Davy Graham

FolkBritish folk revivalfingerstyle acoustic guitarfolk-rock pioneer1960s folk clubs

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 British folk and folk-rock revolution of the 1960s.

Influenced by: Bert Jansch, Paul Simon, Jimmy Page

Active:
1960s-1990s
Scene:
British folk
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