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Blind John Davis (December 7, 1913 – October 12, 1985)[1] was an African-American blues, jazz and boogie-woogie pianist and singer.[2][3] He is best remembered for his recordings, including “A Little Every Day” and “Everybody’s Boogie”.[1]
Biography[edit]
Davis was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and relocated with his family to Chicago at the age of two.[4] Seven years later he had lost his sight. In his early years Davis backed Merline Johnson, and by his mid-twenties he was a well-known and reliable accompanying pianist. Between 1937 and 1942, he recorded with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Tampa Red, Red Nelson,[5] Merline Johnson, and others, playing on many recordings of that time. He also made several records of his own, singing in his lightweight voice.[2]
Having played in various recording sessions with Lonnie Johnson, Davis teamed up with him in the 1940s.[6] He recorded later on his own. His “No Mail Today” (1949) was a minor hit.[2] Most of Doctor Clayton’s later recordings featured Davis on piano.[7]
Blind John Davis He toured Europe with Broonzy in 1952, the first blues pianist to do so. In later years Davis toured and recorded frequently in Europe, where he enjoyed a higher profile than in his homeland.[4]
In 1955 Davis’s Chicago house burned down. His wife died in the fire, and his collection of 1700 unique 78-rpm records, some of unissued recordings, was destroyed.[8]
Davis died in his adopted hometown of Chicago in October 1985, at the age of 71.
- The Incomparable Blind John Davis (1974) – Oldie Blues OL 2803[9]
- Alive “Live” and Well (1976) – Chrischaa
- Heavy Timbre: Chicago Boogie Piano (1976, re-released in 2002) – Sirens Records
- Stompin’ on a Saturday Night (1978) – Alligator
- You Better Cut That Out (1985) – Red Beans
- Blind John Davis [Story of Blues] (1991) – Story of BluesThe Incomparable Blind John Davis (1997) – Oldie Blues OLCD 7003 (reissue of OL 2803)[10]
- My Own Boogie (2002) – Past Perfect (UK)[11]Blind John Davis Source Wikipedia
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