American primitive guitar
| American primitive guitar | |
|---|---|
John Fahey | |
| Other names | American primitivism |
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | 1950s, United States |
| Typical instruments | Steel-string acoustic guitar |
| Other topics | |
American primitive guitar is a fingerstyle guitar music genre, developed by the American guitarist John Fahey in the late 1950s. While the term "American primitivism" has been used as a name for the genre, American primitive guitar is distinct from the primitivism art movement.