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George Davis

real name George Richard Davis Jr.

George Davis is credited on 936 releases across 285 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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936

Credits

285

Albums

8

Decades active

149

In collections

Biography

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George Davis (born on March 30th, 1938 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) was an American musician (guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and songwriter. During his career George Davis worked with Allen Toussaint, Aaron Neville, Larry Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Wardell Quezergue, Earl King and Ernie K-Doe, among others. He also (co-)wrote a lot of songs, including "Tell It Like It Is", "Bitchin'" and "In A Funky Way". He often collaborated with Lee Diamond. He died on September 10th, 2008 in Liburn, Georgia, USA.
Do NOT confuse with guitar player George Davis from Iowa active in New Jersey or songwriter George Davis from Chicago, IL.

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Credited work

936 releases · 285 albums · active 1955–2026

  • Performance · 1,149
  • Production · 11
  • Other credits · 2
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Fame Recording Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Atlantic Studios · Quinvy Recording Studio

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