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A full-blooded Kiowa Indian, Jesse Ed Davis has been heralded as one of the most versatile session musicians of the late 1960s-early 1970s. Whether it was blues, country or rock and roll, Davis' tasteful guitar playing was featured on albums by such giants as Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, John Lennon, George Harrison, and John Lee Hooker, among many others. It is Davis' weeping bottleneck heard on Clapton's "Hello Old Friend" (from No Reason to Cry), and on both Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll and Walls and Bridges albums. The Kiowa are a nation of Native Americans who lived mostly in the plains of west Texas, Oklahoma and eastern New Mexico at the time of the arrival of Europeans. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sideman. ... See also: 1959 in music, other events of 1960, 1961 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 14 - Elvis Presley is promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army February 6 - Songwriter Jesse Belvin dies in an automobile accident in Los Angeles, California. ... // Charles Wuorinen, aged 32, becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning British guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter and sometime Actor. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943[1][2] – 29 November 2001[3]) was an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, author and sitarist best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. ... John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. ... Example of a bottleneck, with fingerpicks and resonator guitar. ... Rock n Roll is a 1975 album of late 1950s and early 1960s-era rock songs covered by John Lennon. ... Walls and Bridges is an album by John Lennon released in 1974. ...

History

Born in Norman, Oklahoma, Davis began his musical career in Oklahoma City, where his dad Jesse Ed Davis II had painted all of the Native American murals on the State Capital building hallways. Ed began his musical career in the late 1950's playing in Oklahoma city and surrounding cities with John Ware (later Emmy Lou Harris' drummer) , John Selk (later Donovan's bass player), Jerry Fisher (later Blood, Sweat and Tears vocalist) Mike Boyle, Chris Frederickson, and others. By the early 1960's Jesse had quit Oklahoma University and went touring with Conway Twitty. Davis eventually moved to California, joining bluesman Taj Mahal and playing guitar and piano on his first three albums. It was with Mahal where Davis was able to showcase his skill and range, playing slide, lead and rhythm, country and even jazz during his three-year stint, (and writing the graceful calligraphy for "Giant Step" 's liner-notes), making a celebrated appearance with the band as a musical guest in the The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. Bizzell Library, University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma, is the county seat and largest city in Cleveland County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... Twitty redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, better known by the stage name Taj Mahal (born May 17, 1942), is an American blues musician. ... Left: Rosa Hurricane, a heavy metal-style solid body guitar. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... Example of a bottleneck, with fingerpicks and resonator guitar. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The period backing Mahal was the closest Davis came to being in a band full-time, and after Taj's 1969 album Giant Step, Davis soon made a reputation for sterling session work for such diverse acts as David Cassidy, Albert King and Willie Nelson. In 1971, Davis produced and played on Gene Clark's classic second solo album, White Light (A&M, 1971). He also recorded a solo album, Jesse Davis (Atco, 1971), which featured backing vocals by Gram Parsons and appearances by Leon Russell and Eric Clapton. Two more solo LPs followed, Ululu (Atco, 1972) and Keep Me Comin,' occasionally listed as, Keep On Coming (CBS, 1973). Davis also added guitar to Clark's No Other album (Asylum, 1974). 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In and out of clinics, Davis disappeared from the music industry for a time, spending much of the 1980s dealing with alcohol and drug addiction. At the time of his death of an apparent drug overdose in a Venice, Los Angeles, California laundry room, Davis was playing in the Graffiti Band, which coupled his music with the poetry of American Indian activist John Trudell. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Drug addiction, or dependency is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A drug overdose occurs when a drug is ingested in quantities and/or concentrations large enough to overwhelm the homeostasis of a living organism, causing severe illness or death. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Laundry room A laundry room (also called a utility room) is a room where clothes are washed. ... John Trudell (born February 15, 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American author, a poet, musician and a former political activist. ...

Acclaimed Native American Filmmakers Steven Judd and Tvli Jacobs (American Indian Graffiti) are set to begin filming a documentary about Davis in February, 2007, rumored to be produced by Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals). Angelique Midthunder is also said to be involved in the project in the role of Executive Producer.

External links

• Jesse Ed Davis fan site
• Chriseyre.org
• Midthunder.com