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Guy was honored to contribute to the incidental soundtrack to the Broadway Revival of the play, Purlie Victorious, written by his father, the late Ossie Davis. The show earned 6 Tony nominations, including Best Revival of a Play, and ran from September 2023 to February 2024. Read more about it here.
Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, a musician, Actor, Author, and Songwriter. Guy uses a blend of Roots, Blues, Folk, Rock, Rap, Spoken Word, and World Music to comment on, and address the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events, and common life struggles.
For the past decade, Davis has concentrated much of his efforts on writing, recording, and performing music. In the fall of 1995, he released his Red House records debut "Stomp Down Rider", an album that captured Davis in a stunning live performance.
11/15/24 Guy Davis in Groningen at Lutherse Kerk Buy Tickets; 11/16/24 Guy Davis in Haarlem at Haarlemse Blues Club Buy Tickets; 11/17/24 Guy Davis in Balk at Podium Gorter Buy Tickets; 11/19/24 Guy Davis in Utrecht at Tivolivredenburg Buy Tickets; 11/29/24 Guy Davis in Morristown, NJ at The Folk Project Buy Tickets; See more on the tour page
The headlines call him a renaissance bluesman, and an artist who defies the rural blues myth. Whatever you call him, Guy Davis is 100% pure blues.
Music. Click on an album title for more details. The Legend of Sugarbelly – 2024. Be Ready When I Call You – 2021. Sonny and Brownie’s Last Train – 2017. Kokomo Kidd – 2015. Juba dance – 2013. Adventures of Fishy Waters. Sweetheart Like You – 2009.
Davis’ much-praised 1995 debut, Stomp Down the Rider, marked the arrival of a major talent, earning acclaim for his deft acoustic playing, his well-traveled voice and his literate, yet highly accessible songwriting.
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Check out what Blues Review had to say about Guy, 5 Questions with Guy Davis. For other reviews by critics check out the press page. It's also the resource for downloading hi-resolution press photos of him. Check back soon for a list of all of the magazines and newspapers he has been featured in.
The Legend of Sugarbelly. August 2024. 1. Sugarbelly (G.Davis) 2. Kokomo Alley (G.Davis) 3. Who’s Gonna Love you Tonight (It’s Alright) (S. Chatmon, arr. G. Davis)
