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Davey Graham
Sign in to saveAlso known as David Michael Gordon "Davey" Graham
British guitarist (1940–2008)
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- 1
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- Index Astartes IV
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1940
- Active to
- 2008
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Davy Graham (born David Michael Gordon Graham, sometimes called Davey, on 26 November 1940 in Hinckley, Leicestershire; died 15 December 2008) was a widely-influential British acoustic guitarist most famous for his instrumental Anji (also spelt Angi or Angie), mastery of which, for a period in the 1960s, was the prerequisite of joining many British folk clubs. Graham was also cited as an influence by guitarists such as Bert Jansch, Paul Simon and Jimmy Page, and was a major force behind the Bri
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gordon
- Family name
- Graham
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hinckley
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- www.davygraham.com
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- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of birth
- 1940-11-22
- date of death
- 2008-12-15
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- birth name
- David Michael Gordon Graham
- name in native language
- Davey Graham
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
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