Reverend Gary Davis

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Aliases: Blind Gary Davis
Rev. Gary Davis
Real name: Gary Davis
Born: April 30, 1896
Died: May 5, 1972
Country: United States
IPI: 00007609789 5 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Blues and gospel singer, guitarist and songwriter who lost complete sight at young age

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	i	Buck Dance	Blind Gary Davis	1962	(5 artists)
		Death Don't Have No Mercy	Blind Gary Davis	December 1960	(29 artists)
		Goin' to Sit Down on the Banks of the River	Blind Gary Davis	December 1960	(3 artists)
	i	I Didn't Want to Join the Band	Blind Gary Davis	1962	Alain Giroux
		I Saw The Light	Blind Gary Davis	May 1936	Unverified
		Oh, Lord, Search My Heart	Reverend Gary Davis	August 1956	Steve Howell & The Mighty Men
		Sally, Where'd You Get Your Whiskey?	Reverend Gary Davis	1971	(3 artists)
		There's a Bright Side Somewhere	Reverend Gary Davis	1961	(3 artists)

Covers by Reverend Gary Davis

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		Candy Man	Reverend Gary Davis	1973	Unverified
	i	Coco Blues REC	Blind Gary Davis	1962	(unknown), Jack Elliott REL Covered by (29 artists)
		God's Gonna Separate	Reverend Gary Davis	1961	Blind Joe Taggart
		God Will Take Care of You	Rev. Gary Davis	1973	(unknown)
	i	Hesitation	Blind Gary Davis	1962	Prince's Band Covered by (11 artists)
		If I Had My Way	Rev. Gary Davis	March 1960	Rev. T.E. Weems
		I'll Fly Away	Reverend Gary Davis	1961	Rev. J.M. Gates
		Jesus Met the Woman at the Well	Blind Gary Davis with Sonny Terry	1953	(unknown)
		Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning	Reverend Gary Davis	August 1956	Blind Willie Johnson
	i	Lost John	Reverend Gary Davis	1971	Henry Whitter
	i	Maple Leaf Rag	Reverend Gary Davis	1964	Scott Joplin
		Motherless Children	Reverend Gary Davis	1961	Blind Willie Johnson
		Motherless Children	Blind Gary Davis with Sonny Terry	1953	Blind Willie Johnson
		Oh, What a Beautiful City	Blind Gary Davis with Sonny Terry	1953	(unknown)
		Pure Religion	Blind Gary Davis	December 1960	Deacon L. J. Bates (Blind Lemon Jefferson)
		Samson and Delilah	Reverend Gary Davis	August 1956	Rev. T.E. Weems Covered by (12 artists)
		Twelve Gates to the City	Reverend Gary Davis	August 1956	(unknown)
		When I Die I'll Live Again	Reverend Gary Davis	1961	(unknown)
		You Got to Move	Blind Gary Davis with Sonny Terry	1953	The Willing Four

Songs written by Reverend Gary Davis

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Buck Dance	Reverend Gary Davis	Blind Gary Davis	June 1957	Covered by (5 artists)
Death Don't Have No Mercy	Reverend Gary Davis	Blind Gary Davis	December 1960	Covered by (29 artists)
Going to Sit Down on the Banks of the River	Reverend Gary Davis	Blind Gary Davis	December 1960	Covered by (3 artists)
I Didn't Want to Join the Band	Reverend Gary Davis	Blind Gary Davis	June 1957	Covered by Alain Giroux
I Saw The Light	Reverend Gary Davis	Blind Gary Davis	May 1936	Unverified
Oh Lord, Search My Heart	Reverend Gary Davis	Reverend Gary Davis	January 29, 1956	Covered by Steve Howell & The Mighty Men
Sally, Where'd You Get the Liquor From?	Reverend Gary Davis	Reverend Gary Davis	March 17, 1971	Covered by (3 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Coco Blues	Reverend Gary Davis	Cocaine Blues	Blind Gary Davis REC, Jack Elliott REL	Covered by (29 artists)
Hesitation	Reverend Gary Davis	Hesitation Blues	Blind Gary Davis	Covered by (11 artists)
Mama Let Me Lay It on You	Reverend Gary Davis	Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes	Blind Boy Fuller	Covered by (21 artists)

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	A Little More Faith	Reverend Gary Davis	1961	Prestige Bluesville
	American Street Songs	Reverend Gary Davis - Pink Anderson	August 1956	Riverside [US]
	Harlem Street Singer	Blind Gary Davis	December 1960	Prestige Bluesville
	O, Glory	Rev. Gary Davis	1973	Adelphi
	Pure Religion and Bad Company	Blind Gary Davis	1962	77 Records
	The Guitar & Banjo of Reverend Gary Davis	Reverend Gary Davis	1964	Prestige Folklore
	The Singing Reverend	Blind Gary Davis with Sonny Terry	1953	Stinson Records
	Volume 1 - New Blues and Gospel	Reverend Gary Davis	1971	Biograph

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Hootenanny at Carnegie Hall	various artists	March 1960	Folkways

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Blues Advice	Ernie Hawkins	1996	(self-released)
	I Belong to the Band - A Tribute to Rev. Gary Davis	Rory Block	May 29, 2012	Stony Plain