The Best of John Fahey 1959-1977

by John Fahey

Overview

One of the finest and most underrated blues acoustic guitarists to come out of California, John Fahey was a master of fingerpicking, modal blues, and gospel explorations. He also had the ability to reinterpret Elizabethan ballads and other English folk material. All of this talent is represented in this excellent anthology. On cuts such as "Poor Boy a Long Way from Home" and "St. Louis Blues," Fahey is virtually a reincarnation of Son House and Mississippi John Hurt. Medieval-oriented tracks like "Revolt of the Dyke Brigade" show Fahey's incredible mastery of modal tunings and complex chord structures, all of which come out sounding deceptively simpler than they really are. A real guitar player's record, this is excellent to learn by, and even more fun to listen to. ~ Matthew Greenwald

Product Details

Release Date:	10/15/2002
Label:	Takoma
UPC:	0025218891523
Rank:	62890

Tracks

1. Sunflower River Blues
2. St. Louis Blues
3. Poor Boy Long Ways from Home
4. When the Springtime Comes Again
5. Some Summer Day
6. Spanish Dance
7. Take a Look at That Baby
8. I'm Going to Do All I Can for My Lord
9. The Last Steam Engine Train
10. In Christ There Is No East or West
11. Give Me Cornbread When I'm Hungry
12. Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Philip XIV of Spain
13. Revolt of the Dyke Brigade
14. On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
15. Spanish Two-Step
16. America
17. Fare Forward Voyagers
18. Desperate Man Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Fahey   Primary Artist,Guitar

Technical Credits

Pam Burleigh   Composer
Bob de Sousa   Engineer
ED Denson   Producer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Harry (Henry) Thacker Burleigh   Composer
Desmond Dunkerly   Composer
Joe Tarantino   Remastering
John Fahey   Arranger,Composer,Producer
John Oxenham   Composer
Peter Lang   Commentary
Michael Gulezian   Commentary
Henry Kaiser   Producer,Liner Notes
Jim O'Rourke   Commentary
Public Domain   Composer
George Winston   Commentary
John Judnich   Engineer
Pat Sullivan   Composer
Jamie Putnam   Art Direction
Dallas Jordan   Engineer
Linda Kalin   Design
Terry Robb   Commentary
Leo Kottke   Commentary