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Music : The Guitar & Banjo of Reverend Gary Davis
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The Guitar & Banjo of Reverend Gary Davis by: Reverend Gary Davis |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0025218059220 Label: Obc Manufacturer: Obc Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Obc Release Date: July 31, 2001 Studio: Obc Sales Rank: 81519 MPN: 592 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - Great Blues Singing and Banjo PlayingThe Reverend Gary Davis is one of the exemplars of the blues. Many of his songs have been picked up by other artists and groups. For instance, the Grateful Dead took his rendition of Samson and Delilah and made it one of their concert favorites. There are many other blues and gospel songs, too. And he sure plays a mean banjo. Rating:  - The Influencer of Many Modern MusiciansI digitally remastered a worn-out LP pressing for a friend, who had it since he was a kid and had played it to death. It is a gem, and it's wonderful that it is now available on CD. I ordered it without hesitation to hear what it really sounds like. This album is unique among the others by RGD, in that it is entirely instrumental (well, there are some vocalizations). It's a chance to really hear his facility with guitar (and banjo, and harmonica). I would think any serious guitar player would feel compelled to listen to this carefully to learn from the master. A comment from my friend (who owned the vinyl) still stands out: RGD plays guitar like banjo, and banjo like guitar. While this is not universally true, ... Read More: Rating: - Strong Guitar PlayingThis CD constitutes the welcome re-issue of one of the more obscure of Gary Davis' 1960s studio recordings. This 1964 instrumental album features not only guitar and banjo, but also gives Davis' harmonica playing an outing, and features a range of secular material which Davis had earlier been reluctant to play. On guitar he is in typically magnificent form, if not quite as phenomenal as in the 1957 "Pure Religion and Bad Company" CD. Many of the themes will be familiar to Davis fans (for example, "Can't Be Satisfied" is the characteristic Piedmont theme he recorded in 1935 as "I'm Throwin' Up My Hands" and in 1957 as "Mountain Jack", and "United States March" was recorded a number of times from 1945 onwards), but all are given assured ... Read More: |
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