Wild Bill Davison

Wild Bill Davison

'Wild' Bill Davison (January 5, 1906, Defiance, Ohio – November 14, 1989, Santa Barbara, California) was an American jazz cornet player. He emerged in the 1920s but did not achieve recognition until the 1940s. He is best remembered for his association with bandleader Eddie Condon, with whom he worked and recorded from the mid-1940s through the 1960s. Born William Edward Davison, his nickname "Wild Bill" reflected a reputation for heavy drinking and womanizing.

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Birth and Death Data: Born January 5, 1906 (Defiance), Died November 14, 1989 (Santa Barbara)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: cornet, trumpet

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 29 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	8631	10-in.	4/10/1924	Walking, talking dolly	Chubb-Steinberg Orchestra of Cincinnati	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
OKeh	8632	10-in.	4/10/1924	From one till two (I always dream of you)	Chubb-Steinberg Orchestra of Cincinnati	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
OKeh	8633	10-in.	4/10/1924	Blue evening blues	Chubb-Steinberg Orchestra of Cincinnati	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
OKeh	8634	10-in.	4/10/1924	Horsey! Keep your tail up (Keep the sun out of my eyes)	Chubb-Steinberg Orchestra of Cincinnati	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73279		1/16/1946	After you've gone	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	73280		1/16/1946	Personality	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	73278		1/16/1946	Blue (and broken hearted)	Bing Crosby		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	73308		1/25/1946	Deep delta blues	Denver Darling ; Wild Bill Davison ; The Range Rider Singers		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	73309		1/25/1946	When I get to where I'm goin'	Denver Darling ; Wild Bill Davison ; The Range Rider Singers		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	73310		1/25/1946	Silver dew on the blue grass	Denver Darling ; Wild Bill Davison ; The Range Rider Singers		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	73311		1/25/1946	I wish I had never met sunshine	Denver Darling ; Wild Bill Davison ; The Range Rider Singers		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	73480		3/27/1946	Farewell blues	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73481		3/27/1946	Improvisation for march of time	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73482		3/27/1946	She's funny that way-1	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	74030		8/6/1947	Aunt Hagar's blues	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	74031		8/6/1947	Down among the sheltering palms	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	74032		8/6/1947	Rose of the Rio Grande	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	74033		8/6/1947	Ida, sweet as apple cider	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	75988		3/20/1950	Maple leaf rag-1	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	75989		3/20/1950	Dill pickles-1	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	75990		3/20/1950	Sweet cider time, when you were mine	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	75991		3/20/1950	At the jazz band ball	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	76000		3/22/1950	At the jazz band ball	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	76001		3/22/1950	Jazz me blues	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	76002		3/22/1950	Everybody loves my baby	Eddie Condon Orchestra		instrumentalist, cornet

(Results 1-25 of 29 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davison, Wild Bill," accessed March 22, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102402.

Davison, Wild Bill. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102402.

"Davison, Wild Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 22 March 2023.