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He’s a musician, composer, storyteller, actor, director, and writer – but most importantly, Guy Davis is a bluesman. He has dedicated himself to reviving the traditions of acoustic blues and bringing them to as many ears as possible through the material of the great blues masters, African American stories, and his own original songs. His musical influences encompass, amongst others, Blind Willie McTell, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, and Taj Mahal (Guy’s currently raising awareness of acoustic blues music in the same way that Taj did back in the 1960s and 1970s), and as a spinner of stories he’s been compared with Garrison Keillor.
Son of actors Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Guy Davis’s career has followed a dual path: as an actor he has appeared on film and television, and on stage he’s appeared both on and off Broadway; in 1993 he was honoured with a Blues Foundation W.C. Handy ‘Keeping the Blues Alive’ award in recognition of his work in theatre, both as an actor and a writer. As a musician, Guy has released four CDs, all of them loved by critics and record-buyers alike - his 1995 debut release was voted a top-ten album-of-the-year all over the United States - and his intimate, engrossing, yet funky live performances entrance audiences wherever he appears. Guy Davis has joined the ranks of young black bluesmen, alongside the likes of Eric Bibb and Keb Mo, who have embraced country blues and are bringing it to contemporary audiences hungry for this irresistible music.
‘Superb guitar playing and singing’ - Village Voice
‘Davis’s tough, timeless vocals blow through your brain like a Mississippi dust devil’ - San Francisco Chronicle
‘... a master ... held the crowd spellbound ... a memorable evening of sheer delight’ - Blueprint
‘Talent and charisma ... Davis performs with authority’ - New York Times
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