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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 Primitivism, 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 forgotten early recordings in these genres. He would later incorporate classical, Portuguese, Brazilian, and Indian music into his œuvre. Fahey wrote a largely apocryphal autobiography. He spent many of his later years in poverty and poor health, but enjoyed a minor career resurgence with a turn towards the more explicitly avant-garde, and created a series of abstract paintings during the last years of his life. He died in 2001 due to complications from heart surgery. In 2003, he was ranked 35th in the Rolling Stone "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list.
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Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You: The Fonotone Years, 1958-1965 [2011]
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St. Louis Blues | 4:06 |
The Sunny Side of the Ocean [2005]
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St. Louis Blues | 2:24 |
Of Rivers & Religion/After The Ball [2004]
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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free | 2:38 |
When You Wore a Tulip (and I Wore a Big Red Rose) | 2:34 |
The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album [2000]
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It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | 1:33 |
The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album/Christmas With John Fahey, Vo [2000]
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It Came Upon a Midnight Clear |
The Legend of Blind Joe Death [1996]
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St. Louis Blues | 4:53 |
Old Girlfriends & Other Horrible Memories [1992]
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Blueberry Hill | 2:40 |
I Remember Blind Joe Death [1988]
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You'll Find Her Name Written There | 1:35 |
Popular Songs of Christmas & New Year's [1988]
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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | 2:41 |
The Christmas Song | 2:25 |
Rain Forests Oceans & Other Themes [1985]
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Layla | 5:21 |
Let Go [1984]
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Old Country Rock | 1:20 |
Christmas Guitar, Vol. 1 [1982]
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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | |
The Christmas Song | |
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | 2:59 |
The Best of John Fahey 1959-1977 [1977]
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St. Louis Blues | 3:19 |
Old Fashioned Love [1975]
Song | Duration |
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Boodle Am Shake | 3:20 |
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning | 3:08 |
The John Fahey Christmas Album [1975]
Song | Duration |
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The Little Drummer Boy | 2:34 |
After the Ball [1973]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free | 2:35 |
When You Wore a Tulip (and I Wore a Big Red Rose) | 2:34 |
Vol. 1: Blind Joe Death [1967]
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St. Louis Blues |
Vol. 4: The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party [1966]
Song | Duration |
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken | 4:42 |
Blind Joe Death [1964]
Song | Duration |
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St. Louis Blues | 4:56 |
Christmas Soli
Song | Duration |
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It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | 2:58 |
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | 2:53 |
The Christmas Song | 2:23 |
The Best of John Fahey, Vol. 2: 1964-1983
Song | Duration |
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Tuff | 5:07 |
Unknown Album
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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free | 2:35 |
Boodle Am Shake | 3:20 |
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