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Cyril Davies was probably the best blues harmonica player in England in the early-to-mid 1960s. He was also the inadvertent midwife of the Rolling Stones: it...
British Blues Harp Pioneer. The Recordings of Cyril Davies. The earliest released recording was supplied by Brian Knight for the CD Knights of the Blues Table, KC Moan (Viceroy 54189-2). Cyril was recorded privately playing and singing this at his home in 1954. Cyril was recorded playing banjo with Steve Lane's Southern Stompers in Aug 1955 ...
8 de ene. de 2016 · Cyril Davies’ blues passion (and life) flamed out and he died at 31 of endocarditis. Long John Baldry rechristened the band the Hoochie Coochie Men. And after hearing Rod Stewart sing at a train station, recruited him as their next lead singer.
Other articles where Cyril Davies is discussed: British blues: …England) and the harmonica player Cyril Davies (b. 1932, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England—d. January 7, 1964, England), who played together in Blues Incorporated and passed on the influence of such heroes of Chicago’s urban electric blues as Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf to a generation of younger musicians.
Chris Barber's Memories of Cyril Davies. Chris Barber has just issued a double CD of unreleased tracks from his career starting back in the 1950s. "Alexis Korner is often hailed as the grandfather of the British blues scene, but if that's the case then Chris Barber must be hailed as the great-grandfather. For Chris put together the band with ...
11 de may. de 2019 · Harmonica man Cyril's adaptation of the old Leadbelly song 'Sweet Mary Blues'
Cyril Davies was a fine singer and an authentic electric harp player, and a Blues afficionado who did a great deal to foster the British Blues Boom of the early 60s.. Cyril learnt guitar and banjo as a kid, but when he heard Little Walter on records, he switched to the harp. He joined Chris Barber's band playing American jazz and blues alongside guitarist Alexis Korner and, as part of the set ...
