Q... What and/or who was your earliest musical influence?

WOODY... I grew up with a lot of folk music in the house. People like Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Paul Robeson, Peter Seeger, and the Almanac singers. When I stared playing music I discovered Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGee and Josh White and that got me hooked on guitar and blues music. There were contemporary players like Dave Van Ronk, Jack Elliott, and Jim Question who I loved also. By far, the most influential person in my life at that time was Gary Davis...

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Woody Mann had his first musical schooling in the living room of Rev. Gary Davis, the now legendary blues, gospel and ragtime guitarist. Learn more about Woody, and even learn from Woody, through this interview and Woody Mann's own website:
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