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Chanteur Rockabilly US né Henry Davis en 1941 à
Dry Heave (Arkanasa). Excellent vocaliste à la voix puissante et timbrée, Hank Davis a enregistré durant les années soixante une poignée de singles pour
Wizz, Dauphin et Stacy Records, dans lesquels il prouvait en outre une aptitude certaine à pratiquer la guitare électrique. Peu connu, malgré ses dons de vocaliste, musicien et compositeur, Hank Davis a pourtant enregistré jusqu'en 1978.
Arkansas-born
guitarist/vocalist Hank Davis experienced several musical transformations during
his lengthy career. Inspired by the early recordings of
Elvis Presley, he recorded numerous unreleased demos during the 1960s.
Performing with two black ministers as the Blues Brothers (long before another
outfit with that name was made famous by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi), he
focused on blues and gospel music. He then moved to Canada in
the early '70s, re-emerging as a country singer. At his small studio in his home
in southern Ontario, Davis and steel guitarist Winnie Winston recorded more than
enough to release eight albums, including two instrumental sessions that the
pair credited to Raunch Radley.
A native of Dry Heave, AR, a small town about 120 miles from Little Rock, Davis
was taught to play the guitar by his uncle, "Shagpoke" Davis, at the age of 12.
Performing at the Dixie Bar 'n' Grill in Dry Heave in 1955, he and his band
auditioned for Sun Records in Memphis the following year. When he discovered,
two years later, that the label had lost the tapes, he got drunk and
accidentally boarded a bus to Montreal. Remaining in the Canadian city, he
became a regular performer at Le Mangeur de Merde and recorded his first singles
for Disques Frogges. Still in high school when the singles were released, he
appeared on Alan Freed's television show.
While in New York City, Davis spent most of his time backstage at the Paramount
Theater and the record company offices in the Brill Building. After
recording several more demos, he left New York to attend graduate school in
Boston. Arriving in Boston during the height of the folk explosion, he formed
the Blues Brothers. In addition to recording two albums, the trio toured
throughout the Southeast. Deciding to move permanently to Canada, Davis settled
in northern Ontario in the early '70s. He toured England in the late '70s.
http://www.myspace.com/hankdavis
Talents : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll
WOMEN TRAIN
(1959)
 (Hank & The
Elektras)
REAL SOON (1960)
ONE WAY
TRACK (1960)
I've Never Known
(1960)
SALAMAY
(1961)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 05/1959 | SP WIZZ 716 (US) |
I Want You To Be My Baby
 /
You're My Kind
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| 09/1959 | SP DAUPHIN AR-105/6 (US) | HANK & The ELECTRAS -
Women Train
/ Get Lost
Baby |
| 05/1960 | SP STACY 919X (US) |
Real Soon
/ One-Way Track
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| 11/1960 | SP MALA 424 (US) | HANK & CAROLEE -
I've Never Known
/ Go On And
Go |
| 1964 | SP FOLK ART 5002 (US) | Rev. Anthony CAMPBELL, Calvin MORRIS, Hank DAVIS, guitar - How Long Have You Been A Negro? / Hit 'Em Again Lord |
| 1964 | SP FOLK ART ? (US) |
Motherless Children
/
Nobody's Fault
But Mine
/
That's All Right |
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Unissued Tracks
| 195? | Unissued - (Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#15)) | Bad Move Baby |
| 195? | Unissued - (Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#6)) | Talk About Lovin' |
| 195? | Unissued - (Ducktail LP 501 (#7) / Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#8)) | You're Forgiven |
| 1959 | Unissued - (Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#1)) | Dinosaur Girl |
| 1960 | Unissued - (Redita [1st series] LP 115 (#4) / Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#5)) | Breakin' Up With You [vers. 1] |
| 1960 | Unissued - (Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#17)) | Breakin' Up With You [vers. 2] |
| 1960 | Unissued - (Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#24)) | Happy New Year Baby |
| 1960 | Unissued - (Redita [1st series] LP 115 (#3) / Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#18) / Relaxed Rabbit CD 428 (#23)) |
I Don't Care Who Knows
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| 1960 | Unissued - (Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#11)) | I'm Leavin' While I Can |
| 1960 | Unissued - (Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#9)) | HANK & CAROLEE - Lonely Road |
| 1960 | Unissued - (Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#19)) | Make Your One Love Last |
| 1960 | Unissued - (Ducktail LP 501 (#3) / Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#23)) | Someday I'll Surprise You |
| 1960 | Unissued - (Redita [1st series] LP 115 (#14) / Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#22)) | There Goes The Guy |
| 1961 | Unissued - (Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#7) / Redita [2nd series] LP 120 (#13)) | Afraid To Try |
| 1961 | Unissued - (Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#16) / Relaxed Rabbit CD 428 (#22)) |
Low Down Moanin' Dirty Lonesome Feelin' Blues
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| 1961 | Unissued - (Redita [1st series] LP 115 (#11) / Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#21)) | Point Of View |
| 1961 | Unissued - (Redita [1st series] LP 115 (#8) / Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#14) / Relaxed Rabbit CD 428 (#11)) |
Salamay
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| 1962 | Unissued - (Redita [2nd series] LP 115 (#10)) | Jimmy Brown |
| 1964 | Unissued - (Redita [1st series] LP 115 (#10) / Relaxed Rabbit CD 428 (#12)) |
Treat A Stranger Right
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| 1965 | Unissued - (Redita [1st series] LP 115 (#9)) | Don't Look Now |
| 1965 | Unissued - (Redita [1st series] LP 115 (#12)) | Early In The Morning |
| 1965 | Unissued - (Redita [1st series] LP 115 (#2) / Relaxed Rabbit CD 428 (#14)) |
Got My Mojo Working
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Albums
| 1964 | LP 12" FOLK ART FLP 5002 (US) |
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GOD MADE THE BLUES, VOL.1 - REV. ANTHONY CAMPBELL, CALVIN MORRIS, HANK DAVIS - Some Gonna Call Him /How Long Have You Been A Negro / I Want Jesus To Walk With Me / Motherless Children (Hank DAVIS solo) / A Thousand Miles From Home / You Can Make Me Doubt Him / Takin' Names (Tony CAMPBELL solo) / Nobody's Fault But Mine (Hank DAVIS solo) / Hit 'Em Again Lord / Lookin' Good / Red Light / Timber - The Mule Song (Calvin MORRIS solo) / Don't Look Now (Hank DAVIS solo) / O Freedom |
| 1976 | LP 12" REDITA LP 115 (NL) |
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I'M HANK DAVIS - Real Soon
/
Mojo Workout
/ I Don't Care Who Knows / Breakin' Up With You / Slow
Down /
Motherless Children / That's All Right / Salamay
/ Don't Look Now / Treat A Stranger Right / Point Of View / Early In The Morning /
Nobody's Fault
But Mine / There Goes The Guy |
| 1979 | LP 12" RED SQUIRREL 175 (CAN) |
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SONGS OF ANIMALS AND IMAGINATION (AS SUNG BY HANK DAVIS) - The Never Song / There's A Mouse Loose In Here / I'll Be Your Breakfast / Marvin The Dinosaur / Flathead / Long Black Mouse / Come On Out And Play / A Feather In Her Hat / Redolent Cornflakes / Rabbit's Picnic / Scrambled Eggs And Iguanas / Duck And The Kangaroo / Puffin' |
| 1981 | LP 12" REDITA LP 115 (NL) |
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NEW YORK COUNTRY ROCK
- Dinosaur Girl / Real Soon
/ Get Lost Baby / One-Way Track / Breakin' Up
With You (take 1) / Talk About Lovin' / Afraid To Try / You're Forgiven /
Lonely Road / Jimmy Brown / I'm Leavin' While I Can / I Never Known / Woman
Train / Salamay / Bad Move Baby /
Low Down Moanin'
/ Breakin' Up With You (take
2) / I Don't Care Who Knows / Make Your One Love Last / Go On And Go / Point
Of View / There Goes The Guy / Someday I'll Surprise You / Happy New Year
Baby |
| 1983 | LP 12" RELAXED RABBIT RR 426 (CAN) |
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WINNIE WINSTON & HANK DAVIS - CLOUD DANCING - Frog Invasion / The Eagle / Bouncing Off The Trees / Almost Home / Winding Down / The Aardvark Waltz / Poultry Sense / Lonely Boys Like Me / Cloud Dancing / Cajun Potatoes / Chicken On The Strings / Christmas Train / She Forgot Loving Me / Big Black Machine / Old Time Friend / One More Once |
| 01/1995 | CD RELAXED RABBIT RRCD 428 (CAN) |
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BLUE HIGHWAY -
Real Soon
(1959) /
Poor Boy
(1981) /
Move On Down The Line
(1979) / There Is No
Right Way
(1977) /
Drawin' To An Inside Straight
(1981) /
Please Don't Steal
My Truck
(1978) /
Not My Kind Of Woman
(1978) /
Were You Ever Mine To Lose
(1981) /
Rock In The Woods
(1977) /
I Just Don't Feel Like Dancing
(1974) / Salamay (1961) / Treat A Stranger Right (1964) / Dark Was The Night (1978, with re-recorded instr. solos) / Got My Mojo Working (1965) /
Trying To Get
To You
(1976, prev. unrel.) / Nobody's Fault
But Mine (1977) / Not My Kind
Of Woman
(1984, prev. unrel.) /
I Never Meant To Say Goodbye
(1978) / Honkers And Shouters
(1981) /
Down The Line
(1979) /
Crazy Living
(1981) / Low Down Moanin' (1961) / I Don't Care Who Knows (1960) / Blue Highway
(1986, prev. unrel.) /
I Want You To Know
(1976) /
Sweet Little Gina
(1978)
/ I Was In Love Once
(1985, prev. unrel.) /
Rock With Me Baby
(1979) / Old
New Orleans Rhythm & Blues
(1976) / Motherless Children (1964) / Next Stop,
Paradise
(1994, prev. unrel.) |
| 11/2012 | CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 17319 (GER) |
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ONE WAY TRACK - One Way Track / There Is No Right Way / Rock With Me Baby / Move On Down The Line / Lift Up Your Hands / I Just Don't Feel Like Dancing / Dinosaur Girl / Trying to Get to You / Got My Mojo Working / Nothing Means Nothing / Crazy Living / Afraid To Try / Crying In My Beer / Early In The Morning / There Goes The Guy / Low Down Moaning / I Want You To Know / Bearly Able / Rock In The Woods / Be Strong / Go On And Go / I Don't Care Who Knows / I Never Meant To Say Goodbye / Station Break / Salamay / This Town / Real Soon / Please Don't Steal My Truck / Lonely Road / Afraid To Try / Dark Was The Night / Down The Line / The Extra Man / I Will Trust In The Lord - Amazing Grace / I Can't Believe In You / Bad Move Baby / A Minute To Run / Peace And Contentment |
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