Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis (November 24, 1918 – August 17, 1995) was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Strethen Davis. He is best known for his pioneering jazz electric organ recordings and for his tenure with the Tympany Five, the backing group for Louis Jordan. Prior to the emergence of Jimmy Smith in 1956, Davis (whom Smith had reportedly first seen playing organ in the 1930s) was the pacesetter among organists. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 24, 1918 (Glasgow), Died August 17, 1995 (New Jersey)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1963
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, organ, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 83 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 112141 | 5/1/1962 | Brazil | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112142 | 5/1/1962 | The poor people of Paris | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112143 | 5/1/1962 | On a little street in Singapore-1 | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112144 | 5/1/1962 | Manhattan-1 | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112145 | 5/1/1962 | African waltz | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112146 | 5/1/1962 | Midnight in Moscow | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112712 | 11/1/1962 | That old black magic | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112713 | 11/1/1962 | Love letters | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112714 | 11/1/1962 | Penthouse serenade | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112715 | 11/1/1962 | My ideal | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112716 | 11/1/1962 | Moon river | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112717 | 11/1/1962 | Lover-1 | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112718 | 11/1/1962 | The nearness of you | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112719 | 11/1/1962 | The lady's in love with you | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112720 | 11/1/1962 | I remember you | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112721 | 11/1/1962 | Out of nowhere | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112722 | 11/1/1962 | Mona Lisa | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 112723 | 11/1/1962 | Stella by starlight | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 113030 | 1/31/1963 | Gospel truth | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | 113031 | 1/31/1963 | I'm on my way | Wild Bill Davis | instrumentalist, organ | |||
Decca | L 4341 | 1/11/1947 | Open the door Richard | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 4342 | 1/11/1947 | Friendship | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 4351 | 1/23/1947 | Open the door Richard | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 4631 | 12/8/1947 | You're on the right track baby | Louis Jordan | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 4632 | 12/8/1947 | Don't burn the candle at both ends | Louis Jordan | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Wild Bill," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202414.
Davis, Wild Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202414.
"Davis, Wild Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Davis, Wild Bill, 1918-1995 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82078550
Wikidata: Wild Bill Davis - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2570294
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34642971
MusicBrainz: Wild Bill Davis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6b4a5233-1989-4f11-b1b3-78143e0db45d
ISNI: 0000 0001 1618 1596 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000116181596
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