Larry Davis
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Biography
[Edit]Anyone who associates "Texas Flood" only with Stevie Ray Vaughan has never auditioned Larry Davis' version. Davis debuted on vinyl in 1958 with the song, his superlative Duke Records original remaining definitive to this day despite Vaughan's impassioned revival many years down the road.
Davis grew up in Little Rock, AR, giving up the drums to play bass. Forging an intermittent partnership with guitarist Fenton Robinson during the mid-'50s, the pair signed with Don Robey's Duke label on the recommendation of Bobby Bland. Three Davis 45s resulted, including "Texas Flood" and "Angels in Houston," before Robey cut Davis loose. From there, Davis was forced to make the most of limited opportunities in the studio. He lived in St. Louis for a spell and took up the guitar under Albert King's tutelage while playing bass in King's band.
A handful of singles for Virgo and Kent and a serious 1972 motorcycle accident that temporarily paralyzed Davis' left side preceded an impressive 1982 album for Rooster Blues, Funny Stuff, produced by Gateway City mainstay Oliver Sain. But follow-up options remained hard to come by: few blues fans could find a copy of the guitarist's 1987 Pulsar LP I Ain't Beggin' Nobody.
Finally, in 1992, Ron Levy's Bulleye Blues logo issued a first-class Davis set, Sooner or Later, that skillfully showcased his rich, booming vocals and concise, Albert King-influenced guitar. Unfortunately, it came later rather than sooner: Davis died of cancer in the spring of 1994.
Title: Blues Knights-Chicago Blues Festival 1985 (Blues Reference)
Artist: Byther Smith, Larry Davis
Genre: Blues
Collections
Title: Bullseye Blues Christmas
Genre: Blues
Title: Singin' the Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Northern Soul Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: Direct Hits from Bullseye Blue
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Across the U.S.A.
Genre: Blues
Title: Funk & Boogie from the Sunshine State
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Blues for the Road, Vol. 4
Title: Unsigned Artists (Deluxe Edition)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: I Pity The Fool - The Duke Records Story (CD2)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: I Pity The Fool - The Duke Records Story (CD3)
Genre: Garage, Jazz, Rockabilly
Title: Delaware Garage
Genre: Garage
Title: Blues Busters: Volume 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues: 1957-1959 Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: 25 Years Of Rounder Records - Deep Blue (CD2)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Shattered Dreams: Funky Blues 1967-1978
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Tubes Blues (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Tubes Blues (CD5)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best Of Shattered Dreams
Title: Los Angeles Modern And Kent Northern Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Los Angeles Soul Volume 2
Title: 100% Blues Ballads & Slow Blues 5CD Vol. 5
Genre: Blues