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Guy has been tapped as the Composer for the revival of his dad Ossie Davis’ play, “Purlie Victorious” on Broadway, starring Leslie Odom, Jr.  It opened in September 2023. Read more about it here.

Congratulations to Guy for his second Grammy nomination in a row!

Guy Davis 2021 Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album

 

 

 

In honor of the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

 

Guy Davis - Be Ready When I Call YouLatest Release!

Be Ready When I Call You

June 4, 2021

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At the end of his concert, Guy Davis stood up and swung his arms in an arc over his audience, filleting his fingers like imaginary butterflies, and explaining that Pete Seeger’s greatest gift was not in his singing or his songwriting but in his ability to turn an audience of strangers into close friends by getting them to sing along. Davis had just accomplished the same thing.  For the encore, his trio performed Pete Seeger’s version of “Turn, Turn, Turn” with the audience singing along to every word.  The whole show was transcendent.  Guy was accompanied by Professor Louie on keyboards, and accordion and Christopher James on guitar and mandolin, both of whom have a history of recording and performing with him.  In simplest terms the show was like the film O’ Brother Where Art Thou come to life.   ~  Don Wilcock, Nippertown.com, February 2019
“Guy Davis. He’s out of New York, and he’s America’s greatest link to the blues right now.” ~ Windsor Star, Ontario, Canada. July 31, 2015.

Guy had a great time appearing on this informative PBS talk show, “Open Mind”.

Living Blues Magazine - Issue #239

And check out the new review and feature article from No Depression

GUY DAVIS/Kokomo Kidd:  With the acting chops this cat has running through his veins is it any wonder he can sell anything and make it look easy?  A modern, down home acoustic blues set as inspired by his parents as it is Pete Seeger as it is the storytelling tradition, this is a sucker Sunday punch that’ll have you on your back before you know what hit you.  And you won’t even know you were hit.  With Professor Louie and various members of the Crowmatix providing the architecture in the background, this is a great reminder that there’s more to contemporary Woodstock music than the ghost of the Arkansas kid.  This has got to be the best back porch record of this year.  Killer stuff.
Chris Spector
Midwest Record
Lake Zurich, IL