Prior to his discovery in 1958 by a Takoma research team Fahey had played as a guitarist for a bluegrass band; often appearing with Bill Hancock and Greg Eldridge, but no recordings are known from this period. Sometime in 1956 he was smote to the ground by a bolt of lightning. Upon awakening he heard Blind Willie Johnson singing and from that time onward he ceased playing hillbilly and concentrated upon blues. His first recordings were made under somewhat mysterious circumstances for the Fonotone company - a pioneer in the folkfield. - (Elijah P. Lovejoy)

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	This record was recorded by Gene Rosenthal of Adelphi Studios, in Silver Spring, Md. on an Ampex Studio Tape Transport 400, using Electrovoice 676 and 664 cardiod dynamic microphones. It was produced by ED Denson, Takoma Records. Cover design by Berkeley Free Press Mastering by Sierra Sound Studios, pressing by Fidelatone Mfg. Co. ¤ DDD 22 Fahey's Recording Notes
	Wine and Roses How Long On The Banks Of The Owchita Worried Blues What The Sun Said Revelations On The Banks Of The Pawtuxent Poor Boy Variations On The Coocoo The Last Steam Engine Train [2:14] 1964 Give Me Corn Bread When I'm Hungry [3:08] 1964 Dance Of Death ADDITIONAL SONGS RELEASED ON THE CD VERSION IN 1999: Tulip Daisy The Siege of Sevastopol Steel Guitar Rag

Discography Menu Index Page Sessions 1959-1966 Sessions 1967-1973 Sessions 1974-2000 Things to Come Fonotone Blind Joe Death Death Chants, Breakdowns, & Military Waltzes Early Sessions Dance of Death Guitar Volume 4 The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death Days Have Gone By The Voice of the Turtle Requia Yellow Princess The New Possibility America Of Rivers and Religion After the Ball Fare Forward Voyagers The Essential John Fahey Kottke Lang Fahey Old Fashioned Love Christmas with John Fahey Vol II Best of John Fahey Visits Washington DC Yes! Jesus Loves Me Live in Tasmania Railroad I Christmas Guitar Vol. 1 Let Go Popular Songs Of Christmas and New Year's Rainforests, Oceans and Other Themes I Remember Blind Joe Death God, Time and Causality Old Girlfriends and Other Horrible Memories The John Fahey Christmas Album Return of the Repressed Double 78 The Mill Pond City of Refuge Womblife The Epiphany Of Glenn Jones Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts... Hitomi John Fahey Trio - KB00 John Fahey Trio - Vol 1 Red Cross Americana Masters The Best of John Fahey Vol. 2 1964–1983 The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick On Air Sea Changes and Coelacanths Some Summer Day Fonotone Records Box Set Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You: The Fonotone Years