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Marie Knight – Let Us Get Together – A Tribute To Reverend Gary Davis

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(CD - digipak + 6 minutes video program)
Marie Knight used to sing with Sister Rosetta Tharpe during 20 years. She’s 78 years old now, and has just recorded a very touching album with Reverend Gary Davis’s songs, helped by the Bob Dylan guitarist (Larry Campbell) and Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds).

Track Listing:
1. Samson & Delilah - 3:45   2. A Little More Faith - 3:02   3. You Got To Move - 2:44   4. Let Us Get Together - 3:20   5. Lord I Feel Like Goin' On - 2:27   6. I Am The Light Of This World - 2:37   7. I'll Fly Away - 2:26   8. Lord I'll Be With You - 4:37   9. 12 Gates - 3:28   10. When I Die - 2:33   11. I Belong To The Band - 3:54   12. Death Don't Have No Mercy - 6:09

Personnel:
Marie Knight (lead vocals) , Catherine Russel (background vocals) , Karry Campbell (guitars, mandolin, violin) , Lincoln Schleifer (acoustic bass) , Rich Pagano (drums) , Kim Wilson (harmonica)

Reviews:

1. AllMusic
Marie Knight began singing at the Oakwood Baptist Church in Newark, NJ and made some early gospel singles for Brunswick and Mercury. Starting in 1952 she gained international fame as the duet partner of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She continued recording gospel and secular music in the '60s, '70s and '80s. In 2003, MC Records recruited her to sing on A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Shout Sister Shout. Her performance was so powerful, the label offered her a contract, and this album, her first full-length in 20 years, is the happy result. Reverend Gary Davis was discovered by folkies in the '60s and celebrated as one of the last living links between ragtime, blues and gospel music. His syncopated picking style made him an acoustic guitar legend and several of his compositions, including "Samson and Delilah" and "I'll Fly Away," became folk "hits." Davis died in 1972 and is today largely unknown, even in folk circles. Hopefully, this album will bring his music back into the spotlight.Knight, not unexpectedly, concentrates on Davis' gospel tunes, and infuses them with a sanctified power. She's lost a bit of her high end over the years, but her fervent delivery remains undiminished, polished by the experience she brings to her renditions. Super picker Larry Campbell produces and backs Knight with a credible version of Davis' syncopated and highly rhythmic style of guitar picking. "When I Die," a celebration of eternal salvation, bounces brightly along with Campbell's chiming guitar and Lincoln Schleifer's bass adding to Knight's blazing rendition. "Death Don't Have No Mercy" gets a swampy blues drenched reading with Campbell playing Pops Staples-style electric guitar and Kim Wilson blowing some fine harp. Knight shines throughout, bringing the spirit of Davis to life with performances full of her ardent, funky, playful soul.

 

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