Wild Bill Davis

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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 1-25 of 87 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Atlantic	2303	10-in.	1/24/1957	Empty arms	Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, organ
Atlantic	2304	10-in.	1/24/1957	Love is a hurting game	Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, organ
Atlantic	2305	10-in.	1/24/1957	All about the blues	Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, organ
Atlantic	2306	10-in.	1/24/1957	Everytime I hear that song	Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, organ
Decca	72978		7/16/1945	Don't worry 'bout that mule	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72979	10-in.	7/16/1945	Salt Pork, West Virginia	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72980	10-in.	7/18/1945	No baby, nobody but you	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	72982	10-in.	7/18/1945	Don't worry 'bout that mule	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73073	10-in.	10/8/1945	Stone cold dead in de market	Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73074	10-in.	10/8/1945	Petootie pie-1	Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73081		10/15/1945	Petootie pie	Ella Fitzgerald ; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73082	10-in.	10/15/1945	Reconversion blues	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73302		1/23/1946	It's so easy	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73303		1/23/1946	Beware!	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73304		1/23/1946	Don't let the sun catch you cryin'	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73305		1/23/1946	Choo choo ch' boogie	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73306		1/23/1946	Ain't that just like a woman	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73307		1/23/1946	That chick's too young to fry	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73642		6/26/1946	No sale	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73643		6/26/1946	If it's love you want baby, that's me	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73644		6/26/1946	Ain't nobody here but us chickens	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73645		6/26/1946	Let the good times roll	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73716		10/10/1946	All for the love of Lil	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73717		10/10/1946	Texas and Pacific	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	73718		10/10/1946	Jack you're dead	Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 1-25 of 87 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Wild Bill," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/202414.

Davis, Wild Bill. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/202414.

"Davis, Wild Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.