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Reverend Gary Davis
- Country / region
- United States
- Recording years
- 1961–2003
- Recordings in scope
- 48
- Albums in scope
- 9
CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
Reverend Gary Davis in Blues · North America
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ARTIST STORY
Meet Reverend Gary Davis
Reverend Gary Davis is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1961–2003. The artist is connected with Blues and Gospel Blues, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.
Listen for how Blues and Gospel Blues shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Bad Company”, “Buck Dance”, “Candy Man”, “Coco Blues”. Then move to “If I Had My Way: Early Home Recordings” and “Pure Religion and Bad Company” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.
BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS
Basic information
- Type
- Solo artist
- Country / region
- United States
- Birth date
- April 30, 1896
- Death date
- May 5, 1972
- Roles
- Street performer, Composer, Guitarist, Singer, Musician
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Recordings in the current scope
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums in the current scope
Album·2003
If I Had My Way: Early Home Recordings
Album·1961
Pure Religion and Bad Company
Album·1993
Blues & Ragtime
Album·1962
Say No to the Devil
Album·1964
The Guitar and Banjo of Reverend Gary Davis
Album·1971
Ragtime Guitar
Album·1991
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order (1935-1949)
Album·1995
The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead
Album·Blues
Twelve Gates to the City
GENRES
Genres
ARTIST GRAPH
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