The Best of John Fahey 1959-1977

by John Fahey

The Best of John Fahey 1959-1977 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Takoma
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:18:11
  • Community rating: 3.98/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Spanning nearly two decades of the influential acoustic guitarist's career, this retrospective documents his pioneering development of American Primitivism. The intricate steel-string fingerpicking beautifully merges pre-war country blues techniques with complex, avant-garde classical structures.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, instrumental, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Sunflower River Blues - Re-Recorded Version (3:19)
  2. St. Louis Blues (3:16)
  3. Poor Boy Long Ways From Home (2:25)
  4. When The Springtime Comes Again - Re-Recorded Version (4:52)
  5. Some Summer Day - Re-Recorded Version (3:25)
  6. Spanish Dance - Re-Recorded Version (2:05)
  7. Take A Look At That Baby - Re-Recorded Version (1:24)
  8. I'm Gonna Do All I Can For My Lord (1:24)
  9. The Last Steam Engine Train (2:16)
  10. In Christ There Is No East Or West (2:44)
  11. Give Me Cornbread When I'm Hungry (3:10)
  12. Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip Of Spain (3:17)
  13. Revolt Of The Dyke Brigade (3:00)
  14. On The Sunny Side Of The Ocean (3:51)
  15. Spanish Two-Step (2:19)
  16. America (7:40)
  17. Fare Forward Voyagers (23:36)
  18. Desperate Man Blues (3:59)

Credits

  • John Fahey - primary artist, guitar
  • G.T.O. - management [represented by]

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