Wild Bill Davis

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 87 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	112137	4/30/1962	On a slow boat to China	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, organ
Decca	112138	4/30/1962	Hawaiian war chant	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, organ
Decca	112139	5/1/1962	Lisboa antigua	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, organ
Decca	112140	5/1/1962	Arrivederci Roma	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, organ
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

(Results 51-75 of 87 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Wild Bill," accessed August 7, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/202414.

Davis, Wild Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 7, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/202414.

"Davis, Wild Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 August 2024.