In the collection
8 records
Played with
Hot Tuna
6 records together
Jorma Kaukonen
5 records together
Jack Casady
5 records together
The Grateful Dead
2 records together
Traditional
2 records together
Sammy Piazza
2 records together
Al Schmitt
2 records together
Jerry Garcia
2 records together
Robert Hunter
2 records together
Jackson Browne
1 record together
Bill Graham
1 record together
Tower Of Power
1 record together
About
African-American blues, gospel singer and guitarist
Born: April 30, 1896 in Laurens County, SC, USA
Died: May 5, 1972 in Hammonton, NJ, USA
Born partially blind, Davis lost what little was left of his sight at a young age. Self-taught on the guitar, he assumed a unique multi-voice style produced solely with his thumb and index finger, playing ragtime, traditional, blues and original tunes in four-part harmony. He frequently performed on the streets of New York near Harlem, where he also came to be a well-known figure. In the 1930s occasionally accompanied his student Blind Boy Fuller or Bull City Red on recordings as a 2nd guitarist. In the 1950s in New York, he often collaborated with .
He has been an influence on dozens of musicians such as Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, Donovan, Jorma Kaukonen, Ry Cooder, David Bromberg, Wizz Jones and Blind Boy Fuller.