Revernd Gary Davis - Ragtime Guitar

In his prime of life, which is to say the late '20s, the Reverend Gary Davis was one of the two most renowned practitioners of the East Coast school of ragtime guitar; 35 years later, despite two decades spent playing on the streets of Harlem in New York, he was still one of the giants in his field, playing before thousands of people at a time, and an inspiration to dozens of modern guitarist/singers including Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, and Donovan; and Jorma Kaukonen, David Bromberg, and Ry Cooder, who studied with Davis.

The Reverend Gary Davis left behind a fairly large body of modern (i.e. post-World War II) recordings, well into the 1960s, taking the revival of his career in his stride as a way of carrying the message of the gospel to a new generation. He even recorded anew some of his blues and ragtime standards in the studio, for the benefit of his students.

Tracklist:

A1 Cincinnati Flow Rag 4:39
A2 West Coast Blues 2:13
A3 Buck Rag 2:37
A4 St. Louis Tickle 4:34
A5 Two Step Candyman 2:29
B1 Walkin' Dog Blues 5:09
B2 Italian Rag 3:16
B3 C-Rag 2:56
B4 Waltz Time Candyman 1:53
B5 Make Believe Stunt 4:21


Revernd Gary Davis - Ragtime Guitar (1971)
(320 kbps, cover art included)