Guy Davis has been telling stories for a long time. In the 1980s he followed in the footsteps of his illustrious parents, actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, appearing in movies and on TV. But for the last three decades, […]
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(From Part One) The world shares a voice when it comes to music, a central expression extracting the best and profoundest in us. Comprised always of sound, in its rhythms, reaches, and rampings up-and-down, music also includes silence, but not […]
It’s been a busy summer, and now it’s time to feature some of the best roots photos of the past couple of weeks by our crack contributors: Peter Dervin, Cynthia Elliott, Kirk Stauffer, Todd Gunsher, and Boom Baker. Also in […]
PORT TOWNSEND, WA— It appeared that each of the 230 attendees at this year’s Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival carried at least one portable electronic device. The event, in its 24th year, falls somewhere in between a music festival and summer […]
The ghost of Pete Seeger is present throughout Guy Davis’ new album. Davis hits all the high marks on Kokomo Kidd, releasing his best album to date, to my ears. Casting an eye over his shoulder, he finds the juice […]
This week, I’m in Nashville for the Americana conference, where there’s always something going on, and never quite enough sleep. Nonetheless, we got quite a few fine new releases this week, almost too many really. But I’ll try to sum ’em up […]
Baby, lift your window high do you hear That sound It’s the troubadours with their Freedom song -Van Morrison, 1979 The interview, and the show, was very nearly cancelled. I was sitting by the laptop waiting for the venue to […]
Born in New York City in 1952 to noted actors/activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Guy Davis has assembled an enviable resume in his own right as a stage, TV and film actor, musicologist, playwright and creator of earthy, in-the-tradition […]
Though he wears many hats as a playwright and actor (son of Ozzie Davis and Ruby Dee), the role that suits Harlem gadfly Guy Davis the best is that of a bluesman. Even if he isn’t as radical as Corey […]
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