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A Banjo and a Rocking Chair

9/16/2015

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Guy Davis talks about Pete Seeger, Levon Helm, the Black Lives Matter movement, Dylan, Donovan, and the Kokomo Kidd


Guy Davis gets around. As in around the world. Nicknamed "An Ambassador of the Blues” by an Ecuadoran journalist (Davis is quick to point to BB King as THE Ambassador), he has seen his musical vision carry him to some interesting places. He performed at the first concerts held on the Galapagos, at the invitation of the Ministry of Culture, and has performed for the Queen of Denmark. Greenland, Indonesia, Portugal, the list of stops on his passport is extensive. Born the middle child to famous parents, Guy Davis knew early on that he loved to make sounds.

On stage he seems a natural. With a quick joke and an easy laugh he dives into a song with gusto, engaging the audience and transporting them to the places and people that populate his lyrics. And while it might seem effortless, he has paid his dues. Speaking with him, there is no doubt that he benefited from growing up in a loving home and observing his famous parents.


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    J.M. McSpadden III is a writer and a roots music enthusiast who believes that every life needs to find its own soundtrack, and every road trip is an opportunity to full tilt boogie. Let's face it, people, a car ain't nothin' but a stereo on wheels. 
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    ​He currently writes for The Flame, and has contributed some fifty articles to Nodepression.com. He also freelances for Richmond's premiere weekly paper, Style Weekly.He is also a contributing editor for Okra Magazine, a great new mag about southern culture.Also look for his contributions to deeprootsmag.org.
    ​He is currently at work on a short story. Death in the desert, the Devil's highway, and all that.

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