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Rev. Gary Davis

Rev. Gary Davis is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Skip James, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Willie McTell and Pink Anderson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rory Block, Stefan Grossman, David Bromberg, Dave Van Ronk and Bob Weir, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Rev. Gary Davis and forward to Rory Block. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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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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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Rev. Gary DavisRory BlockStefan GrossmanDavid BrombergDave Van RonkBob WeirBob DylanThe Grateful DeadJorma KaukonenSkip JamesMississippi Fred McD…Blind Willie JohnsonBlind Willie McTellPink AndersonReverend Gary DavisSon HouseRobert Johnson

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Rev. Gary Davis connections

Rev. Gary Davis shares an orbit with Skip James, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Blind Willie Johnson and Blind Willie McTell, went on to shape Rory Block, Stefan Grossman, David Bromberg and Dave Van Ronk. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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