Reverend Gary Davis

American blues and gospel singer and guitarist (1896–1972)
Person human Q159098
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Reverend Gary Davis

Summary

Reverend Gary Davis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Laurens County[2]. He was born on April 30, 1896[3]. He passed away in Hammonton[4]. He died on May 5, 1972[5]. He worked as a street artist[6], composer[7], guitarist[8], and singer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (509 views/month, #7,059 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Reverend Gary Davis was born in Laurens County[2].
  • Reverend Gary Davis was born in Laurens[11].
  • Reverend Gary Davis died in Hammonton[4].
  • Reverend Gary Davis was born on April 30, 1896[3].
  • Reverend Gary Davis died on May 5, 1972[5].
  • Burial took place at Rockville Cemetery[12].
  • Reverend Gary Davis held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Reverend Gary Davis is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].
  • Reverend Gary Davis worked as a street artist[6].
  • Reverend Gary Davis worked as a composer[7].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's professions included guitarist[8].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's professions included singer[9].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's religion is recorded as Baptists[15].
  • Reverend Gary Davis is recorded as male[16].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's genre is blues[18].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's genre is Piedmont blues[19].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's genre is gospel music[20].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's Commons category is recorded as Reverend Gary Davis[21].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[22].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's family name is recorded as Davis[23].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's given name is recorded as Gary[24].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's official website is recorded as http://www.revgarydavis.com[25].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's medical condition is recorded as blindness[26].
  • Reverend Gary Davis's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1896-04-30[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1972-05-05[31]

  • Genre(s): acoustic blues, blues, country blues, gospel, piedmont blues, spirituals[32]

  • Community tags: acoustic blues, blues, country blues, gospel, gospel blues, piedmont blues, spirituals[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f66eefea-ff87-46b5-947d-b595a4bac5c9[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Laurens County[2], a county of South Carolina[35], in United States[36], founded in 1785[37] and Laurens[11], a city in the United States[38], in United States[39], founded in 1785[40]. Reverend Gary Davis was born on April 30, 1896[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include street artist[6], composer[7], guitarist[8], and singer[9].

Personal Life

Reverend Gary Davis's religion is recorded as Baptists[15].

Death and Burial

Reverend Gary Davis died on May 5, 1972[5]. He passed away in Hammonton[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[22]. Burial took place at Rockville Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Reverend Gary Davis ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (509 views/month, #7,059 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Reverend Gary Davis born?

Born in Laurens County[2], Reverend Gary Davis…

Where did Reverend Gary Davis die?

Reverend Gary Davis died in Hammonton[4].

What did Reverend Gary Davis do for work?

Reverend Gary Davis worked as street artist[6], composer[7], guitarist[8], and singer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . rateyourmusic.com. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . rateyourmusic.com. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation street artist, composer, guitarist +1
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  2. 14d ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manner of death natural causes
    Family name Davis
    Genre blues, Piedmont blues, gospel music
    Described by source Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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