Harlem Street Singer (Remastered 2024) Reverend Gary Davis

• 1 Samson And Delilah (Remastered 2024) 04:04
• 2 Let Us Get Together Right Down Here (Remastered 2024) 03:10
• 3 I Belong To The Band (Remastered 2024) 02:55
• 4 Pure Religion (Remastered 2024) 02:58
• 5 Great Change Since I Been Born (Remastered 2024) 04:03
• 6 Death Don't Have No Mercy (Remastered 2024) 04:43
• 7 Twelve Gates To The City (Remastered 2024) 03:09
• 8 Goin' To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River (Remastered 2024) 02:56
• 9 Tryin' To Get Home (Remastered 2024) 03:47
• 10 Lo, I Be With You Always (Remastered 2024) 04:18
• 11 I Am The Light Of This World (Remastered 2024) 03:35
• 12 Lord, I Feel Just Like Goin' On (Remastered 2024) 03:30
• Total Runtime 43:08

Info for Harlem Street Singer (Remastered 2024)

The legendary Blind Gary Davis, also known as Reverend Gary Davis, was a powerful gospel and folk-blues singer and masterful acoustic guitarist. Using only his thumb and forefinger, he produced a polyphonic style and his virtuoso fingerpicking was a major influence on many other musicians, such as Blind Boy Fuller and Brownie McGhee.

During the 1950s and 1960s, Davis taught and performed in New York City and became a mentor to folk legends such as Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Dave Van Ronk and Bob Dylan, to name a few. Harlem Street Singer is one of his most iconic albums.

"Harlem Street Singer" is the 1960 album by Blind Gary Davis, originally released on Prestige Records' Bluesville imprint. The album features a combination of Davis-penned songs, including "Death Don't Have No Mercy," and standards such as "Samson and Delilah." All Music declared the album "a must-have for fans of country blues and gospel."

"Recorded during a three hour session on August 24, 1960, Gary Davis laid down 12 of his most impassioned spirituals for Harlem Street Singer. Starting off the session with a version of Blind Willie Johnson's "If I Had My Way I'd Tear That Building Down," here renamed "Samson and Delilah," Davis is in fine form. His vocals are as expressive as Ray Charles' while similar in richness to Richie Havens' work. Harlem Street Singer features his inspired country blues fingerpicking as well. Many moods color the selections, from the gentle "I Belong to the Band" to the mournful "Death Don't Have No Mercy," only to be followed by the joyous shouting of "Goin' to Sit Down on the Banks of the River." Overall, the collection is well worth the purchase and should be considered essential listening for fans of country blues or gospel." (Matt Fink, AMG)

Blind Gary Davis, guitar, vocals

Digitally remastered



Please Note: We offer this album in its native sampling rate of 96 kHz, 24-bit. The provided 192 kHz version was up-sampled and offers no audible value!

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