John Fahey

Real Name:John Aloysius Fahey
Profile:Born Feb 28, 1939 in Takoma Park, Maryland, Fahey was an acoustic guitar pioneer, who has studied folklore and the techniques of the bluesmen.
He is the man who introduced the stream of consciousness into folk music, and turned folk music into classical music, and then made it cross the boundaries of western and eastern music. The spiritual father of the "american primitive guitar", Fahey turned the guitar solo into a metaphysical exercise. Set up his own Takoma Records in 1969, to release not only his own albums, but also Leo Kottke`s "6 & 12 String Guitar" (1971).
A serious disease began affecting his career in 1986 and eventually caused him to retire. City of Refuge (Tim Kerr, 1997) and Womblife (Table Of Elements, 1997) marked John Fahey's return, but it was a mixed blessing. Fahey had abandoned his progressive-folk style and converted to modern technology. He died in february 2001 at 62.
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Aliases:Blind Joe Death, Blind Thomas
In Groups:John Fahey & His Orchestra
Name Variations: All | John Fahey | Fahey | J. Fahey
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Releases:
Volume 5 - The Transfiguration Of Blind Joe Death (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Riverboat Records (2) ... 1965
Guitar Vol. 4 / The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party And Other Excursions (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Takoma 1966
Contemporary Guitar - Spring '67 (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Takoma 1967
Requia (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Vanguard ... 1967
Volume 1 / Blind Joe Death (LP, Album)   Takoma 1967
Volume 2 / Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes (Album, Comp) ◄ (4 versions)   Takoma ... 1967
Volume 3 / The Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Takoma 1967
Volume 6 / Days Have Gone By (LP)   Takoma 1967
The Yellow Princess (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Vanguard ... 1968
Volume 1 / Blind Joe Death (LP, Album)   Sonet 1969
America (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Takoma ... 1971
After The Ball (LP, W/Lbl, Promo)   Reprise Records 1973
Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Takoma ... 1973
Leo Kottke / Peter Lang / John Fahey (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Takoma 1974
Christmas With John Fahey Volume II (LP)   Takoma 1975
The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Takoma ... 1976
The Best Of John Fahey 1959 - 1977 ◄ (3 versions)   Takoma 1977
Visits Washington, D.C. (Vinyl, Album)   Takoma 1979
Christmas With John Fahey Volume II (Vinyl, RE, SF-)   Takoma 1980
Live In Tasmania (LP)   Sonet 1980
Yes! Jesus Loves Me - Guitar Hymns (LP)   Takoma 1980
Live In Tasmania (LP)   Takoma 1981
Christmas Guitar - Volume One (LP)   Varrick Records 1982
Popular Songs Of Christmas & New Year's (LP)   Varrick Records 1983
Railroad I (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Takoma ... 1983
Let Go (LP)   Varrick Records 1984
Rain Forests, Oceans, And Other Themes (LP)   Varrick Records 1985
I Remember Blind Joe Death (LP)   Varrick Records 1987
God, Time And Causality (CD)   Shanachie 1989
Morning / Evening, Not Night (2x10")   Perfect (2) 1996
The Legend Of Blind Joe Death (CD, Album, RM)   Takoma 1996
The Legend Of Blind Joe Death (CD, Album, RM, RE)   Takoma 1996
The Voice Of The Turtle (CD, Album, RM, RE)   Takoma 1996
City Of Refuge (CD, Album)   Tim/Kerr Records 1997
The Epiphany Of Glenn Jones (CD, Album)   Thirsty Ear 1997
The Mill Pond (2x7")   Little Brother Records 1997
Womblife (CD, Album)   Table Of The Elements 1997
Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts, And Other Contemporary Dance Favorites ◄ (2 versions)   Table Of The Elements 1998
Best Of The Vanguard Years (CD)   Vanguard 1999
Hitomi (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   LivHouse Records ... 2000
Days Have Gone By (CD, Album)   Takoma 2001
Hard Time Empty Bottle Blues (1-4) (LP, S/Sided, Pic)   Table Of The Elements 2003
Red Cross Disciple Of Christ Today (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Revenant 2003
In Concert And Interviews 1969 & 1996 (DVD)   Vestapol Productions 2004
The Best Of John Fahey Vol. 2: 1964 - 1983 (CD, Album, RM)   Takoma 2004
The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick (CD)   Water 2004
On Air (CD, Album)   Tradition & Moderne 2005
Selections By John Fahey & Blind Joe Death (LP, Album, RE)   Takoma 2005
The Sunny Side Of The Ocean (CD, Comp, Sli)   Brook 2005
Sea Changes & Coelacanths : A Young Person's Guide To John Fahey (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Table Of The Elements 2006
The Mill Pond EP & Collected Paintings (CD, RE)   Important Records (2) 2007
Selections By John Fahey and Blind Joe Death LP (LP)   Takoma  
Production:
Mudlark (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Crystal Schallplatten GmbH ... 1971
After The Ball (LP)   Reprise Records 1973
Old Fashioned Love (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Takoma ... 1975
Ballads And Blues 1972 (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Lost Lake Arts ... 1981
Louisiana Blues (CD, Album, RE)   Takoma 1998
Meridian 1970 (CD, Album) Hear The Wind Howl Forever Heavenly 2005
Appears On:
Living The Blues (2xLP, Album, Gat) Nebulosity Liberty 1969
Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track Zabriskie Point (Comp) ◄ (5 versions) Dance Of Death MGM Records ... 1970
Mudlark (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Poor Boy Capitol Records 1971
Greenhouse (Album) ◄ (3 versions) In Christ There Is No ... Crystal Schallplatten GmbH ... 1972
Of Rivers And Religion (LP, Album)   Reprise Records 1972
The Legacy Of The Blues Vol.1 (LP, Album)   Discophon 1972
Old Fashioned Love (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Takoma ... 1975
Ballads And Blues 1972 (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Brenda's Blues Lost Lake Arts ... 1981
Flubber (LP)   Rough Trade (UK) 1989
Shelter (CD, Album) Which Way Be Broadway Geffen Records 1990
Upgrade & Afterlife (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Drag City ... 1996
Mississippi Blues Vol.1 (CD, Album, RE)   Takoma 1998
S/T (CD, Album)   Important Records (2) 1999
The Portland Cement Factory At Monolith, California (7") The Portland Cement Fa... Earworm 1999
The Wire 20 1982 - 2002: Audio Issue (3xCD, Comp + Box) Some Summer Day Mute Records Ltd. 2002
Of Rivers And Religions & After The Ball (CD, Album, RE) Steamboat Gwine 'Round... Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2003
Box Canyon (CD, Album) Across The Valley American Sketch Records 2005
Imaginational Anthem (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) O'Holy Night Near Mint Records ... 2005
Kensington Blues (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Sunflower River Blues VHF Records ... 2005
Sails (2xCD) Dark Is The Night, Col... Table Of The Elements 2006
Strong Arm (File, MP3, 192) What Grace Means Not On Label (Buck 65 Self-released) 2006
I Am The Resurrection: A Tribute To John Fahey (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Vanguard 2007
Jack Rose / Silvester Anfang (Single) ◄ (2 versions) How Green Was My Valley Funeral Folk ... 2007
まちぼうけ [Machibooke] (CD, Album, RE, RM) Poor Boy Super Fuji Discs 2007
A Grave Is A Grim Horse (CD, Album) The Acre Neurot Recordings 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track Zabriskie Point (Comp) ◄ (11 versions) Dance Of Death MGM Records ... 1970
Anthology: Volume One - Give Me Wings (LP + 7") Gopinatha Unity 1977
Halana 3 (CD, Comp) Untitled Halana 1997
Savage Pencil Presents... The Antiquack Dead Duck Selection (CD) Dance Of Death EMI Records 1999
More Music, Less Parking: WFMU Live From Jersey City (2xCD, Comp) Manicure Not On Label 2000
The Wire Tapper 6 (2xCD, Dig) Dream Of The Origin Of... Wire Magazine 2000
The Wire 20 1982 - 2002: Audio Issue (3xCD, Comp + Box) Some Summer Day Mute Records Ltd. 2002
The Wire Tapper 9 (2xCD) Red Cross, Disciple Of... Wire Magazine 2002
Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture (2003) (2xCD, Album) Remember Mute Records Ltd. 2003
The Roots Of Led Zeppelin (CD) Dance Of The Inhabitan... Mojo Magazine 2004
Vulture Culture Mix 2 (CDr, Promo) Untitled With Rain Transparent 2004
Imaginational Anthem (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) O'Holy Night Near Mint Records ... 2005
The Great Koonaklaster Speaks: A John Fahey Celebration (CD, Album) Overcome Table Of The Elements 2007
Contemporary Guitar (2xLP) The Death Of Clayton P... Transatlantic Records  
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