Reverend Gary Davis

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Selected Discography

Track List: Blues & Ragtime

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1. Walkin' Dog Blues

2. Cincinnati Flow Rag

3. She's Funny That Way

4. Whoopin' Blues

5. Twelve Sticks

6. Children Of Zion

7. Buck Rag

8. Hesitation Blues

9. C-Rag

10. Baby, Let Me Lay It On You

11. Cocaine Blues

12. Buck Dance

13. Candyman (Live)

14. Wall Hollow Blues

15. Little Boy, Little Boy Who Made Your Britches (Live)

16. Whistlin' Blues

Track List: Complete Recorded Works

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1. I'm Throwin' Up My Hands (Ain't Gonna Work Here No More)

2. Cross And Evil Woman Blues

3. I Am The True Vine

4. I Am The Light Of The World

5. O Lord, Search My Heart

6. I Saw The Light

7. You Can Go Home

8. Twelve Gates To The City

9. Have More Faith In Jesus

10. You Got To Go Down

11. I Belong To The Band - Hallelujah

12. The Great Change In Me

13. Lord, I Wish I Could See

14. Lord, Stand By Me

15. The Angel's Message To Me

16. Civil War March

17. I Cannot Bear My Burden By Myself

18. I'm Gonna Meet You At The Station

Track List: Demons And Angels: The Ultimate Collection

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Disc 1

1. Buck Dance

2. Soldier's March

3. Baby, What You Going To Do (Sic)

4. Twelve Sticks (The Dozens) (Live)

5. Save Up Your Money, John D Rockerfeller Put The Panoc On

6. I Am The Light Of This World

7. Nobody Cares For Me (Sic)

8. Slippin' 'Till My Gal Comes In Partner

9. Blues (Sic)

10. Crucifixion

11. Rag Blues In C (Sic)

12. Blues In E (Sic)

13. Square Dance Verses (Sic)

14. Don't Know Where To Go (Sic)

15. He's My King (Sic)

16. I'm Throwin' Up My Hands (Ain't Gonna Work No More)

17. Cross And Evil Woman Blues

18. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning

19. I'm So Tired Of Being All Alone (Sic)

20. Virgin Mary

Disc 2

1. I Am The True Vine

2. Lord, Stand By Me

3. Won't You Hush

4. Mean Old World

5. Moon Is Going Down

6. Sportin' Life Blues

7. God's Gonna Separate

8. Soon My Work Will All Be Done

9. Blow Gabriel

10. Get Right Church

11. I Want To Be Saved

12. Oh Glory, How Happy I Am

13. There's Destruction In That Land (Message From Heaven)

14. Tired, My Soul Needs Resting

15. Georgia Camp Meeting

16. Bill Bailey

17. Honey Get Your Towel Wet

18. She Wouldn't Say Quit

19. You're Going To Quit Me Baby

20. Blank Track

Disc 3

1. I'm Going To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River (Live)

2. Twelve Gates To The City

3. I Heard The Angels Sing (Live)

4. Twelve Sticks

5. It's A Long Way To Tipperary

6. When The Train Comes Along

7. Little Boy, Little Boy Who Made Your Britches

8. All Night Long

9. Who Shall Deliver Poor Me

10. Jesus Met The Woman At The Well

11. Lord, Search My Heart

12. Lord, On Your Word

13. Let Us Get Together

14. Cocaine Blues

15. Devil's Dream

16. Blow Gabriel

17. Sun In Going Down

18. Spoonful (Live)

19. Whistlin' Blues (Live)

20. Virgin Mary

Track List: Harlem Street Singer

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1. Samson And Delilah

2. Let Us Get Together Right Now

3. I Belong To The Band

4. Pure Religion

5. Great Chance Since I Been Born

6. Death Don't Have No Mercy

7. Twelve Gates To The City

8. Goin' To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River

9. Tryin' To Get Home

10. Lo, I Be With You Always

11. I Am The Light Of This World

12. Lord, I Feel Just Like Goin' On

Track List: If I Had My Way: Early Home Recordings

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1. If I Had My Way

2. If The Lord Be For You

3. Twelve Gates To The City

4. You Got To Move

5. We Are The Heavenly Father's Children

6. A Friend Like Lonely Jesus

7. Get Right Church

8. Marine Band

9. Shine On Me

10. There's Destruction On This Land

11. He Stole Away

12. The Uncloudy Day

13. Say No To The Devil

14. I Belong To The Band

15. Give Me A Heart To Love

16. He Never Has Left Me Alone

17. Got On My Traveling Shoes

18. Civil War Parade

Track List: Live And Kickin'

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1. Make Believe Stunt

2. Maple Leaf Rag

3. Coon Chase

4. Samson And Delilah

5. Twelve Gates To The City

6. Mind How You're Livin'

7. You Gotta Move

8. How Much We Can Bear

9. I Will Do My Last Singing In This Land

10. Buck Dance

Track List: Live At Newport

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1. Samson & Delilah (If I Had My Way) (Live)

2. I Won't Be Back No More (Live)

3. Buck Dance (Live)

4. Twelve Sticks (Live)

5. Death Don't Have No Mercy (Live)

6. You Got To Move (Live)

7. Lovin' Spoonful (Live)

8. She Wouldn't Say Quit (Live)

9. I've Done All My Singing For My Lord (Live)

10. Twelve Gates To The City (Live)

11. I Will Do My Last Singing In This Land Somewhere (Live)

12. Soldiers Drill (Live)

13. Get Along Cindy (Live)

Track List: Pure Religion & Bad Company

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1. Pure Religion

2. Mountain Jack

3. Right Now

4. Buck Dance

5. Candy Man

6. Devil's Dream

7. Moon Goes Down

8. Cocaine Blues

9. Runnin' To The Judgement

10. Hesitation Blues

11. Bad Company

12. I Didn't Want To Join The Band

13. Evening Sun Goes Down

14. Seven Sisters

15. My Heart Is Fixed

16. Time Is Drawing Near

17. Crucifixion

Track List: The Complete Early Recordings Of Rev. Gary Davis

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1. I Belong To The Band - Hallelujah!

2. The Great Change In Me

3. The Angel's Message To Me

4. I Saw The Light

5. Lord, Stand By Me

6. I Am The Light

7. O Lord, Search My Heart

8. Have More Faith In Jesus

9. You Got To Go Down

10. I Am The True Vine

11. Twelve Gates To The City

12. You Can Go Home

13. I'm Throwin' Up My Hand

14. Cross And Evil Woman Blues

15. I Can't Bear My Burden By Myself

16. Meet Me At The Station

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Comments

Cherise

Love this!

6 months ago

rmwilliams68

Really love Rev. (Blind) Gary Davis!

7 months ago

Tony Byrne

Rev. Davis told Roy Bookbinder that he never wrote a song....but they were "revealed" to him on occasions. Love that voice!

2 years ago

troymaletta3

thats cause he taught it to bobby

2 years ago

Mike Emmons

Rev Davis ben around a long time. I still come back to him,now&then .

2 years ago

Harry Vlavianos

if i remember correctly, samson and delilah was covered by the grateful dead. as i listened to this version, i remember the dead tune, sounded familiar. great tune.!!

2 years ago

Tom Jay

Check out Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop. He has a treasure trove of The Rev. Gary's recordings, videos, lessons ect.

2 years ago

Derek Thompson

Chronic!

3 years ago

Raymond E Tourigny Jr

somthin good from NYC

3 years ago

bucspad

SWEET !!!

3 years ago

kgb720

I was listening to gary davis and when 1 cut was done this song started playing- I like it might buy it but dont know who it is or how to get it
No contact to e-mail Pandors

3 years ago

chergrn2002

THE REV. & MRS. GARY DAVIS I LIVED WITH IN THE EARLY '70'S. HE AND HIS WORK WERE REMARKABLE. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE HISTORY. LOVE, CHER G.

4 years ago