10606 - GUY DAVIS - KOKOMO KIDD (2015)

GUY DAVIS
''KOKOMO KID''
SEPTEMBER 18 2015
61:56

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1 Kokomo Kidd (feat. Ben Jaffe) 04:11
2 Wish I Hadn't Stayed Away So Long 05:55
3 Taking Just A Little Bit of Time 03:54
4 She Just Wants To Be Loved 06:27
5 Like Sonny Did 04:08
6 Lay Lady Lay 04:53 (Bob Dylan)
7 Little Red Rooster (feat. Charlie Musselwhite) 06:36 (Willie Dixon)
8 Maybe I'll Go 03:00
9 Blackberry Kisses 05:58
10 Have You Ever Loved A Women (feat. Fabrizzio Poggi) 04:08
11 Cool Drink Of Water 03:56 (Tommy JOhnson)
12 Bumblee Blues 04:57 (Amos Easton)
13 Wear Your Love Like Heaven 03:47 (Donovan A. Easton)
Tracks By Davis, Except As Indicated

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Gary Burke/Drums
Guy Davis/Acoustic 6-String Guitar, Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Harmonica, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals
Dave Helper/Vocals (Background)
Ben Jaffe/Tuba
Chris James/Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Mandolin
Audrey Martells/Vocals (Background)
Mark Murphy/Bass (Acoustic), Cello
Charlie Musselwhite/Harmonica
John Platania/Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar
Fabrizio Poggi/Harmonica
Professor Louie/Electro-Acoustic Piano, Organ (Hammond)
Zhaná Roiya/Vocals (Background)
Marie Spinosa/Vocals (Background)

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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Jason Ankeny
Updating the rural blues tradition for the modern era, Guy Davis was among the most prominent ambassadors of African-American art and culture of his generation, additionally winning great acclaim for his work in the theater. The son of the noted actors, directors, and activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, he was born in New York City on May 12, 1952; though raised in the city, Davis was frequently regaled with stories of Southern country life as a child, and over time became so enamored of the music of Blind Willie McTell, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, and others that he taught himself guitar. As a 13-year-old experiencing his first Buddy Guy concert, Davis' own fate as a bluesman was sealed, especially after he learned his distinctive fingerpicking style from a nine-fingered guitarist he met on a train traveling from Boston to New York some years later.

In 1978, Davis recorded his debut LP Dreams About Life, produced for the Folkways label with the assistance of the legendary Moses Asch; around the same time he also began pursuing a career as an actor, landing a recurring role on the daytime soap One Life to Live and also appearing in the 1984 hip-hop film Beat Street. Long seeking to combine his shared love of music and acting, in 1991 Davis finally found a project that fulfilled all of his ambitions -- Mulebone, the Broadway production of a Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes collaboration which included a score by Taj Mahal. Two years later, Davis earned rave reviews for his work in the title role of the off-Broadway production Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil, with his portrayal later winning the Blues Foundation's W.C. Handy "Keeping the Blues Alive" Award.

In 1994, Davis wrote and starred in the one-man show In Bed with the Blues: The Adventures of Fishy Waters, another blues-based off-Broadway drama which played to strong critical notice. A year later, he collaborated with his parents on Two Hah Hahs and a Homeboy, which combined original material with African-American folklore and history. Around the same time, he also composed the music for the PBS series The American Promise; his score for an earlier telefilm, To Be a Man, won an Emmy. During the fall of 1995, Davis returned to writing and performing in the acoustic country-blues tradition with renewed force, issuing the live LP Stomp Down Rider on the Red House label; a year later, he returned with Call Down the Thunder. You Don't Know My Mind followed in 1998 and was nominated for two W.C Handy Awards: Best Traditional Blues Album and Best Acoustic Blues Album. Davis himself was nominated for Best Acoustic Blues Artist. In early 2000, Davis issued Butt Naked Free. He spent much of 2001 contributing songs to tribute albums; "Soulful Wind" appeared on Labour of Love: The Music of Nick Lowe, "Some of These Days" on Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton, and "Sweetheart Like You" on Nod to Bob: An Artist's Tribute to Bob Dylan. Give in Kind, Davis' sixth album, followed in 2002.

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5764 - GUY DAVIS Featuring FABRIZIO POGGI - Juba Dance (2013)

GUY DAVIS FEATURING FABRIZIO POGGI
''JUBA DANCE''
SEPTEMBER 10 2013
55:04

1 - Lost Again/3:28
2 - My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble/4:32
3 - Love Looks Good On You/3:21
4 - Some Cold Rainy Day/3:14
5 - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean/5:09
6 - Dance Juba Dance/4:00
7 - Black Coffee/4:29
8 - Did You See My Baby/3:59
9 - Satisfied/4:45
10 - That's No Way To Get Along/4:13
11 - Saturday's Blues/3:59
12 - Prodigal Son/5:29
13 - Statesboro Blues/3:54

The Blind Boys of Alabama /Vocals
Jimmy Carter /Vocals
Guy Davis /5-string Banjo, Banjo, Cowbell, Foot Stomping, Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Handclapping, Harmonica, Mandolin, Slide Banjo, Slide Guitar, Tambourine, Vocals, Wood Spoons
Eric "Ricky" McKinnie /Vocals
Ben Moore /Vocals
Fabrizio Poggi /Bass Harp, Handclapping, Harmonica, Rainstick
Joey Williams /Vocals

BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
Updating the rural blues tradition for the modern era, Guy Davis was among the most prominent ambassadors of African-American art and culture of his generation, additionally winning great acclaim for his work in the theater. The son of the noted actors, directors, and activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, he was born in New York City on May 12, 1952; though raised in the city, Davis was frequently regaled with stories of Southern country life as a child, and over time became so enamored of the music of Blind Willie McTell, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, and others that he taught himself guitar. As a 13-year-old experiencing his first Buddy Guy concert, Davis' own fate as a bluesman was sealed, especially after he learned his distinctive fingerpicking style from a nine-fingered guitarist he met on a train traveling from Boston to New York some years later.
In 1978, Davis recorded his debut LP Dreams About Life, produced for the Folkways label with the assistance of the legendary Moses Asch; around the same time he also began pursuing a career as an actor, landing a recurring role on the daytime soap One Life to Live and also appearing in the 1984 hip-hop film Beat Street. Long seeking to combine his shared love of music and acting, in 1991 Davis finally found a project that fulfilled all of his ambitions -- Mulebone, the Broadway production of a Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes collaboration which included a score by Taj Mahal. Two years later, Davis earned rave reviews for his work in the title role of the off-Broadway production Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil, with his portrayal later winning the Blues Foundation's W.C. Handy "Keeping the Blues Alive" Award.
In 1994, Davis wrote and starred in the one-man show In Bed with the Blues: The Adventures of Fishy Waters, another blues-based off-Broadway drama which played to strong critical notice. A year later, he collaborated with his parents on Two Hah Hahs and a Homeboy, which combined original material with African-American folklore and history. Around the same time, he also composed the music for the PBS series The American Promise; his score for an earlier telefilm, To Be a Man, won an Emmy. During the fall of 1995, Davis returned to writing and performing in the acoustic country-blues tradition with renewed force, issuing the live LP Stomp Down Rider on the Red House label; a year later, he returned with Call Down the Thunder. You Don't Know My Mind followed in 1998 and was nominated for two W.C Handy Awards: Best Traditional Blues Album and Best Acoustic Blues Album. Davis himself was nominated for Best Acoustic Blues Artist. In early 2000, Davis issued Butt Naked Free. He spent much of 2001 contributing songs to tribute albums; "Soulful Wind" appeared on Labour of Love: The Music of Nick Lowe, "Some of These Days" on Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton, and "Sweetheart Like You" on Nod to Bob: An Artist's Tribute to Bob Dylan. Give in Kind, Davis' sixth album, followed in 2002.

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5063 - GUY DAVIS - The Adventures Of Fishy Waters: In Bed With The Blues, Disc Two (2012)

GUY DAVIS
''THE ADVENTURES OF FISHY WATERS: IN BED WITH THE BLUES, DISC TWO''
FEBRUARY 21 2012
91:31

DISC ONE
1. Musical Introduction /0:20
2. Ramblin' All Over /5:17
3. Railroad Story /5:40
4. What's It Like Bein' a Hobo /1:00
5. Miss Ripley's Catfish Stew /1:08
6. Candy Man /3:08
7. The Drunken Silkworm /4:42
8. Fly Took Stockings /4:05
9. Madison & the Pigs /3:40
10. The Farmer & His Eight Sons /5:34
11. Black Man's Blues [Explicit] /1:47
12. The Lynching /4:23
13. Black Man's Blues, Pt. 2 /1:01
14. Black Man Dancing /1:49
15. Fast Runner /2:20
16. Georgia Rag /3:05
17. The One-Legged Grave Robber /3:21
18. Close-Out Side One Music /0:20

DISC TWO
1. Story of Fishy Waters/Nobody Knows the Trouble On My Mind /2:01
2. Teacup of Salt /2:28
3. Juno Dies/Nobody Knows the Trouble On My Mind /3:54
4. Fishy Leaves Home /4:59
5. Walkin' Blues /2:48
6. Fishy Meets Hobos /3:13
7. Good Liquor's Gonna Carry Me Down /3:34
8. Meeting Crazy Cat/Going to Nashville /4:34
9. Two Drunk Hobos /2:13
10. Tchula Buck By Campfire /1:05
11. Watch Over Me /4:48
12. Hobos Wake Up and Catch Train /2:54
13. Closing Tune /0:20

BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
Updating the rural blues tradition for the modern era, Guy Davis was among the most prominent ambassadors of African-American art and culture of his generation, additionally winning great acclaim for his work in the theater. The son of the noted actors, directors, and activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, he was born in New York City on May 12, 1952; though raised in the city, Davis was frequently regaled with stories of Southern country life as a child, and over time became so enamored of the music of Blind Willie McTell, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, and others that he taught himself guitar. As a 13-year-old experiencing his first Buddy Guy concert, Davis' own fate as a bluesman was sealed, especially after he learned his distinctive fingerpicking style from a nine-fingered guitarist he met on a train traveling from Boston to New York some years later.
In 1978, Davis recorded his debut LP Dreams About Life, produced for the Folkways label with the assistance of the legendary Moses Asch; around the same time he also began pursuing a career as an actor, landing a recurring role on the daytime soap One Life to Live and also appearing in the 1984 hip-hop film Beat Street. Long seeking to combine his shared love of music and acting, in 1991 Davis finally found a project that fulfilled all of his ambitions -- Mulebone, the Broadway production of a Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes collaboration which included a score by Taj Mahal. Two years later, Davis earned rave reviews for his work in the title role of the off-Broadway production Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil, with his portrayal later winning the Blues Foundation's W.C. Handy "Keeping the Blues Alive" Award.
In 1994, Davis wrote and starred in the one-man show In Bed with the Blues: The Adventures of Fishy Waters, another blues-based off-Broadway drama which played to strong critical notice. A year later, he collaborated with his parents on Two Hah Hahs and a Homeboy, which combined original material with African-American folklore and history. Around the same time, he also composed the music for the PBS series The American Promise; his score for an earlier telefilm, To Be a Man, won an Emmy. During the fall of 1995, Davis returned to writing and performing in the acoustic country-blues tradition with renewed force, issuing the live LP Stomp Down Rider on the Red House label; a year later, he returned with Call Down the Thunder. You Don't Know My Mind followed in 1998 and was nominated for two W.C Handy Awards: Best Traditional Blues Album and Best Acoustic Blues Album. Davis himself was nominated for Best Acoustic Blues Artist. In early 2000, Davis issued Butt Naked Free. He spent much of 2001 contributing songs to tribute albums; "Soulful Wind" appeared on Labour of Love: The Music of Nick Lowe, "Some of These Days" on Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton, and "Sweetheart Like You" on Nod to Bob: An Artist's Tribute to Bob Dylan. Give in Kind, Davis' sixth album, followed in 2002.
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5062 - GUY DAVIS - The Adventures Of Fishy Waters: In Bed With The Blues, Disc One (2012)

GUY DAVIS
''THE ADVENTURES OF FISHY WATERS: IN BED WITH THE BLUES, DISC ONE''
FEBRUARY 21 2012
91:31

DISC ONE
1. Musical Introduction /0:20
2. Ramblin' All Over /5:17
3. Railroad Story /5:40
4. What's It Like Bein' a Hobo /1:00
5. Miss Ripley's Catfish Stew /1:08
6. Candy Man /3:08
7. The Drunken Silkworm /4:42
8. Fly Took Stockings /4:05
9. Madison & the Pigs /3:40
10. The Farmer & His Eight Sons /5:34
11. Black Man's Blues [Explicit] /1:47
12. The Lynching /4:23
13. Black Man's Blues, Pt. 2 /1:01
14. Black Man Dancing /1:49
15. Fast Runner /2:20
16. Georgia Rag /3:05
17. The One-Legged Grave Robber /3:21
18. Close-Out Side One Music /0:20

DISC TWO
1. Story of Fishy Waters/Nobody Knows the Trouble On My Mind /2:01
2. Teacup of Salt /2:28
3. Juno Dies/Nobody Knows the Trouble On My Mind /3:54
4. Fishy Leaves Home /4:59
5. Walkin' Blues /2:48
6. Fishy Meets Hobos /3:13
7. Good Liquor's Gonna Carry Me Down /3:34
8. Meeting Crazy Cat/Going to Nashville /4:34
9. Two Drunk Hobos /2:13
10. Tchula Buck By Campfire /1:05
11. Watch Over Me /4:48
12. Hobos Wake Up and Catch Train /2:54
13. Closing Tune /0:20

BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny
Updating the rural blues tradition for the modern era, Guy Davis was among the most prominent ambassadors of African-American art and culture of his generation, additionally winning great acclaim for his work in the theater. The son of the noted actors, directors, and activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, he was born in New York City on May 12, 1952; though raised in the city, Davis was frequently regaled with stories of Southern country life as a child, and over time became so enamored of the music of Blind Willie McTell, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, and others that he taught himself guitar. As a 13-year-old experiencing his first Buddy Guy concert, Davis' own fate as a bluesman was sealed, especially after he learned his distinctive fingerpicking style from a nine-fingered guitarist he met on a train traveling from Boston to New York some years later.
In 1978, Davis recorded his debut LP Dreams About Life, produced for the Folkways label with the assistance of the legendary Moses Asch; around the same time he also began pursuing a career as an actor, landing a recurring role on the daytime soap One Life to Live and also appearing in the 1984 hip-hop film Beat Street. Long seeking to combine his shared love of music and acting, in 1991 Davis finally found a project that fulfilled all of his ambitions -- Mulebone, the Broadway production of a Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes collaboration which included a score by Taj Mahal. Two years later, Davis earned rave reviews for his work in the title role of the off-Broadway production Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil, with his portrayal later winning the Blues Foundation's W.C. Handy "Keeping the Blues Alive" Award.
In 1994, Davis wrote and starred in the one-man show In Bed with the Blues: The Adventures of Fishy Waters, another blues-based off-Broadway drama which played to strong critical notice. A year later, he collaborated with his parents on Two Hah Hahs and a Homeboy, which combined original material with African-American folklore and history. Around the same time, he also composed the music for the PBS series The American Promise; his score for an earlier telefilm, To Be a Man, won an Emmy. During the fall of 1995, Davis returned to writing and performing in the acoustic country-blues tradition with renewed force, issuing the live LP Stomp Down Rider on the Red House label; a year later, he returned with Call Down the Thunder. You Don't Know My Mind followed in 1998 and was nominated for two W.C Handy Awards: Best Traditional Blues Album and Best Acoustic Blues Album. Davis himself was nominated for Best Acoustic Blues Artist. In early 2000, Davis issued Butt Naked Free. He spent much of 2001 contributing songs to tribute albums; "Soulful Wind" appeared on Labour of Love: The Music of Nick Lowe, "Some of These Days" on Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton, and "Sweetheart Like You" on Nod to Bob: An Artist's Tribute to Bob Dylan. Give in Kind, Davis' sixth album, followed in 2002.
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