Mark,

I remember it a little bit different. Gary Davis surely was an amazing talent. I'm not sure if this was the same gig you're talkin' about, BUT the good Rev. was alone in town, as you said. He was rather surly and drank a bit much. It wound up with him doing a set where he started that American March thing he did and it lasted nearly 45 minutes. By the time he quit the powers that be were so pissed at him that they INSISTED he call his wife to come to Chicago because she was the only one who could keep him in line! Well, she came to Chicago, Gary calmed down, and all went relatively well for the rest of the gig. Could it be that he was alone the night you remember because folks were ticked off at him?? Maybe.----Anyhow, that's how I remember it. Could've been a different gig at that same club. Generally Rev. Davis stayed with Andy Cohen in those days---and Andy took real decent care of him.

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