Evan Valentine, Stay-at-Home Dad

Rev. Gary Davis - Oh Glory, How Happy I Am

This is from Pete Seeger's show Rainbow Quest in the mid-60's. Rev. Gary Davis (yes, he was actually ordained as a Baptist minister. Before he became a Reverend, he went by Blind Gary Davis) makes me feel good about the world. His performances have so much warmth and emotion that I can't help but be drawn to him. This is the old-world fingerpicking style where you only use two fingers on your picking hand. It is very versatile and can lead to multi-voice guitar, much like this video. This song has an incredibly difficult guitar part, especially at the five minute mark where he does the melody on top of it. Pete Seeger is the one playing banjo at the table... Donovan and Shawn Phillips are in the background looking awkward and uncomfortable.