Blind Gary Davis (1964)
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2012
- Blind Gary Davis (1964)
A view of the blind folk singer Gary Davis and the world in which he lived. Shows the interior of his room and the streets of Harlem as a background for the sound track and his final song "Death don't have no mercy."
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No one could top this.
No one will ever top this.
much gratitude for sharing. absolute mustard
A major icon in american history of blues and ragtime Love every note and lyric.
YES! I was lucky to see/hear him and Jack Elliott at IU Bloomington, 1964 concert.
A rare treat... Thank youThe arts are long... life is short
.... true blues singer... in every word and note
The most wonderful and fantastic BGD :-)
what a great video of a true master thanks rip sir your music lives forever
思わず私もギターを取って歌いたくなります！
Thank you for sharing this video! We have added it to our entry about Gary Davis in the State Library of North Carolina's online encyclopedia, NCpedia.
Mike Childs, Government & Heritage Library at the State Library of North Carolina
Thank you for helping to preserve this.
This must be one of the greatest videos I've ever seen.
Recognize! People keep wondering why the reverend blind gary davis saw life and music in such a cool spiritual way. . best% tune ever made in the usa besides chuck. Berry, ramones, richard hell n voidoids blank degenerates television john thunders
Thank you for sharing that. it's quiet an intimist journey onto his life and i really loved the pictures of the old Harlem. Every one seems to be very charismatic, with the voice of Gary Davis behind it give a special atmosphere.
I love Rev. Gary's music!
Fantastic to see this film complete for the first time. I have seen clips from it before, I think it was made by a young Harold Becker (Who did a couple of films later, for example "sea of love" with Al Paccino)
this is incredible, the music and the video. damn
When I was young I ordered a Reverend Gary song book. First one musician friend borrowed it. Another guy stole it from him,and so on the book went.
I drove him to gigs in london, when he toured with Rambling Jack Elliot. I new nothing about him then, It was not my kind of music. One thing I always remember, was that we had to wait for someone else for a couple of hours, in my house, and he just sat there strumming the whole time!
He had an ad in the Village Voice and I decided to visit him. He lived with his daughter in a basement apartment. She was very nice also. I played my guitar and sang for him. He remarked what a beautiful voice I had. Naturally I liked him from that moment on. :-)
@@cindiwaters4165 Wow!
When things seem I don't know, rev gary davis always hits the spot an things feel a bit more lively in the atmosphere.
That was powerful. To see where the Rev. Gary Davis actually lived and all the people on the street wondering why someone is pointing a camera at them. Incredible time capsule footage.
I have a feeling this fantastic guitarist AND interpreter of American blues had a premonition his time was nearing.
Great song about death 'a coming...
I think this was written shortly after his Mom died.
Thank you for this gem
The name of the first song : Lord, I feel like going homeSecond one : death have no mercy
Man this shit is the real deal! Top!!!
Unbelievable
Lord I feel like going on (or home).
Imagine identifying all the people on this video....
What's the song he's playing around 3 and a half minutes in?
Devastating video.
absolutely love blind Gary but hate all the stupid dehumanising adverts before hand
ps he was the best guitarist of all time some of those closing comentaries ..oh man that is where it is at .....sooooo good
Was the photographer black or white? That could explain the majority of expressions of the people being filmed. Cameras were bigger and more cumbersome too. Wonderful music from the Rev. I saw him sitting on a park bench in Berkeley about '66. Unfortunately I hadn't developed a real appreciation for his music then. I'm not sure he was playing. I saw John Hurt on the same bench a year later and loved what he played. He also had a smile that just wouldn't quit.
if one of the other comments are true then white. they mustve felt bemused seeing the huge camera and the white guy on a poverty safari, but thats probably exactly what he was going for.
One of the father's of modern music.
Please don't forget he is REV. Davis. He had to play blues to get paid. He was a preacher.
amazing film. Gary is a god.
No sir. Gary was a faithful servant of God. He surely did seem superhuman in his technique and command though.
well said sir!
Praise God, praise God for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who has conquered death and the grave. Glory Hallelujah!!!🙏🙌🙌❤️
Great video. The people in the street scenes do not look happy about being filmed though.
Dignity
Does anyone know where this is from? Is it part of a larger film?
whats the name of the first song he sings?
@5:23
What type of music is this?
Acoustic country blues, also called grunt-'s'-slide by some if a slide guitar is used, or what is referred to as 'bottle-neck' guitar blues.
previous comment is misleading. Rev. Gary Davis had his own unique style that doesn't really have any comparison. It is 'Gospel Blues', but his playing style and technique come from ragtime and Piedmont blues
I can't believe you let a fucking McDonald's commercial interrupt this
Being blind and black back then didn't leave many career choices open.
You would almost think that being blind helps you to be a better musician.
He is in very good company. Homer, Ah Bing, Fuenlana, O'Carolan, Rodrigo, Wonder, Charles, ETC. The man who invented the writing system we use was a musician named Louis Braille. He wanted to be able to read his piano music. Music has been and always will be one of our most sacred trades from the beginning of time and, probably until the end of time as long as ear and hand can see. Sound will ever be our pallet and our easel with music our paintings. Amen! All honor and respect to Gary Davis from one of his own.
showing the view of his daily life somehow lacks effect in this case..
Folk singer? surely blues? correct me if i am wrong....
The Reverend was more gospel, with hints of blues and folk, though he certainly did do many blues numbers
Strictly country blues.
@@haithammohammed7343 gospel and blues and ragtime style guitar 🙄 he taught blind boy fuller and Roy book binder and countless others
get your facts right its reverend gary davis
Both names are equally correct. in fact his first album was called Blind Gary Davis - The Singing Reverend.
He sounds out of tune. He thought he was the best but their are other players I prefer over rev Davis.
That's cause you're a first kkklass imbecile
@@greglopez9704 fureal
his playing was the best. The thing that you are hearing that is 'out of tune' is 2 things. The audio wobble from this old tape, and the fact he is a very old man by this point. He doesn't hit notes dead on as most are accustomed to, especially nowadays, though some might say this increases a certain aspect of the music if they enjoy that kind of thing. His actually guitar style, chord voicings and picking were second to none. Any muffle or imperfection you hear is completely deliberate, for the most part. Where you think he misses a beat or fluffs a note, it is done to add a jagged, syncopated feel. If you listen very carefully, to any recording, he never misses a beat. The rhythm is kept perfect but gaps are left to make it sound broken and stumbling. He will always catch the beat or come in on the off beat after a hesitation. It is extremely unique and very hard to feel and replicate as a player because it sounds and feels 'wrong' though upon deeper analysis is found to be correct
Much as I love Rev. Davis and believe he was a genius - he is out of tune, especially on the higher notes. That was even more the case when he played 12-string, when he often also flubbed notes.
But on his oldest recordings - ‘35-‘38 - he is perfectly in tune and his playing is spectacular, clean, none of the flubbed notes you hear as he got older. And the performances justify his reputation as the greatest ever.
@@haroldsteinblatt2567Tuning is a very subjective thing my friend. Highly over rated.