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American blues and gospel singer and guitarist (1896–1972)
Gary D. Davis (April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972), known as Reverend Gary Davis and Blind Gary Davis, was an American blues and gospel singer who was also
Reverend_Gary_Davis
1964 studio album by Reverend Gary Davis
The Guitar & Banjo of Reverend Gary Davis is an album by blues musician Reverend Gary Davis recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige Folklore label
The Guitar & Banjo of Reverend Gary Davis
The_Guitar_&_Banjo_of_Reverend_Gary_Davis
1961 studio album by Reverend Gary Davis
A Little More Faith is an album by blues musician Reverend Gary Davis released on the Bluesville label in September 1961. AllMusic reviewer Bruce Eder
A_Little_More_Faith
Topics referred to by the same term
Gary Davis may refer to: Gary Davis (American football) (born 1954), American football player Reverend Gary Davis (1896–1972), American singer Gary Lee
Gary_Davis
1956 studio album by Pink Anderson / Reverend Gary Davis
Street Songs, is a shared album by blues musicians Pink Anderson and Reverend Gary Davis recorded in 1950 and 1956 and released on the Riverside Folklore
American_Street_Songs
American gospel blues musician (1897–1945)
American Folk Music and by the efforts of the blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis. Along with Davis, he has since been considered the dominant player of holy
Blind_Willie_Johnson
1962 studio album by Reverend Gary Davis
Say No to the Devil is an album by blues musician Reverend Gary Davis recorded in 1961 and released on the Bluesville label in August 1962. AllMusic reviewer
Say_No_to_the_Devil
Music genre originating in 1860s
Charley Patton and Skip James, included religious songs or spirituals. Reverend Gary Davis and Blind Willie Johnson are examples of artists often categorized
Blues
American singer-songwriter (born 1945)
Bromberg is known for his fingerpicking style that he learned from Reverend Gary Davis. Bromberg was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia and raised
David_Bromberg
gospel blues musicians. Danny Brooks Pearly Brown Edward W. Clayborn Reverend Gary Davis Thomas A. Dorsey Blind Roosevelt Graves Vera Hall Son House Bo Weavil
List of gospel blues musicians
List_of_gospel_blues_musicians
American blues singer and guitarist (1896–1934)
listenable copy exists. His complex and intricate fingerpicking inspired Reverend Gary Davis, Jorma Kaukonen, Ry Cooder, Arlen Roth, John Fahey, Ralph McTell
Blind_Blake
Traditional gospel blues song
attributed to Blind Willie Johnson, who recorded it in 1928; to Reverend Gary Davis, who recorded it in 1956; and to Mississippi Fred McDowell, who recorded
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Keep_Your_Lamp_Trimmed_and_Burning
1962 song by Bob Dylan
Von Schmidt credits Reverend Gary Davis for writing "three quarters" of his version of the song (the melody is very similar to Davis's "Please Baby"). Dave
Baby,_Let_Me_Follow_You_Down
2010 studio album by Chris Brokaw and Geoff Farina
North American blues, folk and ragtime classics by the likes of Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Blake, the Kentucky Ramblers, and Leroy Carr. The album was
The_Angel's_Message_to_Me
American blues guitarist and singer
Piedmont blues style. He was described by blues musicians such as Reverend Gary Davis and Pink Anderson as an outstanding guitarist. Josh White called
Blind_Willie_Walker
American musician (1946–2011)
the Travis pick or alternate bass independent thumb picking) from Reverend Gary Davis who spent the last years of his life in Montreal.[citation needed]
David_Rea_(musician)
American guitarist (born 1940)
guitar playing. Buchanan also introduced Kaukonen to the music of Reverend Gary Davis, whose songs have remained important parts of Kaukonen's repertoire
Jorma_Kaukonen
American singer-songwriter (1943–2026)
singer-songwriter and storyteller. A student and friend of the Reverend Gary Davis, he was equally at home with blues and ragtime. He was known to shift
Roy_Book_Binder
American country blues musician (born 1967)
career in Duluth. His influences include Charlie Patton, Bukka White, Reverend Gary Davis, Dave Van Ronk, Mississippi John Hurt, and his self-professed "hero"
Charlie_Parr
1970 album by Exuma
the work of Spence as well as blues performers Charley Patton and Reverend Gary Davis. The album has been described not just as a folk record, but also
Exuma_(album)
American folk musician (1936–2002)
stumbled across while shopping for jazz 78s by artists like the Reverend Gary Davis, Furry Lewis and Mississippi John Hurt. By about 1958, he was firmly
Dave_Van_Ronk
Pink Anderson (namesake for Pink Floyd; buried in Spartanburg) and Reverend Gary Davis were both from Laurens, S.C. Charleston's Roger Bellow, a South Carolina
Music_of_South_Carolina
American singing group
bill with performers such as Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Reverend Gary Davis, Leonard Cohen, and many others. The Pennywhistlers (Folkways Records
The_Pennywhistlers
Historic cemetery in New York, United States
notable persons are buried in Rockville. They are blues musician Reverend Gary Davis (1896–1972) and B&B/doo-wop musician James "Shep" Sheppard of Shep
Rockville_Cemetery
American gospel and rock musician (1915–1973)
Waters and Otis Spann, Ransom Knowling, and Little Willie Smith, Reverend Gary Davis, Cousin Joe, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee. Tharpe was introduced
Sister_Rosetta_Tharpe
Tumble Blues" 1971: Reverend Gary Davis - Children Of Zion : Reverend Gary Davis In Concert (Transatlantic) 1971: Reverend Gary Davis - Ragtime Guitar (Transatlantic)
Stefan_Grossman_discography
1947 song by Roy Hogsed
usually known as "Cocaine Blues," is Reverend Gary Davis’s arrangement, an eight-bar blues in C Major. Davis said that he learned the song in 1905 from
Cocaine_Blues
Musical artist
He frequently traveled to Harlem, where he performed alongside Reverend Gary Davis. Williams could play blues standards, folk songs, and some pop tunes
Blind_Connie_Williams
Traffic "Dear Prudence" The Beatles "Death Don't Have No Mercy" Reverend Gary Davis "Death Letter Blues" Son House "Deep Elm Blues" Traditional "Desolation
List of Grateful Dead cover versions
List_of_Grateful_Dead_cover_versions
American singer
acoustic blues in the Piedmont style reminiscent of guitarists such as Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Boy Fuller, John Jackson and Blind Willie McTell. He has performed
Frank_Fotusky
American singer-songwriter
gospel, and was influenced by artists such as Blind Boy Fuller and Reverend Gary Davis. After hearing of Guitar Gabriel from the late Greensboro, North
Guitar_Gabriel
List of Newport Folk Festival lineups
Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018. Graff, Gary (24 August 1998). "Live Report: Newport Folk Festival". Rolling Stone. Retrieved
Newport Folk Festival lineups by year
Newport_Folk_Festival_lineups_by_year
American rock band
ragtime artist Jelly Roll Morton and country blues artists such as Reverend Gary Davis, Bo Carter and Blind Blake. From October 1969 to November 1970, Hot
Jefferson_Airplane
American musician and artist
Schmidt had adapted the song from Blind Boy Fuller and credited Reverend Gary Davis as author of "three-quarters" of the song. His 1979 book about the
Eric_Von_Schmidt
Traditional spiritual song adapted by several artists
Blind Boys of Alabama (1953), and the Hightower Brothers (1956). Reverend Gary Davis recorded the song in 1962; his lyrics include: You may run, can't
You_Gotta_Move_(song)
American guitarist (1952–2022)
New York, where he studied acoustic guitar with blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis from 1968–72. From 1973–78, he continued private lessons, focusing
Woody_Mann
Form of blues-based gospel music
to originally describe Reverend Gary Davis's style of traditional blues playing with lyrics conveying a religious message. Davis and Blind Willie Johnson
Gospel_blues
2026 studio album by Kneecap
Floyd. It is based on the blues song "Cocaine Blues", popularised by Reverend Gary Davis, and samples John Martyn's version titled "Cocain". The album closer
Fenian_(album)
Music genre
indeed, much of the music played by such artists of the style as Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Boy Fuller, Elizabeth Cotten, and Etta Baker could be referred
Ragtime
American journalist and author (born 1946)
break. Izzy Young sent him to Harlem to take lessons from the Reverend Gary Davis. Davis would eventually have a great personal impact on Shoumatoff and
Alex_Shoumatoff
Connie Williams Blind Gary Davis (Reverend Gary Davis) Blind James Campbell Blind Joe Hill Blind Joe Reynolds Blind John Davis Blind Joe Taggart Blind
List of nicknames of blues musicians
List_of_nicknames_of_blues_musicians
1997 studio album by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
by a train. A silk-screened image dedicated to the blues musician Reverend Gary Davis was also included in the jacket. Barb Stewart of Stylus Magazine
F♯_A♯_∞
Council (September 2, 1911 – May 9, 1976). Guitarist and singer. Reverend Gary Davis (April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972). Blues and gospel singer and guitarist
List of Piedmont blues musicians
List_of_Piedmont_blues_musicians
American blues rock band
material and covers of American country and blues artists such as Reverend Gary Davis, Jelly Roll Morton, Bo Carter and Blind Blake. In September 1969
Hot_Tuna
English folk rock singer (born 1947)
She became a roadie for visiting American musicians, including Reverend Gary Davis. They gave her useful advice about singing English folk songs instead
Maddy_Prior
1978 soundtrack album by the Band
Helm, Robertson Helm, Danko 4:32 2. "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" Reverend Gary Davis, Rick von Schmidt Bob Dylan 3:00 3. "I Don't Believe You" Dylan Dylan
The_Last_Waltz_(soundtrack)
Gospel song
names for the same people.) The song has also been attributed to Reverend (Blind) Gary Davis. As with many traditional songs, the lyrics differ from one performer
Jesus Met the Woman at the Well
Jesus_Met_the_Woman_at_the_Well
American singer-songwriter (born 1979)
Hammer (w/ The Fairfield Four) Watson says of "Samson and Delilah" by Reverend Gary Davis: When you hear him play, it stops you in your tracks and makes a
Willie_Watson_(musician)
1960 studio album by Blind Gary Davis
is a studio album by the American gospel blues singer-guitarist Blind Gary Davis, recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label in December of
Harlem_Street_Singer
American psychedelic soul band
brought them into contact with Hoyt Axton, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Reverend Gary Davis, and Barbara Dane. When Barbara Dane spotted the brothers at the
The_Chambers_Brothers
Musical artist
was an American folk singer and writer known as a "disciple" of Reverend Gary Davis and a former member of Pete Seeger's band. He performed with his
Tom_Winslow
Record label
Scrapper Blackwell Blind Blake Big Bill Broonzy Gus Cannon Bo Carter Reverend Gary Davis Sleepy John Estes Blind Boy Fuller Blind Uncle Gaspard Mississippi
Yazoo_Records
Topics referred to by the same term
Jane Girls "Candyman", by Pitbull from The Boatlift "Candy Man", by Reverend Gary Davis; covered by Hot Tuna on First Pull Up, Then Pull Down "Candy Man"
Candyman
1970 live album by Hot Tuna
set rooted in the country blues of the pre-World War II era. The Reverend Gary Davis had been an early influence on Kaukonen, and two of his songs were
Hot_Tuna_(album)
City in South Carolina, United States
Laurens is home to Reverend Gary Davis and Pink Anderson, acoustic blues musicians who were born in the city, as well as Redtop Davis, a lightweight boxer
Laurens,_South_Carolina
American folk music television series (1965–66)
Downtown Community School (episode 7). The blind gospel guitarist Reverend Gary Davis with the young folk-pop singers Donovan and Shawn Phillips (episode
Rainbow_Quest
2003 documentary film series produced by Martin Scorsese
The film includes performance by Big Bill Broonzy Elizabeth Cotten Reverend Gary Davis Ida Cox Willie Dixon Jesse Fuller John Lee Hooker Lightnin' Hopkins
The_Blues_(film_series)
American blues singer and guitarist
14400-D American Street Songs (Riverside, 1956) – shared album with Reverend Gary Davis Carolina Blues Man (Bluesville, 1961) Medicine Show Man (Bluesville
Pink_Anderson
1962 studio album by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Traditional) "I Love Her So/I Got a Woman" (Ray Charles) "Candy Man" (Reverend Gary Davis) "Tramp on the Street" (Grady Cole, Hazel Cole) "Railroad Bill" (Traditional)
Ramblin'_Jack_Elliott_(album)
1977 live album / studio album by Jackson Browne
[one U.S. cassette release typos this as "Holmdale"] "Cocaine" (Reverend Gary Davis, additional lyrics by Browne and Glenn Frey) – 4:55 Recorded in room
Running_on_Empty_(album)
Traditional song about Samson and Delilah
studio recording of the song. Although Weir learned the song from Reverend Gary Davis, several earlier versions had been recorded under various titles
Samson and Delilah (traditional song)
Samson_and_Delilah_(traditional_song)
American folklorist, educator and record producer
including recordings by Ewan MacColl and A.L. Lloyd, Jean Ritchie, Reverend Gary Davis, Sara Cleveland, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. Some of these
Kenneth_S._Goldstein
1959 compilation album by various artists
of artists such as Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, Reverend Gary Davis, and Lead Belly. Reissue compilations of 78s had also been undertaken
The_Country_Blues
French-Algerian acoustic guitarist
Bill Broonzy, Larry Carlton, Martin Carthy, Ry Cooder, Joan Baez, Reverend Gary Davis, Davey Graham, Jimi Hendrix, Mississippi John Hurt, Bert Jansch,
Pierre_Bensusan
2007 studio album by David Bromberg
bloom, invigorating sturdy old blues and ballads by Robert Johnson, Reverend Gary Davis and Elizabeth Cotten, among others. A recent surprise is Bromberg's
Try_Me_One_More_Time_(album)
Stringed musical instrument
Jackson and Clancy Hayes, as well as the blues and gospel singer Reverend Gary Davis. Today, musicians as diverse as Keith Urban, Rod Stewart, Taj Mahal
Banjo
American singer
washboard player, most closely associated with Blind Boy Fuller and the Reverend Gary Davis. Little is known of his life outside of his recording career. Washington
Bull_City_Red
American musician and social activist (1919–2014)
Rainbow Quest. Among his guests were Johnny Cash, June Carter, Reverend Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt, Doc Watson, the Stanley Brothers, Elizabeth
Pete_Seeger
1968 studio album by Jefferson Airplane
with the four bonus tracks is a hidden track, an acoustic cover of Reverend Gary Davis' "Candy Man". The album initially received a mixed review in Rolling
Crown_of_Creation
English folk and blues musician (1941–2020)
Elliott, Derroll Adams, Jesse Fuller, Big Bill Broonzy, Snooks Eaglin, Reverend Gary Davis and Davey Graham. MacLeod was an early influence on Donovan, and
Mac_MacLeod
fame. Fanny Crosby – Christian hymn writer. Reverend Gary Davis – gospel blues guitarist. Blind John Davis – American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and
List_of_blind_people
Fred Cockerham Eddie Condon J. D. Crowe Erik Darling Jeff DaRosa Reverend Gary Davis Michael DeTemple Douglas Dillard Dwight Diller Lonnie Donegan John
List_of_banjo_players
American guitarist and lutenist
student of many American folk and jazz musicians, in particular Reverend Gary Davis. O'Brien taught early, classical, and other guitars, lute, archlute
Patrick_O'Brien_(musician)
1998 studio album by John Martyn
So Bad" (Lightnin' Hopkins) - 3:29 "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (Reverend Gary Davis) - 5:46 John Martyn – vocals, guitar Spencer Cozens – acoustic piano
The_Church_with_One_Bell
1986 studio album by Martin Stephenson and the Daintees
"Little Red Bottle" – 4:08 "Running Water" – 3:09 "Tribute to the Late Reverend Gary Davis" – 1:18 "Candle in the Middle" – 3:25 "Piece of the Cake" – 2:56
Boat_to_Bolivia
British guitarist and folk singer (1939–2008)
by guitarists such as Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy and Reverend Gary Davis. This was a timely series, because of the ongoing British folk revival
John_Pearse
Defunct American record label
insert listing catalog as of 1977 ""Ragtime Guitar", LP album by Reverend Gary Davis". Reverendgarydavis.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint:
Kicking_Mule_Records
Live music night in Birmingham, England
Champion Jack Dupree, Lightnin' Slim, Arthur Big Boy Crudup and Reverend Gary Davis. One week, two members of the club, Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi
Henry's_Blueshouse
Musical artist
Ruskin opened for Reverend Gary Davis at Detroit's Retort Coffee House. This engagement resulted in an invite to spend the summer with Davis at his Long Island
Rick_Ruskin
Instrumental by Blind Willie Johnson
efforts of blues guitarist Reverend Gary Davis. A highly regarded figure within the burgeoning New York folk scene, Davis gave copies of Johnson's records
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
Dark_Was_the_Night,_Cold_Was_the_Ground
1971 studio album by Stoneground
album, which also contained covers of songs recorded by The Kinks, Reverend Gary Davis, John D. Loudermilk and John Mayall. In a review for the album, Billboard
Stoneground_(album)
Musical artist
bluesmen Stefan Grossman and Roy Book Binder, studied with blues legend Reverend Gary Davis in New York City in 1965 and 1966. Over the years, he learned a variety
Ernie_Hawkins
Song by Reverend Gary Davis
Mercy" is a song by the American gospel blues singer-guitarist Blind Gary Davis. It was first recorded on August 24, 1960, for the album Harlem Street
Death_Don't_Have_No_Mercy
2023 live album by Cat Power
by Bob Dylan, except "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down", written by Reverend Gary Davis, Dave van Ronk and Eric von Schmidt. The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob
Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert
Cat_Power_Sings_Dylan:_The_1966_Royal_Albert_Hall_Concert
1974 studio album / Live album by David Bromberg
styles that he had learned as a student and protégé of bluesman Reverend Gary Davis as springboards for discovery." According to AllMusic, "Some of Bromberg's
Wanted Dead or Alive (David Bromberg album)
Wanted_Dead_or_Alive_(David_Bromberg_album)
1973 studio album by John Fahey
player Sylvester Weaver. The version of "Candy Man" here is based on Reverend Gary Davis' version. Fahey later re-recorded "Hawaiian Two-Step" as "Spanish
After_the_Ball_(album)
1967 studio album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Adams, Ned Nestor, Claude Shugart) – 3:43 "Put a Bar in My Car" (Reverend Gary Davis, Beasley Smith) – 3:08 "It's Raining Here in Long Beach" (Jackson
Ricochet (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)
Ricochet_(Nitty_Gritty_Dirt_Band_album)
American writer, consultant, and publisher
and actress Patricia Charbonneau. He studied blues guitar with the Reverend Gary Davis in New York as a teenager. By 20, he was playing and recording with
Edward_J._Renehan_Jr.
American musician, astrologer, and naval historian
York City's Greenwich Village to study guitar with Reverend Gary Davis, eventually becoming Davis' driver in order to pay for guitar lessons. Townley
John_Townley
American guitarist, singer and record producer (born 1945)
and Reverend Gary Davis. It was at this time that he met and befriended guitarist Stefan Grossman. They would sometimes act as road managers for Davis and
Steve_Katz_(musician)
American blues record label
changing audience. Such bluesmen as Roosevelt Sykes, Lightnin' Hopkins, Rev. Gary Davis, and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee recorded for the label, accounting
Bluesville_Records
2013 studio album by Fidlar
Kuehn, Max Kuehn & Brandon Schwartzel, except "Cocaine", written by Reverend Gary Davis. Fidlar Zac Carper – vocals, guitar Elvis Kuehn – vocals, lead guitar
Fidlar_(album)
1962 studio album by Peter, Paul and Mary
(Traditional; arranged by Stookey and Yarrow) – 4:23 "If I Had My Way" (Reverend Gary Davis) – 2:25 "Cruel War" (Yarrow, Stookey) – 2:19 "Lemon Tree" (Will Holt) –
Peter,_Paul_and_Mary_(album)
1967 studio album by Grateful Dead
McKernan 4:18 13. "Death Don't Have No Mercy" (instrumental version) Reverend Gary Davis n/a 5:20 14. "Viola Lee Blues" (edited version) 3:00 15. "Viola
The_Grateful_Dead_(album)
Sandra Crouch Adlan Cruz Damares Montrell Darrett Carlene Davis Reverend Gary Davis The Davis Sisters Ricky Dillard The Dixie Hummingbirds Jessy Dixon
List_of_gospel_musicians
Playing technique
Peter Finger, Lasse Johansson, Tom Ball and Dale Miller. Meanwhile, Reverend Gary Davis was active in New York City, where he mentored many aspiring finger-pickers
Fingerstyle_guitar
Greenwich Village coffeehouse (1958–1971)
including Odetta, Son House, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Bonnie Raitt, Reverend Gary Davis, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Big Mama Thornton, Link Wray, Mimi
The_Gaslight_Cafe
American folk singer
performed at its first iteration that year along with Pete Seeger, Reverend Gary Davis, The Greenbriar Boys, Obray Ramsey, and Jack Elliott. She was a founding
Tossi_Aaron
1969 live album by Grateful Dead
Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 1. "Death Don't Have No Mercy" Reverend Gary Davis Garcia 10:28 2. "Feedback" McGannahan Skjellyfetti instrumental 7:49
Live/Dead
1969 live album (bootleg) by the Rolling Stones
Son" (Robert Wilkins) – 4:03 "You Gotta Move" (Fred McDowell and Reverend Gary Davis) – 3:18 "Carol" (Berry) – 3:33 "Sympathy for the Devil" – 6:55 "Stray
Live'r_Than_You'll_Ever_Be
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