Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people with the same name, see William Davis (disambiguation).
Wild Bill Davis (November 24, 1918 ā August 17, 1995)[1] 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.
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Birth name | William Strethen Davis |
Born | (1918-11-24)November 24, 1918 Glasgow, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | August 17, 1995(1995-08-17) (aged 76) Moorestown, New Jersey, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger |
Instrument(s) | Piano, organ |
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