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Reverend Gary Davis

American blues and gospel singer and guitarist

Born on: April 30, 1896
Died on: May 5, 1972
Aged: 76 years 5 days (912 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: United states
Birth Sign: Taurus

 

Reverend Gary Davis

Gary D. Davis, known as Reverend Gary Davis and Blind Gary Davis, was an American blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica.

Born in Laurens, South Carolina, and blind since infancy, Davis first performed professionally in the Piedmont blues scene of Durham, North Carolina, in the 1930s, then converted to Christianity and became a minister.

After moving to New York in the 1940s, Davis experienced a career rebirth as part of the American folk music revival that peaked during the 1960s.

Davis' most notable recordings include "Samson and Delilah" and "Death Don't Have No Mercy".


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