Posted by Mr. O'Muck --Previous Message--
on April 7, 2007, 9:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Rev Gary Davis"
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It wouldn't have been in the sixties that Woody met with Rev. Davis because Woody was disabled and hospitalized by that point. If you search youtube you will come accross a film of Woody playing with Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee in the late 40's I believe. Even though Rev. Davis thought Brownie McGhee was the worst scumbag in existence, they did travel in the same circles and it was probably around then that Woody & Rev, Davis met. They both recorded records on the Stinson label around that time I believe.
I had the good fortune to study with Rev. Davis in 1969-1970. He owned a house in Jamaica Queens purchased with roalty money from Peter. Paul & Mary's recording of Samson & Delila, he refered to it as the house Peter Paul & Mary built.
: Woody was my uncle, married my dads sister
: marjorie greenblatt.I do not doubt the
: Woody-Gary connection although I do not
: remember reading anything about it in all
: the stuff i have read about either.
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: If Woody G. and his pals ever hung out with
: Gary Davis it was almost certainly when they
: were all in New York City. I believe it was
: in the sixties.
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: I had the privilige of playing the Kent
: State University Folk Festival in 1971. Gary
: Davis was the main attraction and I sat next
: to him at a guitar workshop he gave. To say
: hen blew us all away was an understatement.
: He was very generous with his knowledge. He
: was also quite conscious of his abilities
: and understood quite well who were the
: students and who the teacher. I'm pretty
: certain he was no different even with Woody
: Guthrie.
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: I had the great pleasure of seeing him in
: Jamaicia,Queens but what is iirc?
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: iirc = if I recall correctly
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: I envy anyone who had the opportunity to see
: Rev. Davis in person!
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