I Remember Blind Joe Death

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

I Remember Blind Joe Death
Studio album by John Fahey
Released	1987
Recorded	1986 at Spectrum Studios, Portland, OR
Genre	Folk
Length	45:41
Label	Varrick
Producer	Tinh Mahoney
John Fahey chronology
Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes (1985) I Remember Blind Joe Death (1987) God, Time and Causality (1989)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
CMJ New Music	(no rating) [2]

CMJ New Music wrote that "The record is rooted in a deep delta blues sound-but that's certainly not where it ends.. Fabulous."[2]

Track listing

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

Personnel

• John Fahey – guitar

Production notes

• Tinh Mahoney – producer
• Mike Moore – engineer
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Susan Marsh – design

References

1. "I Remember Blind Joe Death > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
2. "I Remember Blind Joe Death > Review". CMJ New Music. November 2000.