Laura Snapes
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!["Jack [Rose] transcended the shadow of [John] Fahey, and I think that's really difficult to do," Steve Gunn says. "It was undeniable when he played — people paid attention."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6ac16f5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3872x2157+0+10/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2016%2F09%2F19%2Fjack-rose-by-sam-erickson_wide-6d7c3f997d904db4fb940086416652d891d7c708.jpg)
To celebrate new reissues of his work, friends, fans and peers share favorite songs and memories of the musician whose influence on American Primitive Guitar has grown to monumental heights.
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!["Jack [Rose] transcended the shadow of [John] Fahey, and I think that's really difficult to do," Steve Gunn says. "It was undeniable when he played — people paid attention."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/644e44f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3872x2157+0+10/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2016%2F09%2F19%2Fjack-rose-by-sam-erickson_wide-6d7c3f997d904db4fb940086416652d891d7c708.jpg)