Tag: blues guitarists

Reverend Gary Davis

by Fingerstyle Blues | Musician Profiles, Reverend Gary Davis | 0

Reverend Gary Davis was a towering figure in the world of fingerstyle guitar. Not only was he an incredibly powerful and diverse player, but was also blessed with a voice that could shake you to your soul.

Mississippi John Hurt

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John Hurt was a self taught guitarist, who was given his first guitar by his mother when he was just nine years old. His playing was developed in near isolation as he rarely left his hometown in the remote town of Avalon, Mississippi.

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