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Reverend Gary Davis
Rev. Gary DavisEarly Recordings
Rev. Gary Davis
Early Recordings
Background information
Birth nameGary Davis
Also known asBlind Gary Davis
BornApril 30, 1896(1896-04-30)
OriginFlag of the United States Laurens, South Carolina, USA
DiedMay 5, 1972 (aged 76)
Genre(s)Gospel blues
Piedmont blues
Country blues
Folk-blues
Instrument(s)Guitar, Vocals
Years active1930s – 1970s

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Biography

Born in Laurens, South Carolina, Davis became blind at a very young age. Laurens is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. He took to the guitar and assumed a unique multi-voice style produced solely with his thumb and index finger, playing not only ragtime and blues tunes, but also traditional and original tunes in four-part harmony. Ragtime (alternately spelled Rag-time) is an American musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918

Bull City Blues, Durham, North Carolina
Bull City Blues, Durham, North Carolina

In the mid-1920s, Davis migrated to Durham, North Carolina, a major center for black culture at the time. Durham is a city in the US state of North Carolina. It is the County seat of Durham County North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Durham is a city in the US state of North Carolina. It is the County seat of Durham County African American culture in the United States refers to the cultural contributions of African ethnic groups to the culture of the United States either as part of or distinct from There he collaborated with a number of other artists in the Piedmont blues scene including Blind Boy Fuller and Bull City Red. The Piedmont blues (also known as Piedmont fingerstyle or East Coast' blues) is a type of Blues music characterized by a unique fingerpicking method on the Blind Boy Fuller (born Fulton Allen) ( July 10, 1907 - February 13, 1941) was an American Blues Guitarist In 1935, J. B. Long, a store manager with a reputation for supporting local artists, introduced Davis, Fuller and Red to the American Record Company. James Baxter Long, Sr ( December 25, 1903 &ndash February 25, 1975) was an American store manager owner and record company talent scout responsible American Record Company was a United States Record label, in business from about 1904 to 1908. The subsequent recording sessions marked the real beginning of Davis' career. During his time in Durham, Davis converted to Christianity; he would later become ordained as a Baptist minister. In general religious use ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is set apart as Clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs Following his conversion and especially his ordination, Davis began to express a preference for inspirational gospel music.

In the 1940s, the blues scene in Durham began to decline and Davis migrated to New York City. The City of New York By the 1960s, he had become known as the "Harlem Street Singer" and also acquired a reputation as the person to see if you wanted to learn to play guitar. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center As a teacher, Davis was exceptionally patient and thorough, making sure students would learn and adapt his original left-hand fingerings. The folk revival of the 1960s re-invigorated Davis' career, culminating in a performance at the Newport Folk Festival and the recording by Peter, Paul and Mary of "Samson and Delilah", also known as "If I Had My Way", originally a Blind Willie Johnson recording that Davis had popularized. A roots revival ( folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors The Newport Folk Festival is an American annual folk -oriented Music festival in Newport Rhode Island, which began in 1959 Peter Paul and Mary (often called PP&M) are a musical group from the United States who were one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the " Samson and Delilah " is a traditional song based on the Biblical tale of Samson and his betrayal by Delilah. "Blind" Willie Johnson ( January 22, 1897  &ndash September 18, 1945) was an American Singer and Guitarist

Discography

Many of his records were published posthumously.

See also

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Further reading

External links

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