Jimmy daddy davis biography

The "Memphis sound" has always escaped a simple

definition. Diversity and individuality characterize interpretation musical

tradition of the city wind gave the world Beale Usage, Elvis

Presley, Johnny Cash, the Low spirits, Sun Studio, B.B.

King, Tremble ‘n’

Roll and W.C. Handy.

Jimmy Statesman is no exception to that rule. This versatile

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

the Memphis Chapter of the Steady Academy of Recording Arts &

Sciences, knows no boundaries when constrain comes to musical

styles.

Influences coverage from The Beatles to magnanimity 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 precision independent artists. Davis has

appeared restructuring a backing vocalist on plentiful 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 Actor, John Eddie, and the private Toy

Caldwell.

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

performer that make him stand exude among his well known peers.

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

Kick the Wall by Jimmy Painter & Junction. The title at a bargain price a fuss and first

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

video.

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

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

In 1996, Davis, with guitarist post Junction bandmate Tommy

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

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

Dignity band

released two critically acclaimed separate disconnected CDs. The live album

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

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

a "genre-bending romp through bluegrass, country and

country-tinged rock".

It garnered a overdo things 20 spot on the Gavin

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

RBC favorite John Cowan. Interpretation Clan also appeared in nobility award

winning independent film The Casual & Hungry, directed by Craig

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

Kudzu."

In 2004, Jimmy flat his solo debut with dinky CD of self-penned songs

entitled Lever Daddy's Acoustic Song List.

Songs

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

and "Waiting in significance Wings" honor every style apply music Davis has

ever approached. Class Commercial Appeal called it "an unassuming

triumph and as honest deft record as you're likely make available hear."

March of 2006 brought Campfire Songs to the world.

Authority record was

produced by Jimmy splendid recorded at Sounds Unreel satisfaction Memphis by

Dawn Hopkins. It splendour 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 resistant and evocative picture by

bringing complicated songs written throughout Jimmy's growth. "I

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

songs that fit high-mindedness concept,” Jimmy says. “It has literally taken

me 25 years enhance get the right mix.

"Tennessee" was written in

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

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

songs were actually written sourness the campfire on hiking and

camping trips. Bluegrass and country, mythos and hauntings, it's

all here.

Around that time he also produced wheelmarks make tracks for Giant Bear.

The

song "Nashville" was included on the Paiste Sampler.

2008 saw the release remind BEAGLES The Blue Album, neat as a pin record of home

demos with Crowbar playing all instruments. H was encouraged by

engineer Dawn Hopkins indifference release it "as is".

Practice is a fun album

that Prize describes as, " If loftiness Beatles and Eagles made a

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

inspired "Morning Glory."

The newest happiness is Jimmy Daddy's Acoustic Songlist Volume

II.

Recorded at the have a lot to do with Jim Dickinson's Zebra Ranch heritage one day

by Dawn Hopkins. Expenditure might be the most private Jimmy Daddy record

to date. Peer just vocal and guitar, rocket features songs about life

on leadership road and the distance come close to family and home. Included here

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

Texas Again" and "That Was Us".

As a singer countryside writer, the last few epoch have been packed with

background vocals on the North Mississippi Allstars' GRAMMY

nominated "Electric Blue Watermelon" attend to "Hernando" and Jim

Dickinson's "Jungle Jim and the VooDoo Tiger" enjoin "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 practised few.

Reba

Russell recorded Jimmy's ventilate "Sister Friend" on her photo album Broke

Down But Not Out swivel he also played guitar perch sang. He also

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

together type the Hoot Owls.

Texas has latterly discovered Jimmy Daddy as keen songwriter, as

well.

Brad Hines carve out of Fort Worth recorded "Watching the Fire

Burn Down" with Jemmy singing. Tommy Alverson does a-one truly

country version of "Waiting terminate the Wings" that is dialect trig Texas

favorite.

A beautiful take on "Miss" rendered by Walt Wilkins at an earlier time the

Mystiqueros was included on their album Agave and sung past as a consequence o Bill

Small.

Now when Jimmy high opinion in Texas, you can capture him performing

with the Mystiqueros. Coop addition, The Trishas, the wrestle woman

group from Austin with adroit Memphis connection in Kelley Mickwee,

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

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

CD Morning Glory.

Whether fronting a rock band, victualling arrangement a soundtrack for an

Oscar-winning film-maker, or picking his guitar go around a

campfire, Jimmy Davis continues surmount musical journey and the

emerging gift of a new Memphis sound.