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I woke up and remember having to go into my room to get some clothes or something out of my chest of drawers. I was very quiet, as I could hear Rev snoring and didn't want to wake him. Well, I got whatever it was and I was headed toward the door when I heard in a commanding voice,"Don't move or you're dead!". I turned around to see Rev with a .38 revolver in his hand pointed in my general direction, but sort of moving around so as to cover a wider target area. I remember screaming something to the effect of, "No--don't shoot." Rev replied, "One wrong move and you're dead." Well, then I started talking a mile a minute..."Rev, it's me, it's Barry, don't shoot Rev...I was only getting something from my chest of drawers..." Finally, Rev said, "Is that you, Barry?" The incident was soon over, and I had escaped with me life. I guess, from his perspective, it must have been kind of weird to be alone, blind, on the road 3,000 miles from home and rooming with a bunch of lunatic young musicians many years his junior. But to this day, the picture of Reverend Gary Davis that sticks in my mind the most is early in the morning, half-awake and blind as a bat, with a .38 in his hand pointed in my general direction. It was one of the most frightening moments of my life - Barry Melton

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Offline lindy

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Nat Myers
« on: September 29, 2023, 01:57:43 PM »
Someone in my periodic Zoom open mike group just sent me this link. It triggered lots of thoughts, including the idea that 20-something Nat and 14-year-old Jay, who just introduced himself a few days ago, have both been captivated by Charley Patton. (If you go to the Spotify link that Jay shared and scroll down a bit, you'll see that his program a couple of weeks ago was totally dedicated to Patton.)

It attests to the power of Charley's music to captivate, and bodes well for continued passion for the country blues among new and young listeners down the road.
 


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Re: Nat Myers
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2023, 03:39:43 PM »
Thanks for posting this, Lindy. I saw it on the NewsHour last night, but hadn't gotten around to following up on it. The music is timeless and when the right people find it--or it finds them--the magic happens.

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Re: Nat Myers
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2023, 07:49:16 AM »
Thanks for posting, I enjoyed that.
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« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2023, 05:45:04 PM »

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