David Rea

David Rea was an American folk guitarist, singer, composer and songwriter. He played with many of the famous names of modern folk , such as Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Richie Havens, Judy Collins, Ian and Sylvia, Fairport Convention, and Michal Hasek. 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.