Reverend Gary Davis
Image No. 63-5-0: Reverend Gary Davis Club 47 Mt. Auburn, Cambridge, Mass., June 1963 The blind Harlem street singer's unique guitar style and gospel singing earned him many disciples in the early 60s. In 1961, a very young Bob Dylan opened a concert for Davis at Bennington College in Vermont. After the show, when Dylan learned that Davis was being paid $75, he told the promoter to give Davis half of his own $50 fee because, Dylan said, Davis should never play for less than $100.
Image No. 63-5-14: Reverend Gary Davis Fan Club Club 47 Mt. Auburn, Cambridge, Mass., June 1963 In the original Club 47's funky basement, Reverend Davis enjoys the company of some pretty girls between sets. How did he know they were pretty? Maybe he could hear it in their voices.