Guy Davis

Sun Feb 09 2025 at 07:30 pm UTC-06:00

2262 Winnebago St, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53704 | Madison

The Bur Oak
Publisher/HostThe Bur Oak
Guy Davis
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Doors 6:30PM / Show 7:30PM
Seated show
$25ADV / $30DOS

‘Ambassador of the Blues’ Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee, a recipient of the Blues Foundation's, "Keeping the Blues Alive Award" in Theatre, has over two dozen Blues Music Award nominations for Best Acoustic Blues Artist, Best Song, and Best Acoustic Album of the Year. He has recently added Broadway Composer to his resume, scoring the incidental music for the revival of his late father Ossie Davis' play, "Purlie Victorious". Davis has had his musical storytelling influenced by artists like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy, and his musicality from artists as diverse as Lightnin’ Hopkins and Babatunde Olatunji, and harmonica techniques from most notably, Sonny Terry. His latest album is "Be Ready When I Call You", and like the album before it, “Sonny & Brownie’s Last Train – A Look Back at Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry”, it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. Guy has released 15 albums and has appeared on dozens of tribute albums and compilations. His career has included work as a Broadway, film, and television actor, Off Broadway lead, author, music teacher, children's performer, and of course Blues artist.

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