MUSICIAN

Reverend Gary Davis

1896 - 1972

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Gary D. Davis (April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972),: 285–6  known as Reverend Gary Davis and Blind Gary Davis, was a blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica. Born in Laurens, South Carolina and blind since infancy, Davis first performed professionally in the Piedmont blues scene of Durham, North Carolina in the 1930s, then converted to Christianity and became a minister. After moving to New York in the 1940s, Davis experienced a career rebirth as part of the American folk music revival that peaked during the 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Reverend Gary Davis has received more than 433,081 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Reverend Gary Davis is the 2,208th most popular musician (down from 2,111th in 2019), the 11,699th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,086th in 2019) and the 888th most popular American Musician.

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  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Reverend Gary Davis ranks 2,208 out of 3,175. Before him are Artimus Pyle, James Moody, Steven Isserlis, Trentemøller, Steve Albini, and DJ Snake. After him are Jesper Strömblad, Jimmy DeGrasso, John Holt, Dominic Howard, Steve Kuhn, and Tom Chaplin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Reverend Gary Davis ranks 270. Before him are Ramón Eguiazábal, William Cameron Townsend, Yip Harburg, Art Langley, Lilyan Tashman, and Alan Mowbray. After him are Norman Thomas Gilroy, Erle C. Kenton, Ken Myers, Cyril Slater, Ruth Etting, and Louis Fischer. Among people deceased in 1972, Reverend Gary Davis ranks 259. Before him are Richard Louis Duckett, Marilyn Maxwell, Janet Munro, Rochelle Hudson, Oscar Levant, and Compton Mackenzie. After him are William Boyd, Carl W. Stalling, Clyde McPhatter, Martin Schröttle, Lorenzo Wright, and Tor Lund.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Reverend Gary Davis ranks 11,699 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Albini (1962), Mireille Enos (1975), Sylvia Browne (1936), Gina Philips (1970), Laura Kelly (1950), and Mary Watson Whitney (1847). After him are Ann Gillis (1927), Matt McCoy (1958), Angelina Grimké (1805), Bode Miller (1977), Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), and Happy Rockefeller (1926).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Reverend Gary Davis ranks 888. Before him are Jeff Berlin (1953), Buzz Osborne (1964), Jimmy Rogers (1924), Artimus Pyle (1948), James Moody (1925), and Steve Albini (1962). After him are Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), Steve Kuhn (1938), Shirley Scott (1934), Les Claypool (1963), Eddie Harris (1934), and Buck Owens (1929).

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