Blind Joe Death's America: John Fahey, the Blues, and Writing White Discontent

by George L. Henderson

Book Overview

For over sixty years, American guitarist John Fahey (1939-2001) has been a storied figure, first within the folk and blues revival of the long 1960s, later for fans of alternative music. Mythologizing himself as Blind Joe Death, Fahey crudely parodied white middle-class fascination with African American blues, including his own. In this book, George Henderson mines Fahey's parallel careers as essayist, notorious liner note stylist, musicologist, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469660776
• ISBN13: 9781469660776
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"