CD Release: The Legend of Sugarbelly
“Truth be told, there just aren’t many who can deliver Americana in as interesting and entertaining a manner – or give acoustic traditional blues such a contemporary sound – as Davis, and it sure is a lot of fun hearing him explore the different sides of the genre” BLUZ POWR BLOG
"Skilled singer & guitarist…combines a folklorist’s encyclopedic knowledge of the blues with an actor’s intensity and flair” SUNDAY GAZETTE
“Intimate, richly nuanced tales….stomping acoustic blues” BLUES REVUE
American Roots, Blues, Folk, Spoken Word, New Artistic Renaissance, he does it all, on vocals, 6 & 12 string guitar, harmonica, 5 & 6 string banjo, didgeridoo.
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. His theater background shines through the lyrical storytelling of songs “God’s Gonna Make Things Over” about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, “Welcome to My World,” and “Got Your Letter In My Pocket.” His storytelling is sometimes painful, deep and real, an earthy contrast to modern-day commercial music; he means to create thought, underlined by gentle tones from his guitar or banjo fingerpicking.
He recently added Broadway Composer to his CV by writing the incidental music for the recent Tony nominated revival of his father’s play - that would be stage legend Ossie Davis' play, "Purlie Victorious."
Meanwhile, he has won a Keeping The Blues Alive Award, and was nominated by The Blues Foundation for Best Song of the Year, Best Acoustic Album of the Year, Best Acoustic Artist of the Year, and Best Instrumentalist. It’s a fact that he's been nominated nearly two dozen times by the Blues Foundation.
Among hundreds of print appearances, he's been featured in articles or reviews by VillageNew York Times, Voice, Boston Globe, Pulse Magazine, Blues Magazine, Acoustic Guitar, Dirty Linen, Songlines, Blues Blast Magazine, Living Blues, Down At the Crossroads, The San Francisco Chronicle, Association For Independent Music (formerly NAIRD), Playboy Magazine, National Public Radio (NPR), "Folk Alley", and several Sirius channels.
Asked about his experience as a performer, Guy replied, “There is no tale so tall that I cannot tell it, nor song so sweet that I cannot sing it.” True words from a delightful and monstrously talented performer.
Tickets: $29 General Admission / $27 Advance / $45 Gold Circle [Priority Seating + Meet the Performer with Guy 6:30 pm onstage]
Location: Addy Theatre at Proctors