Skip to content
Hardcover Blind Joe Death's America: John Fahey, the Blues, and Writing White Discontent Book

ISBN: 1469660776

ISBN13: 9781469660776

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

Select Format

Select Condition ThriftBooks Help Icon

Recommended

Format: Hardcover

Condition: New

$115.28
50 Available
Ships within 8-10 days

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...

Customer Reviews

0 rating
Copyright © 2023 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
GoDaddy Verified and Secured