In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey is a documentary film about the legendary American guitarist, composer and provocateur John Fahey, 1939-2001. Fahey is often considered the godfather of 'American primitive guitar'. This cinematic exploration features Pete Townshend, Chris Funk of The Decemberists and Joey Burns of Calexico. These stellar musicians, along with Fahey associates and friends such as the famous 'Dr. Demento', radio broadcaster Barry Hansen, explore the legacy of this profoundly influential artist. The film was recorded in the Washington D.C. area where John Fahey was born, along the Mississippi Delta from Memphis to New Orleans, in Los Angeles, Toronto, Austin, New York and in Oregon where Fahey spent his last two decades.
In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey has generally received mixed reviews.
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In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey was released in 2013 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 8 reviews, giving In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey (2013) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 77%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Professional critics were more impressed with In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 59%, In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2013, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2013 with similar scores include films like Homefront, Kick-Ass 2 and White House Down.
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