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 Mississippi (state of the United States of America), Died October 12, 1985 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 242 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-014324 10-in. 10/11/1937 You're more than a palace to me Chicago Five ; Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-014325 10-in. 10/11/1937 Harlem swing Chicago Five ; Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-014326 10-in. 10/11/1937 Oh babe, oh baby Chicago Five ; Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-014327 10-in. 10/11/1937 I'm gonna get high Chicago Five ; Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-020130 10-in. 3/14/1938 The most of us do Chicago Five ; Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-020131 10-in. 3/14/1938 We gonna get high together Chicago Five ; Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-020132 10-in. 3/14/1938 Happily married Chicago Five ; Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-020133 10-in. 3/14/1938 A lie in my heart Chicago Five ; Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-020134 10-in. 3/14/1938 Heck of a how-do-you-do Chicago Five ; Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-020135 10-in. 3/14/1938 That may get it now Chicago Five ; Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-020824 10-in. 6/16/1938 Red Mike blues St. Louis Red Mike Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-020825 10-in. 6/16/1938 Hell ain't but a mile and a quarter St. Louis Red Mike Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-020826 10-in. 6/16/1938 Wash my hands nice and clean St. Louis Red Mike Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-020827 10-in. 6/16/1938 Chimney higher St. Louis Red Mike Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-020828 10-in. 6/16/1938 Gamblin' man blues St. Louis Red Mike Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-020829 10-in. 6/16/1938 Just around the corner St. Louis Red Mike Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034782 10-in. 5/15/1939 You say it's love Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034783 10-in. 5/15/1939 Bessemer blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034784 10-in. 5/15/1939 Please don't throw me down Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034785 10-in. 5/15/1939 Sad letter blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034786 10-in. 5/15/1939 Booze head woman Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034787 10-in. 5/15/1939 If I had known Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034788 10-in. 5/15/1939 You got to give me some Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034789 10-in. 5/15/1939 Poor old gal blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034790 10-in. 5/15/1939 No good woman blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 1-25 of 242 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Blind John," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107203.

Davis, Blind John. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107203.

"Davis, Blind John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://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 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95009427

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

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/56798079

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

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/351001 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/351001

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