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Rev. Gary Davis

African-American blues, gospel singer and guitarist. Born: April 30, 1896 - Laurens County, SC, USA. Died: May 5, 1972 - Hammonton, NJ, USA. For his early 78 recordings before being ordained a minister, please go to [a=Blind Gary Davis]. Born partially blind, Davis lost what little was left of his sight at a young age. Self-taught on the guitar, he assumed a unique multi-voice style produced solely with his thumb and index finger, playing ragtime, traditional, blues and original tunes in four-part harmony. He frequently performed on the streets of New York near Harlem, where he also came to be a well-known figure. In the 1930s occasionally accompanied [a=Blind Boy Fuller] or [a=Bull City Red] on recordings as a 2nd guitarist. It should be noted that as a man of faith in his later year, he rarely recorded blues after becoming a Reverend. He has been an influence on dozens of musicians such as [a=Bob Dylan], [a=Taj Mahal], [a=Donovan], [a=Jorma Kaukonen], [a=Ry Cooder], [a=David Bromberg], [a=Wizz Jones] and [a=Blind Boy Fuller].

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