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 26-50 of 200 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-76804 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | Life boat blues | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-76805 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | Night creepin' | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-76806 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | Evil woman | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-76807 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | Red Cross blues | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-76808 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | L and N blues | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-76809 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | Moonlight blues | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-76810 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | Life boat blues | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-76811 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | Night creepin' | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-76812 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | Evil woman | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77281 | 10-in. | 12/9/1933 | You don't smell right | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano and talking | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77282 | 10-in. | 12/9/1933 | All worn out | Walter Davis ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77283 | 10-in. | 12/9/1933 | Oil field blues | Walter Davis ; Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77284 | 10-in. | 12/9/1933 | What's the use of worrying | Walter Davis ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77285 | 10-in. | 12/9/1933 | Stormy weather blues, part 1 | Walter Davis ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77286 | 10-in. | 12/9/1933 | Stormy weather blues, part 2 | Walter Davis ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77287 | 10-in. | 12/9/1933 | What you got on your mind | Walter Davis ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77315 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Poor grinder blues | Walter Davis ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77316 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Red Cross blues, part 2 | Walter Davis ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-85479 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Sloppy drunk again | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-85480 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Travelin' this lonesome road | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-85481 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Sad and lonesome blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-85482 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Minute man | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-85483 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Minute man | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-85484 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Sweet sixteen | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-85485 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Wonder where my baby's gone | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Walter," accessed September 19, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107423.
Davis, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107423.
"Davis, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 September 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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