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Veteran blues pianist Blind John Davis was one of the big attractions at the weekend Mariposa Festival on Centre Island
Veteran blues pianist Blind John Davis was one of the big attractions at the weekend Mariposa Festival on Centre Island

Veteran blues pianist Blind John Davis was one of the big attractions at the weekend Mariposa Festival on Centre Island

Date6/22/1975
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  • Veteran blues pianist Blind John Davis was one of the big attractions at the weekend Mariposa Festival on Centre Island
  • Veteran blues pianist Blind John Davis was one of the big attractions at the weekend Mariposa Festival on Centre Island. It was one of the musical surprises in an otherwise complacent and unhurried festical; says critic Peter Goddard.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Veteran blues pianist Blind John Davis was one of the big attractions at the weekend Mariposa Festival on Centre Island. It was one of the musical surprises in an otherwise complacent and unhurried festical; says critic Peter Goddard.
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