Davey Graham | |
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 Graham performing at The Troubadour with Lou Killen | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Michael Gordon Graham |
| Also known as | Davy Graham |
| Born | 26 November 1940 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England |
| Died | 15 December 2008 (aged 68) London, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, classical guitar, sarod, lute, oud, vocals |
| Years active | 1959–2008 (49 years) |
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| Website | davygraham.com |
David Michael Gordon "Davey" Graham (originally spelled Davy Graham) (26 November 1940 – 15 December 2008) was a British guitarist and one of the most influential figures in the 1960s British folk revival. He inspired many famous practitioners of the fingerstyle acoustic guitar such as Bert Jansch, Wizz Jones, John Renbourn, Martin Carthy, John Martyn, Paul Simon and Jimmy Page, who based his solo "White Summer" on Graham's "She Moved Through the Fair". Graham is probably best known for his acoustic instrumental "Anji" and for popularizing DADGAD tuning, later widely adopted by acoustic guitarists.[1]
- ^ The DADGAD article, for example, lists users of this tuning, including Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, Dáithí Sproule, Russian Circles, Stan Rogers, Jimmy Page, Artie Traum, Pierre Bensusan, Eric Roche, Laurence Juber, Tony McManus, Bert Jansch, Richard Thompson, Dick Gaughan, Imaad Wasif, Jeff Tweedy, Paul McSherry, DEPAPEPE, Ben Chasny and Trey Anastasio.