Guy Davis
Guy Davis - Blues musician
Person from United States
Genres: blues, acoustic blues, folk, Contemporary Blues, acoustic guitar
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About Guy Davis
Guy Davis (born 12 May 1952 in New York, NY) is an award-winning American blues guitarist, actor, and musician. The son of stage and film performers Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Davis made his stage debut at age 16 in the play "Cotton Comes to Harlem". He recorded an album for the Folkways label in 1978, appeared in the film "Beat Street" in 1984, appeared on the daytime television drama "One Life to Live", appeared in the play "Mulebone" -- with a score by Taj Mahal -- in 1991. He also portrayed bluesman Robert Johnson in the play "Trick the Devil" in 1993. Davis signed with the Red House label and recorded his Delta Blues debut, Stomp Down Rider in 1995. Since then he has performed and recorded acoustic blues. His releases include "Call Down the Thunder", "You Don't Know My Mind" and "Butt Naked Free". In 2010, he appeared in the Broadway Revival of "Finian's Rainbow", composing and performing the "Dance of the Golden Crock", a duet for harmonica and ballet dancer. As well as a string of her own albums, Davis has contributed songs on a host of tribute and compilation albums, including collections on bluesmen Charley Patton and Robert Johnson. In 2012 Davis released an audio play called The Adventures of Fishey Waters: In Bed with the Blues. It is a compilation of "historical" tales in the form of a play accompanied by Davis in song.
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Guy Davis — Top 30 songs of 48
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Guy Davis | Love looks good on you | ||
| Guy Davis | I Will Be Your Friend | ||
| Guy Davis | Flint River Blues | ||
| Guy Davis | Lay Lady Lay | ||
| Guy Davis | Pay Day | ||
| Guy Davis | Kokomo Kidd | ||
| Guy Davis | Got Your Letter In My Pocket | ||
| Guy Davis | Everything Is Gonna Be Alright | ||
| Guy Davis | Be Ready When I Call You | ||
| Guy Davis | Be Ready When I Call You | ||
| Guy Davis | Kokomo Kidd | ||
| Guy Davis | Love looks good on you | ||
| Guy Davis | Kokomo kidd | ||
| Guy Davis | Everything Is Gonna Be Alright [4vz] | ||
| Guy Davis | See Me When You Can | ||
| Guy Davis | You Don't Know My Mind | ||
| Guy Davis | Taking Just a Little Bit of Time | ||
| Guy Davis | Like Sonny Did | ||
| Guy Davis | House of The Rising Sun | ||
| Guy Davis | She Just Wants To Be Loved | ||
| Guy Davis | Early in the Morning | ||
| Guy Davis | Run Sinner Run | ||
| Guy Davis | Badonkadonk Train | ||
| Guy Davis | Badonkadonk train | ||
| Guy Davis | Raining In My Soul | ||
| Guy Davis | God's Gonna Make Things Over | ||
| Guy Davis | Early In The Morning | Mixxx | ||
| Guy Davis | We All Need More Kindness in This World | ||
| Guy Davis | Matchbox Blues | ||
| Guy Davis | Things About Coming My Way |