I Remember Blind Joe Death

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Released 1987 Producer Tinh Mahoney Release date 1987 Genre Folk music		Length 45:41 Artist John Fahey Label Varrick

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John fahey the evening mysteries of ferry street

I Remember Blind Joe Death is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1987.

This album was later disregarded by Fahey, stating the album suffers from sloppy playing due to the Epstein-Barr virus he was suffering from at the time.

Reception

CMJ New Music wrote that "The record is rooted in a deep delta blues sound-but that's certainly not where it ends.. Fabulous."

Track listing

"The Evening Mysteries of Ferry Street" (Fahey) – 3:28
"You'll Find Her Name Written There" (Harold Hensley) – 1:36
"The Minutes Seem Like Hours, The Hours Seem Like Days" (Fahey) – 4:02
"Are You from Dixie?" (Traditional) – 2:45
"A Minor Blues" (Traditional) – 4:42
"Steel Guitar Rag" (Traditional) – 2:26
"Nightmare/Summertime" (Artie Shaw, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward) – 5:25
"Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (Beth Slater Whitson, Leo Friedman) – 2:12
"Unknown Tango" (Traditional) – 3:54
"Improv in E Minor" (Fahey) – 7:31
"Lava on Waikiki" (Fahey) – 2:18
"Gaucho" (Bola Sete) – 6:00

Personnel

John Fahey – guitar

Production notes

Tinh Mahoney – producer

Mike Moore – engineer

Tom Coyne – mastering

Susan Marsh – design

Songs

1The Evening Mysteries of Ferry Street3:29
2You'll Find Her Name Written There1:36
3The Minutes Seem Like Hours - the Hours Seem Like Days4:03

References

I Remember Blind Joe Death Wikipedia

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