo acoustic guitarist worth his salt that does not cite Fahey as an influence. A very diverse array of bands, including Slint, Cul de Sac (with whom he has also collaborated on a 1997 record), Sonic Youth, and the avant-garde musician Jim O’Rourke also acknowledge his influence.
Late in his life he began recording increasingly experimental music.
Widely heralded as one of the greatest fingerstyle guitarists of all time, it is rare to find a solo acoustic guitarist worth his salt that does not cite Fahey as an influence. A very diverse array of bands, including Slint, Cul de Sac (with whom he has also collaborated on a 1997 record), Sonic Youth, and the avant-garde musician Jim O’Rourke also acknowledge his influence.
Late in his life he began recording increasingly experimental music.
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John Fahey - Poor Boys Long Way From Home
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John Fahey - How Green Was My Valley?
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On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean
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Poor Boy
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I Am the Resurrection
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Bicycle Built for Two
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Brenda's Blues
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Tell Her To Come Back Home
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The Death Of The Clayton Peacock
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Beautiful Linda Getchell
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Orinda-Moraga
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101 Is a Hard Road to Travel
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In Christ There Is No East Or West
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How Green Was My Valley
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America
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Sunflower River Blues
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Come Back Baby
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Shoutbox
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-tgt- wrote:
Love early, middle & late period Fahey. In Fahey there is no then and now.
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IK877 wrote:
genius
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wostok_ wrote:
das leben. wahnsinn. einfach nur wahnsinn :)
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Yamber wrote:
i cant believe ive never heard him before! its beautiful!
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nikoshima wrote:
in fahey there is no east or west
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JohnssonColors wrote:
Love this man
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JohnssonColors wrote:
Oh man, I totally forgot how good he was.(and still is, somewhere)
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marcelomadrid wrote:
This guy had something so rare....unreal man
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sargentNOW wrote:
......takoma park....sligo creek....voice of the turtle,,,,,,,,,charlie patton....
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utopiantheorist wrote:
Oh wow, they redid the similar artists. About time too.
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thecorduroysuit wrote:
my hero
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grasfuesserl wrote:
gosh soo beautiful!!
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adamcooleyisdea wrote:
Whoa, the similiar artists makes more sense now!
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adamcooleyisdea wrote:
Does anyone have memphis swamp jam? That's the only Fahey related thing I need I think.... if so, can you email my last fm?
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marcelomadrid wrote:
Well said TeenageWildlife....I dont think anyone could. "Night Train of Valhalla"...makes the hair on the back of yr neck stand up.
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bluesorella wrote:
Hello everybody! Do anybody know where I can transcription for How Green Was My Valley? (It is not in Best Of John Fahey book, not in Stefan Grossman workshops, not in johnfahey website tabs and the video on youtube is not How Green was My Valley). It is my favorite Slide tune by John Fahey and I would like to see tabs for some details ... best wishes, Lena
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ECash wrote:
love brenda's blues
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TeenageWildlife wrote:
i will never tire of this man
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adamcooleyisdea wrote:
Favorite Fahey song? I'm going to have to go with "Desparate Man Blues" or "Beverly"...
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adamcooleyisdea wrote:
Yeah Robbie should definitely be there.
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