Sorry to hear of Billy Faier's passing - condolences to friends and
family.
I recall the controversy when the album THE BEAST OF BILLY FAIER was
released (at the height of the repression of civil rights activism), with the statement that no copies would be sold to (I think)
Mississippi.
He recorded as primary artist or accompanist for numerous labels, including Riverside, Elektra, Folkways, ABC-Paramount, Takoma, Tradition.
RIP

Thomas.