Spotify Release Info
Track: Sunflower River Blues - Re-Recorded Version
Artist: John Fahey
Album: Death Chants, Breakdowns And Military Waltzes
Artist Bio
Name: John Fahey
Spotify Genres: folk
Followers: 97,694
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Biography
Born on February 28 1939 in Takoma Park, Maryland, USA, John Fahey was an acoustic guitar pioneer, who studied folklore and the techniques of the bluesmen. He is the man who introduced stream of consciousness into folk music and turned folk into classical music, and then made it cross the boundaries of Western and Eastern music. The spiritual father of the "American primitive guitar", Fahey turned the guitar solo into a metaphysical exercise. He set up Takoma Records in 1959 to release not only his own albums but also Leo Kottke's "6 & 12 String Guitar" (1971), an artist with whom he later also collaborated. Fahey contracted the debilitating Epstein-Barr virus in 1986, which severely hampered his career for over 5 years. During this low period, he was championed by alternative artists such as Sonic Youth and Jim O'Rourke, and 'Spin' magazine included a large article on him by Byron Coley in 1994. The albums "City of Refuge" (Tim Kerr, 1997) and "Womblife" (Table Of Elements, 1997) marked his return to recording, showcasing a move into avant-garde, experimental, dissonant electric guitar music, far from his previous progressive-folk style. Fahey died on February 22 2001, Salem, Oregon, USA due to complications following a heart bypass operation.
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1.Sunflower River Blues - Re-Recorded VersionDeath Chants, Breakdowns And Military Waltzes
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2.Sligo River Blues - Original RecordingThe Legend Of Blind Joe Death
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3.Sunflower River BluesDeath Chants, Breakdowns And Military Waltzes
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4.On The Banks Of The OwichitaThe Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites
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5.Sligo River BluesThe Legend Of Blind Joe Death
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6.Buck Dancer's ChoiceYour Past Comes Back To Haunt You: The Fonotone Years [1958-1965]
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7.On The Sunny Side Of The OceanThe Transfiguration Of Blind Joe Death
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8.Requiem For John HurtRequia And Other Compositions
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9.When The Springtime Comes AgainDeath Chants, Breakdowns And Military Waltzes
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10.The Revolt Of The Dyke BrigadeDays Have Gone By, Vol. 6
Discogs Release Info
Release: John Fahey - Volume 2 / Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes
Year: 1967
Genres: Folk, World, & Country