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". |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 200 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-62905 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Mr. Davis' blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-62906 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Blue sea blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-62907 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | M. & O. blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-62908 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Broke and hungry | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67573 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | M. & O. blues no. 2 (My baby's come back) | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67574 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Mr. Davis' blues no. 2 | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67575 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Southeast Missouri blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67576 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Strange land blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67577 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Pleading to my baby blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67578 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Engineer's blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67579 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Howling wind blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-67580 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Road man blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-69414 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | Sunny land blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-69415 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | You don't worry my mind | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-69416 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | That stuff you sell ain't no good | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-69417 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | What made me love you so? | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-70673 | 10-in. | 2/10/1932 | Lonesome hill blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-70674 | 10-in. | 2/10/1932 | Mama, why don't you be yourself? | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-70675 | 10-in. | 2/10/1932 | Worried man blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-70676 | 10-in. | 2/10/1932 | M & O blues, no. 3 | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-70677 | 10-in. | 2/10/1932 | Hijack blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-70678 | 10-in. | 2/10/1932 | Blue ghost blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-76801 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | Red Cross blues | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-76802 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | L & N blues | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-76803 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | Moonlight blues | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Walter," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107423.
Davis, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107423.
"Davis, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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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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