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Listen to John Fahey, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

John Fahey

Singer/Songwriter

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Top Songs By John Fahey

Listen to Sunflower River Blues by John Fahey, see lyrics, music video & more!
Sunflower River BluesJohn Fahey
Listen to Poor Boy by John Fahey, see lyrics, music video & more!
Poor BoyJohn Fahey
Listen to Sligo River Blues by John Fahey, see lyrics, music video & more!
Sligo River BluesJohn Fahey
Listen to On the Sunny Side of the Ocean by John Fahey, see lyrics, music video & more!
On the Sunny Side of the OceanJohn Fahey
Listen to Poor Boy Long Ways from Home by John Fahey, see lyrics, music video & more!
Poor Boy Long Ways from HomeJohn Fahey
Listen to In Christ There Is No East or West by John Fahey, see lyrics, music video & more!
In Christ There Is No East or WestJohn Fahey
Listen to The Last Steam Engine Train by John Fahey, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Last Steam Engine TrainJohn Fahey
Listen to St. Louis Blues by John Fahey, see lyrics, music video & more!
St. Louis BluesJohn Fahey
Listen to Give Me Cornbread When I'm Hungry by John Fahey, see lyrics, music video & more!
Give Me Cornbread When I'm HungryJohn Fahey
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AmericaJohn Fahey

Latest Release

Listen to John Fahey Sessions (Live at the BBC October, 1987) by John Fahey
ALBUMJohn Fahey Sessions (Live at the BBC October, 1987)John Fahey

More albums from John Fahey

Listen to Proofs and Refutations by John Fahey
ALBUMProofs and RefutationsJohn Fahey
Listen to Xmas Inspiration: White Christmas by John Fahey
ALBUMXmas Inspiration: White ChristmasJohn Fahey
Listen to Christmas Guitar Soli with John Fahey by John Fahey
ALBUMChristmas Guitar Soli with John FaheyJohn Fahey
Listen to Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You: The Fonotone Years [1958-1965] by John Fahey
ALBUMYour Past Comes Back To Haunt You: The Fonotone Years [1958-1965]John Fahey
Listen to On Air by John Fahey
ALBUMOn AirJohn Fahey
Listen to Some Sunny Day by John Fahey
ALBUMSome Sunny DayJohn Fahey
Listen to Red Cross by John Fahey
ALBUMRed CrossJohn Fahey
Listen to The Epiphany of Glen Jones by John Fahey & Cul de Sac
ALBUMThe Epiphany of Glen JonesJohn Fahey & Cul de Sac
Listen to Let Go by John Fahey
ALBUMLet GoJohn Fahey
Listen to The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album / Christmas With John Fahey, Vol. 2 by John Fahey
ALBUMThe New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album / Christmas With John Fahey, Vol. 2John Fahey
Listen to Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories by John Fahey
ALBUMOld Girlfriends and Other Horrible MemoriesJohn Fahey
Listen to God, Time and Causality by John Fahey
ALBUMGod, Time and CausalityJohn Fahey
Listen to Popular Songs of Christmas & New Year's by John Fahey
ALBUMPopular Songs of Christmas & New Year'sJohn Fahey
Listen to I Remember Blind Joe Death by John Fahey
ALBUMI Remember Blind Joe DeathJohn Fahey
Listen to Rain Forests, Oceans, & Other Themes by John Fahey
ALBUMRain Forests, Oceans, & Other ThemesJohn Fahey
Listen to Christmas Guitar, Vol. 1 by John Fahey
ALBUMChristmas Guitar, Vol. 1John Fahey
Listen to The Definitive John Fahey by John Fahey
ALBUMThe Definitive John FaheyJohn Fahey
Listen to Old Fashioned Love by John Fahey
ALBUMOld Fashioned LoveJohn Fahey
Listen to Americana Masters: John Fahey, Vol. 3 by John Fahey
ALBUMAmericana Masters: John Fahey, Vol. 3John Fahey
Listen to Christmas Album by John Fahey
ALBUMChristmas AlbumJohn Fahey
Listen to Christmas With John Fahey, Vol. 2 by John Fahey
ALBUMChristmas With John Fahey, Vol. 2John Fahey
Listen to America (Remastered) by John Fahey
ALBUMAmerica (Remastered)John Fahey
Listen to The Yellow Princess by John Fahey
ALBUMThe Yellow PrincessJohn Fahey
Listen to The Voice of the Turtle (Remastered) by John Fahey
ALBUMThe Voice of the Turtle (Remastered)John Fahey
Listen to Days Have Gone By, Vol. 6 by John Fahey
ALBUMDays Have Gone By, Vol. 6John Fahey
Listen to Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes (Remastered) by John Fahey
ALBUMDeath Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes (Remastered)John Fahey
Listen to Requia and Other Compositions for Solo Guitar by John Fahey
ALBUMRequia and Other Compositions for Solo GuitarJohn Fahey
Listen to The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party, Vol. 4 by John Fahey
ALBUMThe Great San Bernardino Birthday Party, Vol. 4John Fahey
Listen to The Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites (Remastered) by John Fahey
ALBUMThe Dance of Death & Other Plantation Favorites (Remastered)John Fahey
Listen to The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death (Remastered) by John Fahey
ALBUMThe Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death (Remastered)John Fahey

About John Fahey

Listen to John Fahey, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
Takoma Park, MD, United States
Born
February 28, 1939
Genre
Singer/Songwriter
Starting his career in the late 1950s, John Fahey set the standard for instrumental acoustic guitar pieces, both in terms of composition and improvisation. Fahey's unique style, fully realized in the heady days of the late '60s, incorporated traditional folk, blues, and old-time country music into a decidedly modernist sensibility. A highly informed and irascible figure, he wrote two books about his life in music and started his own influential label, Takoma Records. An eccentric character, Fahey spent a lot of time under the radar, but was taken up as a hero by the more experimental end of the alt-rock generation in the '90s, enjoying a revival before his death in 2001.
John Fahey has also released music as a member of John Fahey & His Orchestra.

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