The Legend of Blind Joe Death

by John Fahey

The Legend of Blind Joe Death cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1 January 1996
  • Label: Takoma
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:14:31
  • Community rating: 4.1/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This compilation gathers the complete 1964 and 1967 re-recordings of 'Blind Joe Death', the debut Fahey remade twice as his technique outgrew its private-press original. Compilation producer Bill Belmont added one unreleased 1964 performance, 'West Coast Blues', and the debut itself was later named to the National Recording Registry.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, minimal, bluesy, folk, traditional

Tracklist

  1. On Doing An Evil Deed Blues - Original Recording (5:07)
  2. St. Louis Blues - Original Recording (4:53)
  3. Poor Boy Long Ways From Home - Original Recording (3:12)
  4. Uncloudy Day - Original Recording (3:23)
  5. John Henry - Original Recording (3:20)
  6. In Christ There Is No East Or West - Original Recording (2:22)
  7. Desperate Man Blues - Original Recording (4:06)
  8. Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door Someday Blues - Original Recording (3:32)
  9. Sligo River Blues - Original Recording (3:05)
  10. On Doing An Evil Deed Blues (3:56)
  11. St. Louis Blues (3:16)
  12. Poor Boy Long Ways From Home (2:24)
  13. Uncloudy Day (2:23)
  14. John Henry (2:05)
  15. In Christ There Is No East Or West (2:44)
  16. Desperate Man Blues (3:59)
  17. Sun Gonna Shine In My Back Door Someday Blues (4:37)
  18. Sligo River Blues (2:33)
  19. I'm Gonna Do All I Can For My Lord (1:24)
  20. The Transcendental Waterfall (10:35)
  21. West Coast Blues - Previously Unissued (1:25)

Credits

  • John Fahey - primary artist, arranged by
  • W. C. Handy - written-by, written by
  • Traditional - written-by, written by

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