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'One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.'

from The Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites

John Aloysius Fahey (February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001)

from ’The Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites’

'from Railroad, 1983'

'Glorious version without the intro, the only known live recording of this song'

John Fahey

'The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death, 1965'

Because of Alan’s interest in classical Indian music, his friend John Fahey referred to him by a corrupted version of Blind Owl Christie Wilson (Aouhl Krishnawhilsan). Revered Rubin (Rube) Lacy was a former blues guitarist and singer. In 1928 he recorded two songs Mississippi Jail House Groan" and "Ham Hound Crave", for Paramount Records. The PM 12696 refers to the Paramount master number. In 1932, Lacy became a minister and relocated to California where he was rediscovered by David Evans. He died in 1969. This photo was taken in 1966 in front of Lacy’s church and was later included in the liner notes of Fahey’s 1967 LP The Voice of the Turtle.

Recorded in 1967

(via Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip Of Spain - John Fahey (1964)