The Rough Guide To Rev. Gary Davis (The Guitar Evangelist)

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The Rough Guide To Rev. Gary Davis (The Guitar Evangelist)Undoubtedly one of the foremost guitar pioneers of gospel, ragtime and blues, Reverend Gary Davis was a remarkable performer who not only dazzled audiences with his guitar virtuosity but also served as a mentor to a new generation of guitar pickers. With an enormous repertoire that encompassed many different genres, he first recorded in 1935 but spent many years in the musical wilderness before his rediscovery in the 1950s. In turn, he came to exert a

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