⬇️ BLIND JOHN DAVIS ⬇️
DISCOGRAPHY 1976-1997 (10CD)
BIOGRAPHY
Davis was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and relocated with his
family to Chicago at the age of two. 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, Merline Johnson, and others. He also made several records of his own, singing in his lightweight voice.
Between 1937 and 1942, he recorded with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Tampa Red, Red Nelson, Merline Johnson, and others. He also made several records of his own, singing in his lightweight voice.
Having played in various recording sessions with Lonnie Johnson, Davis
teamed up with him in the 1940s. He recorded later on his own. His "No
Mail Today" (1949) was a minor hit. Most of Doctor Clayton's later
recordings featured Davis on piano.
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 the United States.
In 1955, Davis's house in Chicago burned down. His wife died in the
fire, and his collection of 1700 78-rpm records, some of them unissued,
was destroyed.
Davis died in Chicago in October 1985, at the age of 71.
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1997-The Incomparable @320