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He became blind as an infant. He'd recall his grandmother telling him he got "sore eyes" when he was three-weeks old, and the doctors put something in his eyes that "cause [d] ulcers to grow" over the eyes and he ended up blind. [2]
Reverend Gary Davis, also known as Blind Gary Davis (April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972), was an blues and gospel singer, as well as a renowned guitarist. The best known example of the "gospel blues," his playing influenced several of the rock and roll legends of the 1960s.
Feb 9, 2021 · Reverend Gary Davis, also known as Blind Gary Davis, was born in Laurens, South Carolina, to a rural black family in 1896. During his infancy he became blind and was subsequently raised by his grandmother due to his mother’s rejection and his father’s constant legal difficulties.
May 5, 2019 · His music is immediately arresting, intense, and inimitable. Gary Davis was born blind in Laurens, South Carolina in 1896 and raised by his grandmother. His aptitude for music was discovered at an early age, he could play the harmonica by age five and the guitar by age nine.
Sep 25, 2014 · A labor of love and respect, the documentary “Harlem Street Singer” chronicles the life of the Rev. Gary Davis, the blind singer and guitarist who inspired and influenced a generation of folk...
Apr 17, 2015 · (1896–1916) It’s so hard I have to be blind. I’m away in the dark and got to feel my way. And nobody cares for me. — Rev. Gary Davis. Elderly blacks in Laurens County, South Carolina, still...
Davis variously claimed to have been born partially blind or to have been blinded by chemicals put in his eyes when he was a few weeks old.