◇ image via WikipediaRev. Gary Davis
Rev. Gary Davis is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Skip James, Johnny Shines, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Blind Willie Johnson and Blind Willie McTell, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bob Weir, Stefan Grossman, David Bromberg, Dave Van Ronk and Rory Block, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Rev. Gary Davis and forward to Bob Weir. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
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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Rev. Gary Davis connections
Rev. Gary Davis shares an orbit with Skip James, Johnny Shines, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Blind Willie Johnson, went on to shape Bob Weir, Stefan Grossman, David Bromberg and Dave Van Ronk. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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