Monday, July 21, 2014

In Search of Blind Joe Death

documentary

Nice doc on John Fahey. His music was a breath of fresh air for me for many years...his re-interpretation of American blues and folk and the melding of the two was instantly familiar and very satisfying.

Unfortunately he was quite a jerk...raped by his father multiple times he became a neurotic, frightened adult and ended up living in a filthy motel room making shitty music for bands like Sonic Youth.

But still...his early music lives on and will always sound good.

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