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American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger (1918–1995)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1918-11-24
Active to
1995-08-17
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Wild Bill Davis (24 November 1918–17 August 1995) was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Davis. Davis was born in Glasgow, Missouri. He is best known for his pioneering jazz electronic organ recordings and for his seminal four-year tenure with the Tympany Five, the legendary backing group for Louis Jordan. Prior to the emergence of Jimmy Smith in 1956, Davis (whom Smith had reportedly first seen playing organ in the 1930s) was the pacesetters among organists

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Instance of
human
Given name
William
Family name
Davis
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Glasgow
Place of death
Moorestown
Occupation
jazz musician
Genre
jazz
Instrument
organ
Record label
Imperial
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Wild Bill Davis
date of birth
1918-11-24
date of death
1995-08-24
birth name
William Strethen Davis
pseudonym
Wild Bill Davis
ethnic group
African Americans
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