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unusual facts about Davey Graham


Davey Graham

Though this open tuning was used decades earlier by such blues guitarists as Blind Blake and Charlie Patton (and by John Fahey on his 1958 record Blind Joe Death), Graham was one of the first guitarist from England to use it.


Alisha Sufit

During the 1970s and 1980s Alisha Sufit played as supporting artiste alongside numerous musicians of the era including The Enid, Fairport Convention, Terry Reid, the guitarist Davey Graham (also known as Davy Graham), the Incredible String Band, amongst others.

Cyril Tawney

Tawney's song, Sally Free And Easy, written in the late 1950s, was covered by numerous folk artists, including Carolyn Hester, Dorris Henderson and John Renbourn, Davey Graham, Pentangle, The Corries, Marianne Faithfull and Bob Dylan.

To Sail, to Sail

Frith dedicates each track to some of the important figures in his musical life, including Champion Jack Dupree, John Cage, Terry Riley, Daevid Allen, Barre Phillips and Davey Graham.

Will Hodgkinson

He received lessons and advice from the Scottish folk guitarist Bert Jansch, Johnny Marr, former guitarist of The Smiths, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, PJ Harvey and the pioneering guitarist Davey Graham.


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