Reverend Gary Davis
レヴァランド・ゲイリー・デイヴィス
- BORN: April 30, 1896, Laurens, South Carolina
1896年4月30日、サウスカロライナ州ローレンス生まれ - DIED: May 5, 1972, Hammonton, New Jersey
1972年5月5日、ニュージャージー州ハモントンにて死去 - vocals guitar banjo harmonica
ゲイリー・デイヴィス(ブラインド・ゲイリー・デイヴィス)は真のギターの達人だった。信じがたいベース・ランをプレイし、あらゆるキーで独自の奏法を築き上げた彼には、数え切れないくらい多くの後継者がいる。ブラインド・ボーイ・フラーやブラウニー・マギーといったブルースマンのみならず、タジ・マハール、ボブ・ディラン、ヨーマ・コーコネン、デヴィッド・ブロムバーグ、ライ・クーダーなど多くの現代のミュージシャンも直接、または間接的に彼から学んだのである。ブラインド・ブレイクの死後ピードモント・ブルースの最高のプレイヤーだったゲイリー・デイヴィスは、15才頃から、サウス・カロライナのグリーンヴィルでウィリー・ウォーカーの影響を受け、一緒にストリング・バンドでプレイしてギターの腕に磨きをかけた。1920年代にはノース・カロライナ州のダラムという街の通りで演奏して稼ぐようになる。彼は盲目のシンガーだったが、失明の時期ははっきりしない。ARC(アメリカン・レコード・カンパニー)のエージェント、J.B.ロングがデイヴィスを発見。デイヴィスは1935年の初セッションでブルース数曲を演奏した後、ブルースの録音を拒否し、もっぱら宗教歌だけを歌うようになった。1937年に聖職者の尊称“レヴァランド”をつけ、レヴァランド・ゲイリー・デイヴィスに。1944年にニューヨークに移って、ハーレムの路上で演奏、ときにレコーディングも行なった。60年代のブルース・ブームの到来で、やっと経済的に報われた。死の直前まで演奏活動を続けた。
Recordings
- July 23, 1935, New York City, New York
- July 25, 1935, New York City, New York
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- Rag, Mama, Rag (by Blind Boy Fuller)
- Rag, Mama, Rag (by Blind Boy Fuller)
- Baby You Gotta Change your Mind (by Blind Boy Fuller)
- I Am The True Vine
- I Am The Light Of The World
- O Lord, Search My Heart
- I Saw The Light (vocal by Bull City Red)
- July 26, 1935, New York City, New York
- 1945, New York
- January 1949, New York
- circa 1950, New York City
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- Guitar
- 1952, Gary Davis' Home, New York City
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- I Am The True Vine
- I Can't Make The Journey By Myself
- Jesus Met The Woman At The Well
- Please Don't Drive Your Children Away
- I'm Gonna Meet You At The Station
- Instrumental (Cocaine)
- Children Go Where I Send Thee
- I Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley
- I See The Sign Of Judgement
- Bad Company Brought Me Here
- Tell Me, John
- Tessie
- Twelve Gates To The City
- 1953, New York City, New York
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- If I Had My Way
- If the Lord Be for You
- Twelve Gates to the City
- You Got to Move
- We Are the Heavenly Father's Children
- A Friend Like Lonely Jesus
- Get Right Church
- Marine Band
- Shine On Me
- There's Destruction on This Land
- He Stole Away
- The Uncloudy Day
- Say No to the Devil
- I Belong to the Band
- Give Me a Heart to Love
- He Never Has Left Me Alone
- Got On My Traveling Shoes
- April 1954, New York City, New York
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- When The Train Comes Along
- I Can't Make The Journey By Myself
- Oh What A Beautiful City
- Jesus Met The Woman At The Well
- You Got To Move
- Bad Company Brought Me Here
- Motherless Children
- Say No To The Devil
- Death Is Riding Every Day
- January 20, 1956
- 1955-57, New York
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- Fast Blues in A
- Slow Blues in E
- West Coast Blues
- Rag in A Minor
- Two-Step
- Horse Thief's Blues
- Candy Man
- Cigarette Break
- Hills and Valleys
- Seven Sisters
- Crucifixion
- I Decided to Go Down
- Sun Is Going Down
- My Heart is Fixed
- Hymn
- Prayer
- Song
- Sermon
- Coco Blues
- Come Over To See Me Sometime
- Lost John
- Soldier's Drill
- Slow Blues In E
- Mountain Jack
- I Didn't Want To Join The Band
- June 1957, New York City, New York
- February 22, 1958, Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York
- 1958-59, Columbia University, New York
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- Buck Dance
- Soldier's March
- Baby, What You Going To Do
- Twelve Sticks
- Save Up Your Money
- Nobody Cares For Me
- Slippin' 'Til My Gal Comes In Partner
- Rag Blues In C
- Blues In E
- Square Dances Verses
- Don't Know Where To Go
- I'm Throwin' Up My Hands
- Cross And Evil Woman Blues
- I'm So Tired Of Being All Alone
- July 11/12, 1959, Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
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- Samson And Delilah
- You Got To Move
- 1959?, Mariposa Folk Festival?
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- I Got Religion, I'm So Glad
- I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord
- August 24, 1960, Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
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- Samson And Delilah
- Let Us Together Right Down Here
- I Belong To The Band
- Pure Religion
- Great Chance Since I Been Born
- Death Don't Have No Mercy
- Twelve Gates To The City
- Goin' To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River
- Tryin' To Get Home
- Lo, I Be With You Always
- I Am The Light Of This World
- Lord, I Feel Like Just Goin' On
- August 10, 1961, New York
- 1961, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
- 1962, Golden Vanity, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Little Boy, Little Boy, Who Made Your Britches
- Cocaine Blues
- Spoonful
- Whistlin' Blues
- 1962, Gary Davis' Home, New York City, New York
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- Children Of Zion
- Whoopin' Blues
- What Could I Do
- Lo' I Be With You Always
- 1962, New York
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- Slippin' Til My Gal Comes In Partner
- Wall Hollow Blues
- Blues In E
- Piece Without Words
- Whoopin' Blues
- Talk On The Death Of Blind Boy Fuller
- Cocaine Blues
- 1962, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania
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- I'm Going To Sit Down On The Banks
- Twelve Gates To The City
- I Heard The Angel's Singing
- Twelve Sticks
- Long Way To Tipperary
- When The Train Comes Along
- Come Down And See Me Sometime
- Buck Dance
- Soldier's Drill
- February 1962, Gerde's Folk City, New York
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- You Got to Move - @YouTube
- Intro to Come Down and See Me Sometime - @YouTube
- Come Down and See My Sometime - @YouTube
- Wouldn't Say Quit - @YouTube
- Oh Lord - @YouTube
- Announcing Guitar Lessons - @YouTube
- People That Use to See, Can't See No More - @YouTube
- There's Destruction in This Land - @YouTube
- Intro to Soon My Work Will All Be Done - @YouTube
- Soon My Work Will All Be Done - @YouTube
- Intro to Oh Glory, How I Happy I Am - @YouTube
- Oh Glory, How Happy I Am - @YouTube
- I Want to Be Saved - @YouTube
- Just a Closer Walk With Thee - @YouTube
- Death Don't Have No Mercy - @YouTube
- Lord I Won't Go Back in Sin - @YouTube
- Candyman - @YouTube
- Buck Dance - @YouTube
- Samson and Delilah - @YouTube
- Working on the Building - @YouTube
- I'll Fly Away - @YouTube
- Sun Goin' Down - @YouTube
- Fox Chase - @YouTube
- God's Gonna Separate - @YouTube
- Lord Search My Heart - @YouTube
- Jesus Met the Woman At the Well - @YouTube
- Say No to the Devil - @YouTube
- I am a Pilgrim - @YouTube
- All Night Long - @YouTube
- Trying to Get to Heaven - @YouTube
- Thank You Jesus - @YouTube
- Twelve Sticks - @YouTube
- Intro to Tesse - @YouTube
- Tesse - @YouTube
- Lord They Tell Me - @YouTube
- Right or Wrong - @YouTube
- June 22/3, 1962, The Sign Of The Sun, San Diego, California
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- Old Drunken Sally
- Kitty Went A-Courtin'
- September 8, 1962, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Paoli, Pennsylvania
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- If I Had My Way
- Sally, Where You Get Your Liquor From?
- You Got To Move
- circa 1962/63, New York
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- Bill Bailey
- Honey, Get Your Towel Wet
- She Wouldn't Say Quit
- You're Goin' To Quit Me, Baby
- Don't Let My Baby Catch You Here
- January 1964, Meadville, Pennsylvania
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- Cincinnati Slow Drag
- Harmonica Solo
- Candyman
- Banjo Instrumental
- Maple Leaf Rag
- I Know You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone
- Guitar Blues
- Banjo Instrumental
- March 2, 1964, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
- May 8, 1964, Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England
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- You Got To Move
- If I Had My Way
- The Sun Is Going Down
- I'm A Soldier
- I Got A Little Mama, Sweet As She Can Be
- Sally, Please Come Back To Me (Worried Blues)
- Cocaine Blues
- Cincinnati Flow Rag
- Children of Zion
- Coon Hunt (Harmonica Instrumental)
- Maple Leaf Rag
- circa 1964, New York City, New York
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- I'm On My Way To The Kingdom
- He Knows Just How Much We Can Bear
- Lord, I'll Be With You Always
- Yeah!
- 1964, Berkeley, California
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- I'm A Soldier
- Floor Sweein' Rag
- Courtin' Boy
- mid 1960s, Toronto, Ontario
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- Stovepipe Stomp
- She Just Put It That Way
- Guitar And Banjo Duet
- July 1965, Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
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- Samson And Delilah
- I Won't Be Back No More
- Buck Dance
- Twelve Sticks
- Death Don't Have No Mercy
- You Got To Move
- Lovin' Spoonful
- She Wouldn't Say Quit
- I've Done All My Singing For The Lord
- Twelve Gates To The City
- I Will Do My Last Singing In This Land Somewhere
- January 27, 1967, Montreal, Quebec
- 1968, Michigan State University, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- She's Funny That Way
- Baby Let Me Lay It On You
- Please Judy
- The Boy Was Kissing The Girl
- Hesitation Blues
- circa 1968, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Twelve Gates To The City
- Samson And Delilah
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- The Boy Was Kissing The Girl (And Playing The Guitar At The Same Time)
- Birmingham Special
- Time Ain't So Long
- Silvie
- Lost John
- Lo, I'll Be With You Always
- March 1969, Apostolic Studios, New York City, New York
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- Let's Get Together
- Sun Goin' Down
- Slippin' Til' My Gal Get In
- Lo, I'll Be With You Always
- God Will Take Care Of You
- Mornin' Train
- Out On The Ocean Sailing
- Right Now
- Birmingham Special
- There's Destruction In That Land
- O, Glory
- Soon My Work Will All Be Done
- 1962-1970, Gary Davis' House
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- Cincinnati Flow Rag
- West Coast Blues
- Buck Rag
- St. Louis Tickle
- Two Step Candyman
- Walkin' Dog Blues
- Italian Rag
- C-Rag
- Waltz Time Candyman
- Make Believe Stunt
- August 12, 1970, New Milford, Connecticut
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- She's Funny That Way
- Cincinnati Flow Rag
- Sally
- CC Rider
- Make Believe Stunt
- Delia
- Candy Man
- March 17, 1971, Sherman Fairchild Studio, New York City, New York
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- How Happy I Am
- I Heard The Angeles Singing
- Samson And Delilah
- Children Of Zion
- Soon My Work Will Be All Done
- Talk On The Corner
- Sally, Where'd You Get Your Whiskey?
- Hesitation Blues
- Whistling Blues
- Lost John
- You Better Get Right
- Lord I Wish I Could See
- Be Mindfull Of Your Sacrament
- Down By The River
- Eagle Rocking Blues
- Candy Man
- Crow Jane
- Cocaine Blues
- I'll Do My Last Singing
- July 30-August 1, 1971, Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge, England
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- Let Us Get Together
- There's Destruction In This Land
- Samson And Delilah
- You Got To Move
- Pure Religion
- August 5, 1971, Royal Hotel, Jersey, United Kingdom
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- Pure Religion
- Mountain Jack
- Cincinnati Flow Rag
- Mama Let Me Lay It On You
- I Am A True Vine
- Candy Man
- Buck Dance
- Walkin' Dog Blues (Happy Blues)
- I Hear The Angels Sing
- Whistlin' Blues