# Reverend Gary Davis

> Gary D. Davis, known as Reverend Gary Davis and Blind Gary Davis, was an American blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica. Born in Laurens, South Carolina, and blind since infancy, Davis first performed professionally in the Piedmont blues scene of Durham, North Carolina, in the 1930s, then converted to Christianity and became a minister. After moving to New York in the 1940s, Davis experienced a career rebirth as part of the American folk music revival that peaked during the 1960s. Davis' most notable recordings include "Samson and Delilah" and "Death Don't Have No Mercy".

*American blues and gospel singer and guitarist (1896–1972)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1896-04-30
- **Died:** 1972-05-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 16.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2486271/ (@nm2486271)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.revgarydavis.com

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/412676)
- [غاري ديفيس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B3)
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- [قاری دیفیس](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B3)
- [Reverend Gary Davis](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverend_Gary_Davis)
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- [Reverend Gary Davis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverend_Gary_Davis)
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- [Gary Davis](https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Davis)
- [Reverend Gary Davis](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverend_Gary_Davis)
- [Գարի Դևիս](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B3%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB_%D4%B4%D6%87%D5%AB%D5%BD)
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- [Reverendo Gary Davis](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverendo_Gary_Davis)
- [レヴァレンド・ゲイリー・デイヴィス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9)
- [Reverend Gary Davis](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverend_Gary_Davis)
- [Дэвис, Гари (блюзовый музыкант)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8D%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%81%2C_%D0%93%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8_(%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82))
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f66eefea-ff87-46b5-947d-b595a4bac5c9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159098)
- [Reverend Gary Davis](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5323615)

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