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srijeda, 26.02.2014.

Rev. Gary Davis & Pink Anderson - Gospel, Blues and Street Songs

Styles: Piedmont Blues
Label: Original Blues Classics
Released: 1961
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 112,3 MB
Time: 49:02
Art: full

1. John Henry - 5:25
2. Every Day In The Week - 3:30
3. The Ship Titanic - 3:15
4. Greasy Greens - 2:56
5. Wreck Of The Old 97 - 3:27
6. I've Got Mine - 3:06
7. He's In The Jailhouse Now - 3:43
8. Blow, Gabriel - 2:15
9. Twelve Gates To The City - 3:23
10. Samson And Delilah - 3:53
11. Oh Lord, Search My Heart - 3:04
12. Get Right Church - 3:04
13. You Got To Go Down - 2:40
14. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning - 2:36
15. There Was A Time That I Was Blind - 2:37

Personnel:
Reverend Gary Davis - vocals, guitar (8-15)
Pink Anderson - vocals, guitar (1-7)
Jumbo Lewis - washboard (2)

Notes: Prior to the advent of the long-playing medium (read: LPs and/or CDs), the two collections presented here were available in separate packages. Stylistically, the works of both artists remain compelling evidence of the once fertile regional Piedmont Blues scene. In its late 19th and early 20th century heyday, the distinct folk-based music was a common presence throughout the Carolinas, stretching into Virginia, Georgia and Tennessee. Tracks one through seven feature Pink Anderson (guitar/vocals) accompanying himself on vocals and guitar. Not only are his most notable songs given striking renderings, but also Anderson's utterly unique instrumentation is captured to great effect. What stands as most exemplary is the delivery, executed in a half-picking/half-sliding style, rumoured to have been accomplished by using a jack knife blade to bend and manipulate the strings. The derivation of the traditional "John Henry" examines this technique in perhaps the greatest detail. However, the robust tone -- from his trademark and inimitable well-worn Martin guitar -- is likewise capable of a more piercing precision as heard on "Every Day in the Week" and "Wreck of the Old 97." There are some prime examples of Anderson plying his sly wit and goodtime humor during "He's in the Jailhouse Now" and "I Got Mine." They also display otherwise lighthearted observations of the strictly enforced segregated communities in lyrics such as "I remember last election/The white folks was (sic) in action/Trying to get themselves a President... ." Perhaps this was an attempt to redirect any anti-Caucasian sentiment, as Anderson's tale recounts a black man who is "in the jailhouse now" for attempting to vote "not once, but twice." Keen-eared listeners may even pick up on brief verbal inflections and asides thrown in between the lines, further adding to any surreptitiously racial implications. ~ Lindsay Planer

Gospel, Blues and Street Songs



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nedjelja, 19.01.2014.

Rev. Gary Davis - Ragtime Guitar

Styles: Rag
Released: 1985
Label: Kicking Mule
File: mp3@256K/s (from vinyl)
Size: 61,7 MB
Time: 33:42
Art: Front (Lp)

1. Cincinnati Flow Rag - 4:42
2. West Coast Blues - 2:17
3. Buck Rag - 2:40
4. St Louis Tickle - 3:39
5. Two Step Candyman - 2:29
6. Walkin' Dog Blues - 5:10
7. Italian Rag - 3:19
8. C-Rag - 3:00
9. Waltz Time Candyman - 1:57
10. Make Believe Stunt - 4:26

Biography

Born in Laurens, South Carolina, Davis became blind at a young age. He took to the guitar and assumed a unique multi-voice style produced solely with his thumb and index finger, playing not only ragtime and blues tunes, but also traditional and original tunes in four-part harmony.
Bull City Blues, Durham, North Carolina

In the mid-1920s, Davis migrated to Durham, North Carolina, a major center for black culture at the time. There he collaborated with a number of other artists in the Piedmont blues scene including Blind Boy Fuller and Bull City Red.[1] In 1935, J. B. Long, a store manager with a reputation for supporting local artists, introduced Davis, Fuller and Red to the American Record Company. The subsequent recording sessions marked the real beginning of Davis' career. During his time in Durham, Davis converted to Christianity; he would later become ordained as a Baptist minister.[1] Following his conversion and especially his ordination, Davis began to express a preference for inspirational gospel music.

In the 1940s, the blues scene in Durham began to decline and Davis migrated to New York.[1] The folk revival of the 1960s re-invigorated Davis' career, culminating in a performance at the Newport Folk Festival and the recording by Peter, Paul and Mary of "Samson and Delilah", also known as "If I Had My Way", originally a Blind Willie Johnson recording that Davis had popularized.

Discography

Many of his records were published posthumously.

* Little More Faith, Bluesville Records, Dec. 1961
* Blind Reverend Gary Davis, Bluesville, Oct. 1962
* Pure Religion, Command, July 1964, (re-released in 1970s by Prestige)
* Blind Reverend Gary Davis, (different album of same name), Prestige, May 1964
* Singing Reverend, Stimson, (with Sonny Terry)
* Guitar & Banjo, Prestige, 1970s
* Sun is Going Down, Folkways Records, 1976
* Ragtime Guitar, Kicking Mule
* Lo I Be with You Always, Kicking Mule
* Children of Zion, Kicking Mule
* Let Us Get Together, Kicking Mule
* Lord I Wish I Could See, Biograph
* Reverend Gary Davis, Biograph
* Pure Religion and Bad Company, Smithsonian Folkways compilation album
* If I Had My Way: Early Home Recordings, Smithsonian Folkways, 1993, recorded in 1953 by John Cohen
* The Sun of Our Life, World Arbiter 2002 (previously unissued session tapes and sermon from mid 1950's)

Ragtime Guitar



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subota, 21.09.2013.

Rev. Gary Davis - Denver Colorado, 1968

Styles: Acoustic Blues, Blues Gospel, Folk-Blues
Label: Bootleg
Released: 1968
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 224,8 MB
Time: 98:13
Art: no

Disc 1
 1. She's Funny That Way -  5:51
 2. Walkin' Dog Blues -  4:53
 3. Maple Leaf Rag - 11:29
 4. Discussion and some fine guitar noodling -  8:43
 5. Buck Dance - 12:47
 6. Nearer My God To Thee -  8:43

Disc 2
 7. Civil War March (aka Soldier's March) - 13:04
 8. I'm Throwing Up My Hands (Mountain Jack Blues) -  5:06
 9. Sally, Where'd You Get Your Liquor From -  5:23
10. Children of Zion -  4:18
11. My Grandmother's Cat - 17:49


Notes: Lot's of living room chatter between Rev. Gary Davis and the guests.
I have chosen to leave all that in for historical purposes.
This is a reel to reel recording made in 1968 at my home. We had Reverend Gary Davis over for dinner prior to a concert he was to perform the next evening. He was gracious enough to offer to play a few tunes for the guests after dinner. As you can hear there were quite a few people there sitting around our small living room while Gary performed. There was a great deal of interaction with Gary. Many of those present didn't know much about him and he answered our interesting or naive questions graciously interspersing his responses with some patter about each song he played. Obviously it was a wonderful experience and I'm glad I recorded it for the historical record. Later I learned more about Gary Davis and really could appreciate his importance in the world of music.
On CD 2, I have no idea what track 11 is (My Grandmother's cat). I have never heard that before but it sounds great.

I have no idea who wrote these words, and in whose home this event recorded. I have downloaded this album over the internet a few years ago.

Denver Colorado, 1968



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