Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas Sharp wrote: A John Fahey fan? One of a rare breed! I am. I met him once in 1968 when he and his then music partner Bill Barth came through Memphis on a blues-hunting expedition. I knew Barth better than Fahey because he invited me to shoot some of the old bluesmen who were still living in the Memphis area -- Furry Lewis, Mississippi Joe Callicot, Reverend Robert Wilkins. He was working on a video that I don't think he ever finished. I moved away before the project ended. Fahey went back east but Barth stuck around Memphis for a few years. They're both dead now. Some of the blues pictures are here: http://pswango.smugmug.com/gallery/805417_2TPxL#35850259_ZaDpQ Furry is on the second page. Great time to be in Memphis. There's a picture of Wm. Eggleston in there too. We were good friends. -- Phil Swango 307 Aliso Dr SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 505-262-4085