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Wild Bill Davis

real name William Strethen Davis

Glasgow, United States · 1918-11-24 – 1995-08-17

Wild Bill Davis is credited on 679 releases across 198 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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198

Albums

8

Decades active

50

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American jazz pianist, organist and arranger. He is best known for his pioneering jazz electronic organ recordings and for his crucial role as the pianist-arranger in Louis Jordan's Tympany Five (1945–1947) at the peak of their success.
B. November 24, 1918 in Glasgow, Missouri - d. August 17, 1995 in Moorestown, New Jersey.
Do NOT confuse with pianist Will Davis.

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Credited work

679 releases · 198 albums · active 1951–2023

  • Performance · 948
  • Other credits · 19

Studios: National Recording Studios, New York City · A&R Studios · Studios Barclay · Atlantic Studios

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