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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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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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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0100524F
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