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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 123 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-074070 10-in. 2/13/1942 Fly right, baby Lonnie Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074071 10-in. 2/13/1942 Baby, remember me Lonnie Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074072 10-in. 2/13/1942 The devil's woman Lonnie Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074073 10-in. 2/13/1942 Heart of iron Lonnie Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074074 10-in. 2/13/1942 He's a jelly-roll baker Lonnie Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074075 10-in. 2/13/1942 When you feel low down Lonnie Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074166 10-in. 3/27/1942 Honey stealin' blues Doctor Clayton Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074167 10-in. 3/27/1942 My own blues Doctor Clayton Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074168 10-in. 3/27/1942 On the killin' floor Doctor Clayton Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074169 10-in. 3/27/1942 Moonshine women blues Doctor Clayton Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074170 10-in. 3/27/1942 Pearl Harbor blues Doctor Clayton Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074171 10-in. 3/27/1942 Ain't no business we can do Doctor Clayton Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074648 10-in. 7/30/1942 I'm gonna leave you on the outskirts of town Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074649 10-in. 7/30/1942 I couldn't help it Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074650 10-in. 7/30/1942 My big money Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074651 10-in. 7/30/1942 Woke up cold in hand Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074652 10-in. 7/30/1942 Water pipe blues Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074653 10-in. 7/30/1942 Tell me, mama Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074654 10-in. 7/30/1942 Deep water blues Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074655 10-in. 7/30/1942 You're tearin' your playhouse down Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074656 10-in. 7/30/1942 Love me, baby Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with harmonica, guitar, piano, and imitation string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074657 10-in. 7/30/1942 What's getting wrong with you? Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with harmonica, guitar, piano, and imitation string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074658 10-in. 7/30/1942 Blues that made me drunk Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with harmonica, guitar, piano, and imitation string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-074659 10-in. 7/30/1942 Come on baby and take a walk Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with harmonica, guitar, piano, and imitation string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D4AB-0324 10-in. 12/14/1944 Miss Stella Brown Sonny Boy Williamson Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and traps instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 51-75 of 123 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Blind John," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107203.

Davis, Blind John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107203.

"Davis, Blind John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.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

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1520416

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.