David Rea (musician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American musician
Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1946
Date of Death: 27-Oct-2011
Profession: guitarist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About David Rea (musician)
- David Rea (pronounced "ray") (October 26, 1946 in Akron, Ohio – October 27, 2011 in Portland, Ore.) was an American folk guitarist, singer, composer and songwriter.
- He played with many of the famous names of modern folk music and folk rock, such as Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Richie Havens, Judy Collins, Ian and Sylvia, Fairport Convention, Tom May and Michal Hasek.
- He said he learned his finger picking style (known as the Travis pick or alternate bass independent thumb picking) from Reverend Gary Davis who spent the last years of his life in Montreal.
- He was friends withy Felix Papalardi who produced David's best known album "Maverick Child".
- His song-writing includes co-writing the hit song "Mississippi Queen".
- He wrote a radio opera "Emperor" for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- He won the Gabriel Award for Excellence in Broadcasting for a three-part series "David Rea's Robert Johnson", about the blues singer Robert Johnson.
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