John Fahey
USA
Born: 28 February 1939
Died: 22 February 2001
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Folk, Jazz, International, Blues
Styles: Folk Jazz, Contemporary Folk, Progressive Folk, Finger-Picked Guitar, Delta Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, Piedmont Blues, Pre-War Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, British Folk, British Folk-Rock, New Acoustic, African Folk, Contemporary Flamenco, Flamenco, Slack-Key Guitar, Traditional Folk, World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Folk-Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues
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One of acoustic music's true innovators and eccentrics, John Fahey was a crucial figure in expanding the boundaries of the acoustic guitar over the last few decades. His music was so eclectic that it's arguable whether he should be defined as a "folk" artist. In a career that saw him issue several dozen albums, he drew from blues, Native American music, Indian ragas, experimental dissonance, and pop. His good friend Dr. Demento has noted that Fahey "was the first to demonstrate that the finger-picking techniques of traditional country and blues...
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