John Fahey Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) Takoma C-1035 Vinyl LP

Sold Date: July 30, 2017
Start Date: June 6, 2016
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John Fahey  Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice)  Takoma C-1035  Vinyl LP

John Aloysius Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American  and composer who played the  as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been described as the foundation of , a term borrowed from painting and referring mainly to the self-taught nature of the music and its minimalist style. Fahey borrowed from the  and  traditions in American roots music, having compiled many forgotten early recordings in these genres. He would later incorporate classical, Portuguese, Brazilian, and Indian music into his œuvre. He spent many of his later years in poverty and poor health, but enjoyed a minor career resurgence with a turn towards the more explicitly , and created a series of abstract paintings during the last years of his life. He died in 2001 from complications from heart surgery. In 2003, he was ranked 35th in the  "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list.


CONDITION
COVER: VG (medium spine wear) RECORD: VG+

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