CeDell Davis
American blues guitarist and singer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ellis CeDell Davis (June 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017)[1] was an American blues guitarist and singer. He was most notable for his distinctive style of guitar playing. Davis played guitar using a butter knife in his fretting hand in a manner similar to slide guitar, resulting in what The New York Times critic Robert Palmer called "a welter of metal-stress harmonic transients and a singular tonal plasticity".[2]
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Birth name | Ellis CeDell Davis |
Born | (1926-06-09)June 9, 1926 Helena, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | September 27, 2017(2017-09-27) (aged 91) Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
Genres | Delta blues |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, harmonica |
Years active | 1953–2017 |
Labels | Fat Possum Records |
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