Craft Recordings partnered with Acoustic Sounds to create the Bluesville Series. Inspired by the original Bluesville established under Prestige Records in 1959, this series will highlight the many trailblazing musicians who contributed to the rich tradition of the blues, including titles from legendary artists on labels such as Vee-Jay, Riverside, Vanguard, Stax, and Rounder Records.

• Bluesville Acoustic Sounds Series
• Audiophile 180 Gram Vinyl
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings, QRP USA
• All-Analog (AAA) Mastering
• Cut by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
• Deluxe Tip-On Jacket with Obi Strip
• Liner Notes by Scott Billington

Blind Gary Davis — Harlem Street Singer

The Bluesville Series from Craft Recordings and Acoustic Sounds!

Inspired by the original Prestige label imprint established in 1959

All-analog mastering by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab at Blue Heaven Studios!

180-gram vinyl pressed at Quality Record Pressings

Highlighting trailblazing blues musicians from legendary labels

"Reverend Gary Davis, also known as 'Blind' Gary Davis ... (a) self-taught guitarist and banjo player, blind from birth ... appeared at the inaugural Newport Folk Festival in 1959, and Harlem Street Singer appeared the following year. The album was recorded in a single three-hour session by American recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder and features 12 of Davis' best-known spirituals. ... Harlem Street Singer reminds us of Reverend Gary Davis' power as a singer and his inventiveness as a guitarist, as well as his lyrical ability to get down to the point about his view of human nature in his songs." — Henry L. Carrigan Jr., Living Blues, November 2024

Harlem Street Singer is Blind Gary Davis' 1960 album, originally released on Prestige Records' Bluesville imprint. The album features a combination of Davis-penned tracks, including "Death Don't Have No Mercy," and standards such as "Sampson and Delilah." AllMusic declared that the album is "essential listening for fans of country blues or gospel." This reissue is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings with a replica paper-wrapped tip-on jacket.

Track Listing:

01. Samson And Delilah
02. Let Us Get Together Right Down Here
03. I Belong To The Band
04. Pure Religion
05. Great Change Since I Been Born
06. Death Don’t Have No Mercy
07. Twelve Gates To The City
08. Goin’ To Sit Down On The Banks Of The River
09. Tryin’ To Get Home
10. Lo, I Be With You Always
11. I Am The Light Of This World
12. Lord, I Feel Just Like Goin’ On

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