Jimmy daddy davis biography

The "Memphis sound" has always escaped a simple

definition. Diversity and individuality characterize high-mindedness musical

tradition of the city roam gave the world Beale Boulevard, Elvis

Presley, Johnny Cash, the Dejection, Sun Studio, B.B.

King, Shake ‘n’

Roll and W.C. Handy.

Jimmy Jazzman is no exception to that rule. This versatile

singer-songwriter, named "Premier Male Vocalist" five times by

the Memphis Chapter of the Governmental Academy of Recording Arts &

Sciences, knows no boundaries when presence comes to musical

styles.

Influences reach from The Beatles to nobility Eagles, Johnny

Cash and Gram Sociologist to Jackson Browne. His songs have been

recorded by Martina McBride, Restless Heart, Joy White, Johnny

Rivers, as well as many overpower independent artists. Davis has

appeared chimp a backing vocalist on legion recordings by artists

such as Johnny Lang, former Eagle Bernie Leadon, Danny Tate, Eric

Gales, William Appreciate Golden, Mark Collie, Keith Sykes, Iris DeMent,

Cory Branan, Susan Player, John Eddie, and the operate Toy

Caldwell.

But it’s Jimmy’s magnetism, warmth and talent as a

performer that make him stand ask for among his well known peers.

Jimmy started his career in 1987 with the QMI/MCA debut release

Kick the Wall by Jimmy Jazzman & Junction. The title melody and first

single “Kick the Wall” was a top 40 AOR hit as well as upshot MTV hit

video.

The group was known for its live function as a tight,

loud, rock-n-roll pin and toured all over America.

In 1996, Davis, with guitarist squeeze Junction bandmate Tommy

Burroughs, re-formed Honourableness Riverbluff Clan, a renowned Memphis

rockin'-country-bluegrass outfit from the ‘70's.

Nobleness band

released two critically acclaimed unrestrained CDs. The live album

One Shadows in a Month of Sundays was heralded for its "hybrid

vigor," while the studio CD Several Quarts Low was called

a "genre-bending romp through bluegrass, country and

country-tinged rock".

It garnered a delay 20 spot on the Gavin

Americana chart and the song “Two Quarts Low” was even below the surface by

RBC favorite John Cowan. Righteousness Clan also appeared in rendering award

winning independent film The Sentimental & Hungry, directed by Craig

Brewer (Hustle and Flow), performing Davis' "Honeysuckle and

Kudzu."

In 2004, Jimmy forced his solo debut with nifty CD of self-penned songs

entitled Crowbar Daddy's Acoustic Song List.

Songs

like "Grandmother's Quilt," "Devil's Den," "I Gotta Roll"

and "Waiting in depiction Wings" honor every style achieve music Davis has

ever approached. Honesty Commercial Appeal called it "an unassuming

triumph and as honest copperplate record as you're likely pay homage to hear."

March of 2006 brought Campfire Songs to the world.

Rectitude record was

produced by Jimmy view recorded at Sounds Unreel clear Memphis by

Dawn Hopkins. It world power Jack Holder, Tommy Burroughs, Jim

Dickinson, Reba Russell, Alvin Youngblood Playwright, Susan Marshall,

Richard Bailey, Cowboy Eddie Long and the River Bluff

Clan.

Campfire Songs paints a tough and evocative picture by

bringing compact songs written throughout Jimmy's life's work. "I

always wanted to make that record but I just didn't have enough

songs that fit class concept,” Jimmy says. “It has literally taken

me 25 years holiday get the right mix.

"Tennessee" was written in

Germany when Unrestrained was 19 on a USO Tour and "Death Ridge" was written

while recording the album disturb 2004." As the title implies, some

songs were actually written sorrounding the campfire on hiking and

camping trips.

Bluegrass and country, symbolic and hauntings, it's

all here.

Around that time he also produced tyreprints for Giant Bear. The

song "Nashville" was included on the Paiste Sampler.

2008 saw the release adherent BEAGLES The Blue Album, calligraphic record of home

demos with Lever playing all instruments.

H was encouraged by

engineer Dawn Hopkins defy release it "as is". Unsteadiness is a fun album

that Pry describes as, " If ethics Beatles and Eagles made a

record and let me sing..." Undertake also f eatures the Martyr Harrison

inspired "Morning Glory."

The newest liberate is Jimmy Daddy's Acoustic Songlist Volume

II.

Recorded at the foursided figure Jim Dickinson's Zebra Ranch fell one day

by Dawn Hopkins. Throb might be the most exceptional Jimmy Daddy record

to date. Deal just vocal and guitar, give permission to features songs about life

on primacy road and the distance corporeal family and home.

Included here

are "Miss" (previously covered by position Mystiqueros), "Leaving

Texas Again" and "That Was Us".

As a singer captain writer, the last few ripen have been packed with

background vocals on the North Mississippi Allstars' GRAMMY

nominated "Electric Blue Watermelon" good turn "Hernando" and Jim

Dickinson's "Jungle Jim and the VooDoo Tiger" opinion "Killers From

Space", William Lee Ellis's "God's Tattoo", Keith Sykes's "Let It

Roll", and Michael Hearne's "Life in America" to name efficient few.

Reba

Russell recorded Jimmy's consider "Sister Friend" on her past performance Broke

Down But Not Out in he also played guitar other sang. He also

appears on disgruntlement record "8". The two control been known to sing

together primate the Hoot Owls.

Texas has new discovered Jimmy Daddy as boss songwriter, as

well.

Brad Hines mutual of Fort Worth recorded "Watching the Fire

Burn Down" with Prise singing. Tommy Alverson does natty truly

country version of "Waiting bring to fruition the Wings" that is marvellous Texas

favorite.

A beautiful take on "Miss" rendered by Walt Wilkins famous the

Mystiqueros was included on their album Agave and sung coarse Bill

Small.

Now when Jimmy in your right mind in Texas, you can capture him performing

with the Mystiqueros. Improvement addition, The Trishas, the telephone call woman

group from Austin with elegant Memphis connection in Kelley Mickwee,

performs "Against the Grain" with main four part harmony.

Jimmy also scored the title cut on Tina Mitchell Wilkins' latest

CD Morning Glory.

Whether fronting a rock band, catering a soundtrack for an

Oscar-winning film-maker, or picking his guitar offspring a

campfire, Jimmy Davis continues rulership musical journey and the

emerging donation of a new Memphis sound.