- Born
- 5 January 1906
Defiance - Died
- 14 November 1989
Santa Barbara - Country
- United States
- Record labels
- Blue Note
Biography
Wild Bill Davison was a jazz musician who played cornet. Wild Bill Davison was born on 5 January 1906 in Defiance and died on 14 November 1989 in Santa Barbara. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note.
William Edward Davison (January 5, 1906 – November 14, 1989), nicknamed "Wild Bill", was an American jazz cornetist. He emerged in the 1920s through his work playing alongside Muggsy Spanier and Frank Teschemacher in a cover band where they played the music of Louis Armstrong, but he did not achieve wider recognition until the 1940s. He is best remembered for his association with bandleader Eddie Condon, with whom he worked and recorded from the mid-1940s until Condon's last concert at the New School for Social Research in New York in April 1972 (Chiaroscuro Records, CRD 110). His nickname of "Wild Bill" reflected a reputation for heavy drinking and womanizing in his younger years.
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Also plays on
Albums where Wild Bill Davison is credited as a sideman
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Historic 78 rpm records
- SUNDAY TONY PARENTI'S NEW ORLEANIANS · Wild Bill Davison · Jimmy Archey ·… archive.org ↗
- Midnite at Eddie Condon's; Tea for Two; Honeysuckle Rose; Sentimental Baby Charlie Shaver · Gene Schroeder · Peanuts Hucko · Joe Sullivan ·… · 1945 archive.org ↗
- ...this is jazz... The All Star Stompers · Wild Bill Davison · Jimmy Archey · Venable ·… · 1947 archive.org ↗
- Baby Won't You Please Come Home The All Star Stompers · Bertha "Chippie" Hill · Wild Bill Davison ·… · 1947 archive.org ↗
- Big Butter And Egg Man The All Star Stompers · Wild Bill Davison · Albert Nicholas · Jimmy… · 1947 archive.org ↗
- Can't We Be Friends The All Star Stompers · Wild Bill Davison · Edmond Hall · Jimmy… · 1947 archive.org ↗
- I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody The All Star Stompers · Wild Bill Davison · Albert Nicholas · Jimmy… · 1947 archive.org ↗
- Eccentric (That Eccentric Rag) The All Star Stompers · Wild Bill Davison · Albert Nicholas · Jimmy… · 1947 archive.org ↗
Frequently asked questions
What instrument did Wild Bill Davison play?
Wild Bill Davison is known for playing cornet.
When and where was Wild Bill Davison born?
Wild Bill Davison was born 5 January 1906 in Defiance.
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