John Fahey

The Legend Of Blind Joe Death (1959)

Blind Joe Death is the first album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey. There are three different versions of the album, and the original self-released edition of fewer than 100 copies is extremely rare.

John Fahey – guitar

Engineered (1959) by Pat Sullivan

John Fahey

Folk

Blues

On Doing An Evil Deed Blues
St. Louis Blues
Poor Boy Long Ways from Home
Uncloudy Day
John Henry
In Christ There Is No East or West
Desperate Man Blues
Sun Gonna Shine in My Back Door Someday Blues
Sligo River Blues
On Doing An Evil Deed Blues
St. Louis Blues
Poor Boy Long Ways from Home
Uncloudy Day
John Henry
In Christ There Is No East or West
Desperate Man Blues
Sun Gonna Shine in My Back Door Someday Blues
Sligo River Blues
I'm Gonna Do All I Can for My Lord
The Transcendental Waterfall
West Coast Blues

Buy on Amazon

Listen

"Mr. Fahey's playing, though wordless, speaks with a mournful eloquence akin to a sermon at twilight—simple in form, yet profound in spirit. The Legend of Blind Joe Death stirs the soul like a distant hymn across the fields, bearing sorrow and hope in equal measure, without ever raising its voice." - Abraham Lincoln 16th U.S. President

*Quotes by living, dead, or fictional people have been generated through the use of A.I.