Rev. Gary Davis

African-American blues, gospel singer and guitarist Born: April 30, 1896 in Laurens County, SC, USA Died: May 5, 1972 in Hammonton, NJ, USA Born partially blind, Davis lost what little was left of his sight at a young age. Self-taught on the guitar, he assumed a unique multi-voice style produced solely with his thumb and index finger, playing ragtime, traditional, blues and original tunes in four-part harmony. He fr…