Richard Davis
Richard Davis (born 1952) is an American composer and producer of techno music from Detroit. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he and Juan Atkins met while students at Washtenaw Community College. Following this, they formed the group known as Cybotron in the early 1980s. Davis also released music of his own under the alias 3070. As Cybotron and 3070, Davis had a heavy hand in the foundation of Detroit's nascent techno music scene in the 1980s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 15th, 1930 (Chicago)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1967
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, vocalist
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 118999 | 5/26/1967 | Day by day | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119000 | 5/26/1967 | Que se vaya | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119001 | 5/26/1967 | My heart loves the samba | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119002 | 5/26/1967 | Meditation (Meditaçao) | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119003 | 5/26/1967 | How insensitive (Insensatez) | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119031 | 6/7/1967 | Now I know the feeling | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119032 | 6/7/1967 | Como va | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119033 | 6/7/1967 | Brasilville | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119034 | 6/7/1967 | Teach me tonight | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119035 | 6/7/1967 | Forgetting you | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119060 | 6/16/1967 | Forgetting you | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 119092 | 6/16/1967 | My heart loves the samba | Bill Potts Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5741 | 7/17/1950 | Old folks at home (Swanee River) | Al Jolson | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5742 | 7/17/1950 | I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair | Al Jolson | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5743 | 7/17/1950 | Oh! Susanna | Al Jolson | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5744 | 7/17/1950 | De camptown races | Al Jolson | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Richard," accessed February 28, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202409.
Davis, Richard. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved February 28, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202409.
"Davis, Richard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 28 February 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Davis, Richard, 1952- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81015291
Wikidata: Richard Davis (techno artist) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q716851
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/120739764/
MusicBrainz: Richard Davis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b59843a1-bb97-45f0-84b9-ff9017878cdd
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