Blind John Davis

Blind John Davis (December 7, 1913 – October 12, 1985) was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer. He is best remembered for his recordings, including "A Little Every Day" and "Everybody's Boogie".

Birth and Death Data: Born December 7, 1913 (Mississippi), Died October 12, 1985 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 119 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-034791 10-in. 5/15/1939 Nobody knows how bad I feel Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-053985 10-in. 3/27/1941 Cry on, Daddy Clara Morris Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-053986 10-in. 3/27/1941 I stagger in my sleep Clara Morris Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-053987 10-in. 3/27/1941 I'm blue, Daddy Clara Morris Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-053988 10-in. 3/27/1941 Poker playing daddy Clara Morris Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-064490 10-in. 7/2/1941 I'm gonna catch you soon Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-064491 10-in. 7/2/1941 Million years blues Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-064492 10-in. 7/2/1941 Shady Grove blues Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-064493 10-in. 7/2/1941 Sloppy drunk blues Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-064494 10-in. 7/2/1941 She was a dreamer Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-064495 10-in. 7/2/1941 You got to step back Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-070143 10-in. 12/11/1941 Ground-hog blues Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-070144 10-in. 12/11/1941 Black panter blues Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-070145 10-in. 12/11/1941 Broken heart blues Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-070146 10-in. 12/11/1941 She don't love me that way Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with washboard band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-070147 10-in. 12/11/1941 My black name blues Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with washboard band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-070148 10-in. 12/11/1941 I have got to go Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with washboard band instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-070402 10-in. 11/11/1941 Doctor Clayton blues Doctor Clayton Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-070403 10-in. 11/11/1941 Watch out mama Doctor Clayton Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-070404 10-in. 11/11/1941 Cheating and lying blues Doctor Clayton Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-070405 10-in. 11/11/1941 Gotta find my baby Doctor Clayton Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074066 10-in. 2/13/1942 From 20 to 44 Lonnie Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074067 10-in. 2/13/1942 The last call Lonnie Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074068 10-in. 2/13/1942 Ramblers' blues Lonnie Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074069 10-in. 2/13/1942 Lonesome road Lonnie Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 26-50 of 119 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Blind John," accessed September 21, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107203.

Davis, Blind John. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107203.

"Davis, Blind John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 21 September 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107203

External Sources

Wikipedia: Blind John Davis

Discogs: Blind John Davis

Allmusic: Blind John Davis

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Davis, Blind John, 1913-1985 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95009427

Wikidata: Blind John Davis - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1461153

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/56798079

MusicBrainz: Blind John Davis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f06c3db1-b8c1-4126-b877-04a77f5d73fe

ISNI: 0000 0000 7997 3892 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000079973892

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