John Aloysius Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been described as the foundation of American Primitive Guitar, a term borrowed from painting and referring mainly to the self-taught nature of the music and its minimalist style. Fahey borrowed from the folk and blues traditions in American roots music, having compiled many forgotten early recordings in these genres.
These are photos from concerts where John Fahey played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
mahavishnu orchestra / John Fahey Oct 7, 1973 New York, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Joni Mitchell / John Fahey / C.K. Strong Nov 22, 1969 Fullerton, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
