In the collection
9 records
Played with
Hot Tuna
7 records together
Jorma Kaukonen
6 records together
Jack Casady
6 records together
Traditional
4 records together
The Grateful Dead
2 records together
Al Schmitt
2 records together
Sammy Piazza
2 records together
Jerry Garcia
2 records together
Robert Hunter
2 records together
Leslie D. Kippel
2 records together
Jackson Browne
1 record together
Bill Graham
1 record together
About
African-American blues, gospel singer and guitarist
Born April 30, 1896 in Laurens County, SC, USA, died May 5, 1972 in Hammonton, NJ, USA
For his early 78 recordings before being ordained a minister, please go to Blind Gary Davis.
Born partially blind, Davis lost what little was left of his sight at a young age. Self-taught on the guitar, he assumed a unique multi-voice style produced solely with his thumb and index finger, playing ragtime, traditional, blues and original tunes in four-part harmony. He frequently performed on the streets of New York near Harlem, where he also came to be a well-known figure. In the 1930s occasionally accompanied Blind Boy Fuller or Bull City Red on recordings as a 2nd guitarist. It should be noted that as a man of faith in his later year, he rarely recorded blues after becoming a Reverend.
He has been an influence on dozens of musicians such as Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, Donovan, Jorma Kaukonen, Ry Cooder, David Bromberg, Wizz Jones and Blind Boy Fuller.
From Discogs.