Walter Davis

Walter Davis

Walter Davis (March 1, 1911 or 1912 – October 22, 1963) was an American blues singer, pianist, and songwriter who was one of the most prolific blues recording artists from the early 1930s to the early 1950s. He was unrelated to the jazz pianist Walter Davis, Jr. Davis had a rich singing voice that was as expressive as the best of the Delta blues vocalists. His best-known recording, a version of the train blues standard "Sunnyland Blues", released in 1931, is more notable for the warmth and poignancy of his singing than for his piano playing. His best-known songs included "Come Back Baby", "Ashes in My Whiskey" and "Blue Blues". Davis was sometimes billed as "Hooker Joe".

Birth and Death Data: Born March 1, 1912 (Grenada), Died October 22, 1963 (St. Louis)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, piano, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 200 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-020837	10-in.	6/17/1938	If you treat me right	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-020838	10-in.	6/17/1938	What is wrong with you	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with mandolin and piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-020839	10-in.	6/17/1938	Love will kill you	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with mandolin and piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-020840	10-in.	6/17/1938	Just tell me your trouble	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with mandolin and piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-020841	10-in.	6/17/1938	Call me anytime	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with mandolin and piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-030828	10-in.	12/19/1938	I like the way you spread your wings	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-030829	10-in.	12/19/1938	Cuttin' off my days	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-030830	10-in.	12/19/1938	You don't know right from wrong	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-030831	10-in.	12/19/1938	Bad luck and trouble	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-030832	10-in.	12/19/1938	Smoky mountain	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-030833	10-in.	12/19/1938	Your time is comin'	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-030834	10-in.	12/19/1938	Everything is OK	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-030835	10-in.	12/19/1938	Troubled and weary	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-030836	10-in.	12/19/1938	Early this morning	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-030837	10-in.	12/19/1938	Mercy blues	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-040507	10-in.	7/21/1939	Corinne	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-040508	10-in.	7/21/1939	New Orleans	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-040509	10-in.	7/21/1939	Big Four	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-040510	10-in.	7/21/1939	Airplane blues	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-040511	10-in.	7/21/1939	Let me in your saddle	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-040512	10-in.	7/21/1939	Green and lucky	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-040513	10-in.	7/21/1939	I love you more and more	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-040514	10-in.	7/21/1939	Bachelor blues	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-040515	10-in.	7/21/1939	Just another day	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-040516	10-in.	7/21/1939	Froggy Bottom	Walter Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist

(Results 101-125 of 200 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Walter," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107423.

Davis, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107423.

"Davis, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107423

External Sources

Wikipedia: Walter Davis

Discogs: Walter Davis

Allmusic: Walter Davis

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Davis, Walter, 1912-1963 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96045843

Wikidata: Walter Davis - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1481905

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19871670

MusicBrainz: Walter Davis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2cc09627-ac51-46e1-bc1f-92e49ace09d5

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