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1930s–1970s. Gary D. Davis (April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972), [1] : 285–6 known as Reverend Gary Davis and Blind Gary Davis, was a blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica. Born in Laurens, South Carolina and blind since infancy, [2] Davis first performed professionally in the Piedmont blues scene of ...
Biography. Early years. Born in Laurens, South Carolina, to John and Evelina Davis. Davis reported as an adult that his blindness resulted from a misapplication of chemicals to his eyes after birth. By the age of only three weeks he had almost completely lost the ability to see.
Apr 17, 2015 · Music became a part of Davis’s life from a very young age. He took up the harmonica around age five at the encouragement of his mother’s elder brother, William. Davis learned to mimic the ...
When young John Cohen went to the home of Reverend Gary Davis in early 1953, Cohen could not have known the importance of the recordings he made. These historic recordings of the Reverend predate his seminal albums and feature Davis singing with his wife and another preacher, a rarity among Davis …
Harlem Street Singer tells the story of Reverend Gary Davis, the great blues and gospel musician whose unique style and remarkable skills on the guitar inspired a generation of musicians. The film traces Davis’s journey out of poverty in the Deep South to his iconic status in the folk and rock scene in 1960s New York.
Sep 22, 2014 · It was the young folk trio, in fact, who materially changed Davis’ life by recording his gospel sing ‘Samson & Delilah’ (re-titled ‘If I Had My Way’) on their debut self-titled album.
Reverend Gary Davis performs his famous haunting blues-spiritual for a young group in the late 1960’s. A seasoned guitarist Gary Davis continued to teach and inspire many a blues artist even after he gave up secular music himself in 1937 and was ordained as a minister while in Durham, North Carolina.
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