What a great interview! I bought Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death when it came out in the UK in the early 70s. I’ve heard Fahey could be very difficult but here he’s really relaxed and speaks candidly and lucidly. Magic!!!
Great losses ,Joe Buzzard,ED Denson. John was very eccentric. John was a roommate,friend. Actually quite critical judged people by their artistic abilities,graceful host. Composed one note at a time from the astral. Played in a trance. Bawdy sense of humor. Dug trains and turtles. Robert Wheeler
Greatest guitarist of all time and honestly, his 1981 hair do is the greatest I've ever seen as well. Rest easy, John. Thank you for the beauty you showed us all.
Yes, that is THE Karin Krog, the lengendary jazz singer, that produced this.. She writes in her memoir that she felt like getting a proper education, so she got an apprenticeship at the Norwegian national broadcasting corporation!
I think Fahey is a fabulous guitarist. But his greatest contribution to the musical world was to discover LEO KOTTKE and get Leo's first record contract. Just listen to 6 and 12 string guitar by Kottke (black cover with armadillo), and tell me what you think.
Mi ha regalato Red pony John Fahey, tramite qui si,...tocca ammetterlo poiché questo brano (come diversi altri di artisti)sono diventati fortunatamente e miracolosamente parte integrante di me e le mie 6/12corde,manco fossero un epatite musicale e positiva o boh,comunque è tre anni credo oramai che sono sedentario, un po da prima di conoscerlo sempre da qui ovvio,ma ha fatto in modo che il primo anno dei tre non era andato nel WC🙏🏿🙏🏿un Monaco nuovo per me,diciamo pure<<moderno >>da poter venerare!❤
@@Claytone-Records Yes l do, "The transfiguration of blind joe death" I think it was originally released in a vinyl pressing in 1965.. but it is just amazing even today.. and Yeah lm getting pretty old. Hahaha.
Lucky enough to see John play three times in my life and actually had a short chat with him once. First time I saw him was at Kane Hall at the University of Washington. 1976 or so. My neighbor Linda Waterfall opened. What a great life I've had.
"Play it like you mean it, boy..." So if '62 was the last time Fahey worked w/ Bussard, can we assume the titular "Days Have Gone By" was cut then, if not earlier? It certainly sounds earlier than its 1967 release date.
Saw John Fahey at the Great American Music Hall in SF, Cal. one fine summer evening in 1974. There was a long line-up to get in, made friends with the people in line, and so we whiled away the while awhile, and I was feelin' pretty good by the time we filed in and John Fahey stepped onto the stage. I don't recall him saying one word. Just sat down tuned a little and started playing and playing, completely wowing the audience - a stream of consciousness wrapped up in some iconic pieces. Helluv an evening. Transformative. What a trip!
It's incredible to see. It's also incredible to understand that his left hand isn't a fan of the complicated stuff, but has some amazing speed. On the other hand, pun intended, he plays the notes as if he was the guitar. Dude is a breath of fresh air to me.
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