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Davy Graham

To Dream the Impossible Dream: the quest for a music education

by Peter Rubie
May 22, 2019

I've been thinking a lot about how jazz is taught recently. I realize now, my search for a real musical education was not a simple thing, but a series of life changing moments. My son, on the other hand, is planning to study music in college after he finishes high school. Though it would fill his ...

Davy Graham: Anthology - 1961-2007 Lost Tapes

By Davy Graham

Label: Les Cousins
Released: 2012
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Davy Graham: Anthology - 1961-2007 Lost Tapes

by John Eyles
June 3, 2012

Davy GrahamAnthology: 1961-2007 Lost TapesLes Cousins2012In the sixties, English guitarist Davy Graham acquired near-legendary status as a guitar hero in the folk and blues clubs of Britain, being credited with single-handedly inventing the folk-guitar instrumental, in a way that parallels similar work in America by John Fahey. Although ...

Davy Graham British Folk Musician Dies

December 18, 2008

Virtuoso guitarist Davy Graham, a leading figure in Britain's 1960s folk music revival, has died. He was 68. Graham died of a seizure in his London home on Monday, his former manager Mark Pavey said Wednesday. The musician had long suffered from lung cancer, he said. Graham's innovative tuning and dexterity on the acoustic guitar inspired ...