The late great Larry Davis was born on Dec.4th, 1936 in Kansas City, Mo, and
was raised in England, Arkansas, eventually settling in Little Rock, Arkansas.
When Larry was seven years old, Larry began his career as a drummer in various
blues and jazz bands. By age fifteen Larry was playing drums with a local
harmonica player named Sunny Blair. He soon took up the bass and began singing
and serving in the bands of both
B.B King and
Albert King.
Though Larry's name is not in the credits he is the MC and bassist bandleader on
Albert King's
Live at the Fillmore West wed. and thurs. night recorded in 1968. Davis
teamed up with
Fenton Robinson
in 1957 and scored with two minor R&B hits,Texas Flood and Angels
in Houston. The former tune was the title track of blues sensation
Stevie Ray Vaughn's
first album.It was
Albert King
who converted Davis from bass to guitar in the late 60's. He since recorded
for a number of labels,including
B.B.King's
Virgo Records.In 1981 Larry recorded his most successful album at good friend
Oliver Sain's studio in St. Louis. The critically acclaimed Rooster Records
album Funny Stuff won Larry a pair of Handy awards for contemporary
blues album of the year and blues single of the year for 1982. Larry released
I aint beggin nobody on the Pulsar label in 1987 and Sooner or
Later on Bullseye in 1992. Larry move to the west coast in the early 90's.
He was happily married and was gigging steadily in and around L.A. Sadly
Larry passed on in 1994. A powerful and compelling blues legend!
(quoted from Larry Davis' Tribute Page at myspace.com.)
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