Davis,Gary Demons & Angels - The Music Of Rev. Gary Davis CD

Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop presents a definitive portrait of the hugely influential folk blues icon Rev. Gary Davis in a comprehensive three-CD set titled Demons & Angel. Compiled by disciple and historian Stefan Grossman (who calls Davis "the Stravinsky of the acoustic guitar"), this sprawling set showcases the full stylistic range of Davis' music, encompassing blues, gospel, ragtime, minstrel songs and other bits of Americana. The recordings were culled from over 100 hours of studio, concert and home recordings... Rev. Gary's eccentric genius shines brightly on this substantial collection. - Bill Milkowski/Jazz Time The definitive collection from one of the true giants in early blues and gospel, Reverend Gary Davis, a man positively worshipped by latter-day folkies and rockers (Dave Van Ronk, for one, called him "the most fantastic guitarist I'd ever seen"). This 3-CD set contains 57 tracks - many unreleased - highlighted by such spine-tinglers as Baby, What You Going to Do; I Am the Vine; Mean Old World; Devil's Dream; You're Going to Quit Me Baby; Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning, and more. A PDF booklet on Disc 1, includes all the song lyrics plus a bio of Rev. Davis by Ian Zack.

1. Buck Dance 2. Soldier's March 3. Baby, What You Going to Do 4. Twelve Sticks 5. Save Up Your Money, John D Rockerfeller Put the Panoc on 6. I Am the Light of This World 7. Nobody Cares for Me 8. Slippin' Till My Gal Comes in Partner 9. Blues 10. Crucifixion 11. Rag Blues in C 12. Blues in E 13. Square Dance Verses 14. Don't Know Where to Go 15. He's My King 16. I'm Throwin' Up My Hands 17. Cross and Evil Woman Blues 18. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning 19. I'm So Tired of Being All Alone 20. I Am the True Vine 21. Lord, Stand By Me 22. Won't You Hush 23. Mean Old World 24. Moon Is Going Down 25. Sportin' Life Blues 26. God's Gonna Separate 27. Soon My Work Will All Be Done 28. Blow Gabriel 29. Get Right Church 30. I Want to Be Saved 31. Oh Glory, How Happy I Am 32. There's Destruction in That Land 33. Tired, My Soul Needs Resting 34. Georgia Camp Meeting 35. Bill Bailey 36. Honey Get Your Towel Wet 37. She Wouldn't Say Quit 38. You're Going to Quit Me Baby 39. Disc: 3 40. I'm Going to Sit Down on the Banks of the River 41. Twelve Gates to the City 42. I Heard the Angels Sing 43. Twelve Sticks 44. It's a Long Way to Tipperary 45. When the Train Comes Along 46. Little Boy, Little Boy Who Made Your Britches 47. All Night Long 48. Who Shall Deliver Poor Me 49. Jesus Met the Woman at the Well 50. Lord, Search My Heart 51. Lord, on Your Word 52. Let Us Get Together 53. Cocaine Blues 54. Devil's Dream 55. Blow Gabriel 56. Sun Is Going Down 57. Spoonful 58. Whistlin' Blues 59. Virgin Mary