John Fahey

Maybe the greatest acoustic guitar player ever, father of a style called "American Primitive Guitar", John Fahey was such a devoted fan of old American folk and blues music, and a tireless collector of old records, to create for himslef a second identity in the person of an old blues musician called Blind Joe Death, since his record debut in 1959. Despite this, his virtuosistic style was so unique that lead him to bring traditional instrumental music into new territories of unknown and touching beauty, where he often came close to different styles, like indian raga.
These clips have been ripped from this DVD, they are part of a TV appareance from 1969, a very inspired year in John's long career, and they give a very good example of his peculiar and amazing way to treat the six strings instrument.
John Fahey died in February 2001, a few days before his 62nd birthday.

John Fahey - Red Pony (1969)
John Fahey - In Christ There Is No East Or West (1969)

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