Rolf Cahn

Rolf Cahn is a folk-blues and flamenco guitarist with an emotionally expressive tone of voice that has composed music to become performed on the Brussels Globe Fair, various movie theater productions, and a T.V. present through the 50’s. He obtained a wide amount of reputation in the first ’50s being a nationally syndicated radio DJ for his applications on flamenco electric guitar and “THE ANNALS from the Negro Religious.” His recordings for Folkways Reports are seminal folk-blues recordings showcasing his respect and first-hand understanding of the blues custom aswell as his soulful tone of voice and well-traveled, flexible guitar abilities. His functionality with Eric Von Schmidt of Sin Killer Griffin’s “Wasn’t A Mighty Surprise” is among the features of the favorite Troubadours from the Folk Period. Vol. 1 which offered being a catalyst for the folk- blues, folk- rock and roll revival through the 1990’s. Handful of his recordings remain on the web however they are worthy of searching for.