John Fahey

Aliases: John Fahey and His Orchestra
John Fahey & His Orchestra
Real name: John Aloysius Fahey
Born: February 28, 1939
Died: February 22, 2001
Country: United States
IPI: 00075673938 13 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Fingerstyle guitarist and pioneer on the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. Fahey incorporated blues, folk, old time and world music in his playing. Fahey was also a composer.
Related labels: Takoma founder

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Commemorative Transfiguration and Communion at Magruder Park	John Fahey	1968	Sufjan Stevens
i	Dance of Death	John Fahey	1964	Calexico
i	Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Phillip XIV	John Fahey	1964	Jason Q. Lytle
	Funeral Song for Mississippi John Hurt	John Fahey and His Orchestra	August 15, 1972	Tory Voodoo
i	Joe Kirby Blues	John Fahey	1967	(2 artists)
i	Last Steam Engine Train	John Fahey	1964	(4 artists)
i	Sligo River Blues	John Fahey	1964	Devendra Banhart
i	Sunflower River Blues	John Fahey	1964	(3 artists)
i	The Death of Clayton Peacock	John Fahey	1965	Fruit Bats
i	The Portland Cement Factory at Monolith California	John Fahey	1967	Cul de sac
i	The Singing Bridge of Memphis, Tennessee	John Fahey	1968	Lee Ranaldo
i	When the Catfish Is in Bloom	John Fahey	1967	Peter Case

Covers by John Fahey

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	900 Miles	John Fahey	1966	Fiddlin' John Carson
i	After the Ball	John Fahey and His Orchestra	1973	George J. Gaskin REL, Sam Doctor PRF
i	Amazing Grace	John Fahey	1998	(unknown)
i	Angels from the Realms of Glory	John Fahey	1991	(unknown)
i	A Rose and a Baby Ruth	John Fahey	1992	George Hamilton IV and The Country Gentlemen
	Arrangement For Me Blues	Jo Ann Kelly with John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller & Alan Seidler (Jo Ann Kelly, John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller [US2])	1972	Unverified
i	Auld Lang Syne	John Fahey	December 1968	Emile Berliner
i	Bean Vine Blues #2	John Fahey	1968	The Blue Boys [US1]
i	Bicycle Built For Two	John Fahey	1965	Unverified
i	Blueberry Hill	John Fahey	1992	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Tommy Ryan
	Boodle-Am-Shake	John Fahey & His Orchestra	1975	Dixie Washboard Band - Vocal Chorus Clarence Todd
	Bothering That Thing	Jo Ann Kelly with John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller & Alan Seidler (Jo Ann Kelly, John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller [US2])	1972	Unverified
i	Bottleneck Blues	John Fahey	1968	Weaver and Beasley
i	By the Side of the Road - I Come, I Come	John Fahey and His Orchestra	August 15, 1972	Mac Wiseman
i	Candy Man	John Fahey	1973	(unknown)
i	Carol of the Bells	John Fahey and Richard Ruskin	1975	Ukrainian National Chorus
i	Come On in My Kitchen	John Fahey	September 1997	Robert Johnson
i	Deep River - Ol' Man River	John Fahey	August 15, 1972	Maud Powell accompanied by George Falkenstein, Jules Bledsoe PRF, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC
i	Don't	John Fahey	1992	Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
i	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Fantasy	John Fahey	December 1968	Meister Glee Singers
i	Good Christian Men Rejoice, Rejoice	John Fahey	1991	(unknown)
i	Good King Wenceslas	John Fahey	December 1968	(unknown)
	Hard Time Killing Floor Blues	Jo Ann Kelly with John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller & Alan Seidler (Jo Ann Kelly, John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller [US2])	1972	Unverified
i	Hark, the Herald Angels Sing - O Come All Ye Faithful	John Fahey	December 1968	Waltham Abbey Choir PRF, Columbia Male Quartet REL, (unknown)
	High Sheriff Blues	Jo Ann Kelly with John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller & Alan Seidler (Jo Ann Kelly, John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller [US2])	1972	Unverified
i	In a Persian Market	John Fahey with Woodrow Mann	1975	City Police Band of Birmingham
i	It Came upon a Midnight Clear	John Fahey	December 1968	(unknown)
	I Want You to Know	Jo Ann Kelly with John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller & Alan Seidler (Jo Ann Kelly, John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller [US2])	1972	Unverified
i	I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free	John Fahey and His Orchestra	1973	Billy Taylor Trio
i	Jingle Bells	John Fahey	1991	Edison Male Quartette
i	John Henry	John Fahey	1964	Fiddlin' John Carson
i	Joy to the World	John Fahey	December 1968	(unknown), (unknown)
i	Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning	John Fahey & His Orchestra	1975	Blind Willie Johnson
i	Knoxville Blues	John Fahey	1971	Sam McGee
i	Layla	John Fahey	1984	Derek and The Dominos
i	Let Go	John Fahey	1984	Baden Powell e Vinicius de Moraes
i	Let Me Call You Sweetheart	John Fahey	1987	Arthur C. Clough
i	Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming	John Fahey	December 1968	(unknown)
i	Maggie Campbell Blues	John Fahey & Cul de Sac	September 1997	Tommy Johnson
i	Mary Had a Baby	John Fahey	1991	(unknown)
i	My Grandfather's Clock	John Fahey	1967	Edison Male Quartette
i	My Station Will Be Changed After Awhile	John Fahey	1965	Uncle Dave Macon
	New Mind Reader Blues	Jo Ann Kelly with John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller & Alan Seidler (Jo Ann Kelly, John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller [US2])	1972	Unverified
i	New Orleans Shuffle	John Fahey and His Orchestra	1973	The Halfway House Dance Orchestra
i	Nightmare / Summertime	John Fahey	1987	Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i	Oh Come, Oh Come Emanuel	John Fahey	1966	(unknown)
i	O' Holy Night	John Fahey	1991	Emily Laurey
i	Old Fashioned Love	John Fahey & His Orchestra	1975	(unknown)
i	O Little Town of Bethlehem	John Fahey	1991	(unknown)
	Pigmeat Blues	Jo Ann Kelly with John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller & Alan Seidler (Jo Ann Kelly, John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller [US2])	1972	Unverified
i	Poor Boy Long Ways from Home	John Fahey	1964	(unknown)
i	Remember	John Fahey	February 11, 2003	Isham Jones Orchestra REL, Franklyn Baur REC
i	Requiem for Molly, Part 3	John Fahey	1967	The Mama's and The Papa's REL, Barry McGuire REC
i	Sail Away Ladies	John Fahey	1966	"Uncle Bunt" Stephens
i	Sea of Love	John Fahey	1992	Phil Phillips with The Twilights
i	Silent Night, Holy Night	John Fahey	December 1968	Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber
	Soo Cow Soo	Jo Ann Kelly with John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller & Alan Seidler (Jo Ann Kelly, John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller [US2])	1972	Unverified
	Special Rider Blues	John Fahey	1998	Skip James
i	Steel Guitar Rag	John Fahey	1987	Sylvester Weaver, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
	St. Louis Blues	John Fahey	1964	Prince's Band
	Stocking Feet Blues	Jo Ann Kelly with John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller & Alan Seidler (Jo Ann Kelly, John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller [US2])	1972	Unverified
i	Summertime	John Fahey	February 11, 2003	Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i	The Bells of St. Mary's	John Fahey	December 1968	Mr. Herbert Payne (Ernest Pike)
i	The First Noel	John Fahey	December 1968	Tally-Ho!
i	The Little Drummer Boy	John Fahey	1991	The Trapp Family Singers
i	The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise	John Fahey	1984	Edward Allen
i	Tuff	John Fahey & Cul de Sac	September 1997	Ace Cannon
i	Twilight Time	John Fahey	1992	The Three Suns
i	We Three Kings of Orient Are	John Fahey	December 1968	(unknown)
i	What Child Is This?	John Fahey	December 1968	(unknown)
	What's the Matter?	Jo Ann Kelly with John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller & Alan Seidler	1972	Frank Stokes
i	When You Wore a Tulip (And I Wore a Big Red Rose)	John Fahey	1973	American Quartet
i	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	John Fahey	1966	William McEwan
i	You'll Find Her Name Written There	John Fahey	1987	Tennessee Ernie

Songs written by John Fahey

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Commemorative Transfiguration and Communion at Magruder Park	John Fahey	John Fahey	1968	Covered by Sufjan Stevens
Dance of Death	John Fahey	John Fahey	1964	Covered by Calexico
Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Phillip XIV	John Fahey	John Fahey	1964	Covered by Jason Q. Lytle
Funeral Song for Mississippi John Hurt	John Fahey	John Fahey and His Orchestra	August 15, 1972	Covered by Tory Voodoo
Joe Kirby Blues	John Fahey	John Fahey	1967	Covered by (2 artists)
Last Steam Engine Train	John Fahey	John Fahey	1964	Covered by (4 artists)
Po' Boy	Bukka White, John Fahey	Booker T. White	May 23, 1939	Covered by Leo Kottke
Sligo River Blues	John Fahey	John Fahey	1964	Covered by Devendra Banhart
Sunflower River Blues	John Fahey	John Fahey	1964	Covered by (3 artists)
The Death of Clayton Peacock	John Fahey	John Fahey	1965	Covered by Fruit Bats
The Portland Cement Factory at Monolith California	John Fahey	John Fahey	1967	Covered by Cul de sac
The Singing Bridge of Memphis, Tennessee	John Fahey	John Fahey	1968	Covered by Lee Ranaldo
When the Catfish Is in Bloom	John Fahey	John Fahey	1967	Covered by Peter Case

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Requiem for Molly, Part 3	John Fahey	California Dreamin'	John Fahey

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
After the Ball	John Fahey and His Orchestra	1973	Reprise Records
America	John Fahey	1971	Takoma
America [reissue]	John Fahey	1998	Takoma
Blind Joe Death	John Fahey	1964	Takoma
Christmas with John Fahey, Vol. II	John Fahey	1975	Takoma
I Remember Blind Joe Death	John Fahey	1987	Varrick
Jo Ann Kelly	Jo Ann Kelly with John Fahey, Woody Mann, John Miller, Alan Seidler	1972	Blue Goose Records
Let Go	John Fahey	1984	Varrick
Of Rivers and Religion	John Fahey and His Orchestra	August 15, 1972	Reprise Records
Old Fashioned Love	John Fahey	1975	Takoma
Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories	John Fahey	1992	Varrick
Red Cross	John Fahey	February 11, 2003	Revenant
Requia and Other Compositions for Guitar Solo	John Fahey	1967	Vanguard
The Epiphany of Glenn Jones	John Fahey & Cul de Sac	September 1997	Thirsty Ear
The John Fahey Christmas Album	John Fahey	1991	Burnside Records
The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album	John Fahey	December 1968	Takoma
The Voice of the Turtle [Black Label]	John Fahey	1968	Takoma
The Yellow Princess	John Fahey	1968	Vanguard
Vol. 4	John Fahey	1966	Takoma
Volume 2 - Death Chants, Breakdowns, and Military Waltzes	John Fahey	1964	Takoma
Volume 3 - The Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites	John Fahey	1964	Takoma
Volume 5 - The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death	John Fahey	1965	Riverboat
Volume 6 - Days Have Gone By	John Fahey	1967	Takoma

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	I Am the Resurrection - A Tribute to John Fahey	various artists	February 14, 2006	Vanguard
	Revenge of Blind Joe Death - The John Fahey Tribute Album	various artists	August 22, 2006	Takoma

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