Jesse Edwin Davis III (September 21, 1944 – June 22, 1988) was a Native American

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. He was well regarded as a session artist and solo performer, was a member of

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's backing band and played with musicians such as

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, and

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. In 2018, Davis was posthumously inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame at the 18th Annual Native American Music Awards.

Early life and education

Davis was born in

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. He was the son of Jesse Edwin (Bus) Davis II, whose ancestry was a blend of

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, and

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. His father was an accomplished painter in the Flatstyle Southern Plains painting; his works were exhibited in the state capitol in Oklahoma City. Davis began his musical career in the late 1950s in Oklahoma City and surrounding cities with John Ware (later a drummer for

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, and

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during the First National Band era), John Selk (later a bass player for

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), late 1950s,

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(later a vocalist with

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), drummer Bill Maxwell (later with

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). He graduated from Northeast High School in 1962. Davis graduated with a degree in English literature from the

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; even into his later years, he was remembered to enjoy quoting Socrates and Plato.MARK ARAX and PAUL FELDMA
OBITUARIES : Backed Up Major Artists : Jesse Ed Davis, 43; Noted Rock Guitarist
June 24, 1988. ''

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'' By the mid-1960s, he had quit school and went touring with

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Career

Davis eventually moved to

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. For eight years, he lived in

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with his companion, Patti Daley, and her son, Billy. Through his friendship with

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, he became friends with

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, who introduced him to

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work. Davis joined

and played

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and

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on Mahal's first four albums. He played slide, lead and rhythm, country and even

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during his three-year stint with Mahal. Mahal and his band were invited to England by the Rolling Stones,Documentary film, Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, 2017 and they appeared as a musical guest in '' The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus''. He played in the "electric" disc of Mahal's double album '' Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home'' (1969) and appeared in two songs of his fourth album ''

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'' (1971). In 1970, Davis played on and produced Roger Tillison's only album for

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, a division of Atlantic. Davis and Tillison − both Oklahoman − were joined at the

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by Bobby Bruce (fiddle),

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(organ and harmonica), Stan Szelest (piano); Billy Rich (bass);

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(from Oklahoma, drums) and Sandy Konikoff (percussion); Don Preston and Joey Cooper were vocal accompanists. ''Roger Tillison's Album'' was recorded live. It was finally released on CD by

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in 2008, with Davis playing electric guitar, bottleneck (slide) guitar and banjo. In 1971, Davis recorded his first solo album after Atco Records signed a contract with him to record two albums with the label. The first was the album ''¡Jesse Davis!'' (1971), which featured backing vocals by

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and performances by

and

, among others. Davis was close friends with

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. In 1971, he played on and produced Clark's second solo album, ''

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'', and provided lead guitar on Clark's album '' No Other'' in 1974. On

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's 1972 debut album, Davis played the electric guitar solo on Browne's hit song "

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". After guesting with Russell on

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's 1971 single "

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", and collaborating in

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’s ''Lovejoy'', Davis went on to work with

, performing at the ex-Beatle's 1971

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, along with

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, Russell, Keltner, Clapton and others. Two more solo albums followed: in 1972 ''Ululu'', which included the original release of Harrison's " Sue Me, Sue You Blues", and in 1973 ''Keep Me Comin'', occasionally listed as ''Keep On Coming''. Around this time, Davis began playing with

, for whom he played lead guitar on the albums ''

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'' (1974) and ''

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'' (1975). In addition, Davis was a guest performer on other albums by former Beatles: Harrison's '' Extra Texture'' (1975) and Starr's '' Goodnight Vienna'' (1974) and '' Ringo's Rotogravure'' (1976). In the late summer and fall of 1975, he performed with the Faces as second guitarist throughout their final US tour. It was on this tour that Davis became addicted to drugs. After the Faces tour, Davis continued to work as a session player. In addition to the artists listed above, Davis contributed to albums by Eric Clapton,

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, Steve Miller, Guthrie Thomas,

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and others. He played on

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's '' Death of a Ladies' Man'' (1977), produced by Phil Spector. In 1977, Davis moved to Hawaii. In 1981, he returned to Los Angeles broke and ravaged by drug and alcohol addiction. In and out of

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, Davis disappeared from the music industry for a time, spending much of the 1980s dealing with alcohol and drug addiction. In 1985 he formed and played in the Graffiti Band, which coupled his music with the poetry of the Native American activist

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(

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). The result of this collaboration was the album, released initially only on cassette, called "AKA Grafitti Man", which Bob Dylan called the best album of the year. In the spring of 1987, the Graffiti Band performed with Taj Mahal at the Palomino Club in North Hollywood, California. At this show, George Harrison, Bob Dylan and

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got up from the audience to join Davis and Mahal in an unrehearsed set which included Fogerty's "

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" and Dylan's "Watching the River Flow", as well as classics such as "

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", " Peggy Sue", " Honey Don't", " Matchbox" and " Gone, Gone, Gone".

Personal life

Davis had a relationship with Patti Daley for about ten years. Then he married twice, first to Tantalayo Saenz and then Kelly Brady. In his last years, he served as drug and alcohol counselor at the American Indian Free Clinic in

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. Davis collapsed in the laundry room of an apartment building and was pronounced dead in Venice, California, on June 22, 1988. Police stated his death appeared to be the result of a

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. Davis had a fresh needle mark on one arm and burned matches and tin foil were scattered on the ground nearby. He was 43 years old.

Legacy

In 2002, he was posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. In 2018, Jesse Ed Davis was inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame at the 18th Annual Native American Music Awards. A performance tribute was held by his former Graffiti band members, Mark Shark and Quiltman. His cousins Richenda Davis Bates and Constance Davis Carter accepted the induction.18th Annual Native American Music Awards
Oct 25, 2019 on YouTube (acceptance speech starts at min 54:00).

Discography

With Jimmy "Junior" Markham & The Tulsa Review

* "Let 'em Roll Johnny / Operator Operator" (

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, 1967) * "Black Cherry / Gonna Send You Back to Georgia" (Uptown Records, 1967)

With Taj Mahal

* ''

'' (

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, 1968) * '' The Natch'l Blues'' (Columbia Records, 1968) * '' Giant Step'' (Columbia Records, 1969) *

(Columbia Records, 1971), guitar on "Oh Susanna" and "Chevrolet" * '' The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus'' (

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, 1996)

As leader

* ''¡Jesse Davis!'' (

, 1971) * ''Ululu'' (Atco Records, 1972) * ''Keep Me Comin'' or ''Keep On Coming'' (

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, 1973) ** ''Bonus Record'' (Epic Records, 1973), an exclusive interview in Los Angeles with KMET-FM's B. Mitchel Reed - Jesse "Ed" Davis talks about his background, his music and his new album (promotional release for ''Keep Me Comin'' album) * ''Red Dirt Boogie: The Atco Recordings 1970-1972'' (Real Gone Music, 2017), compilation of his first two albums

As sideman

* ''Daughters of Albion'' - Daughters of Albion (1968) * ''

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'' -

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(1968) * ''Live at Bill Graham's

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'' - various artists (1969) * "

/ Spanish is the Loving Tongue" -

(1971) * ''Roger Tillison's Album'' - Roger Tillison (1971) * ''Minnows'' -

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(1971) * ''Feel Your Groove'' -

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(1971) * ''There's Gotta Be a Change'' - Albert Collins (1971) * ''Booker T. & Priscilla'' -

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& Priscilla (1971) * '' Warm Waters'' - Charles Lloyd (1971) * ''

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'' -

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(1971) * '' Leon Russell and the Shelter People'' -

(1971) * ''

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'' - The Asylum Choir (1971) * ''

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'' -

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(1971) * ''

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'' -

(1971) * ''

'' -

(1971) * ''

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'' -

& Friends (1971) * ''Ambush'' - Marc Benno (1972) * ''Out the Window'' - Jim Pulte (1972) * ''Salty'' - Alex Richman (1972) * ''

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'' - B.B. King (1972) * ''

'' -

(1972) * '' Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden'' -

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(1972) * ''Rod Taylor'' -

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(1973) * '' These Foolish Things'' -

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(1973) * ''

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'' -

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(1973) * ''Home at Last'' - Wayne Berry (1974) * ''

'' - Arlo Guthrie (1974) * '' L.A. Turnaround'' - Bert Jansch (1974) * '' No Other'' - Gene Clark (1974) * ''

'' -

(1974) * ''A Toot and a Snore in '74'' - John Lennon, Paul McCartney (bootleg, 1974) * '' Goodnight Vienna'' -

(1974) * ''Pussy Cats'' -

(1974) * ''That's a Plenty (Pointer Sisters album), That's a Plenty'' - Pointer Sisters (1974) * ''ST11261'' - Brewer & Shipley (1974) * ''Burnin' Thing'' - Mac Davis (1975) * ''The Eyes of an Only Child'' - Tom Jans (1975) * ''See How the Years Have Gone By'' - Valdy (1975) * ''Stars (Cher album), Stars'' - Cher (1975) * ''Two Sides of the Moon'' -

(1975) * ''Extra Texture (Read All About It)'' - George Harrison (1975) * ''

'' - John Lennon (1975) * ''Duit on Mon Dei'' - Harry Nilsson (1975) * ''Born to Be with You (album), Born to Be with You'' - Dion DiMucci, Dion (1975) * ''New Arrangement'' - Jackie DeShannon (1975) * ''Earthbound (The 5th Dimension album), Earthbound'' - The 5th Dimension (1975) * ''Midnight on the Water (David Bromberg album), Midnight on the Water'' - David Bromberg, David Bromberg Band (1975) * ''Atlantic Crossing'' -

(1975) * ''A Night on the Town (Rod Stewart album), A Night on the Town'' - Rod Stewart (1976) * ''Sandman (album), Sandman'' - Harry Nilsson (1976) * ''Diggin' It'' - Dunn & Michel Rubini, Rubini (1976) * ''Cupid's Arrow'' - David Blue (musician), David Blue (1976) * ''Welcome to Club Casablanca'' - Long John Baldry (1976) * ''Time Is on My Side'' - Tracy Nelson (singer), Tracy Nelson (1976) * ''Motion'' - Geoff Muldaur (1976) * ''Attitudes'' - Attitudes (band), Attitudes (1976) * ''Home Is Where the Heart Is (David Cassidy album), Home Is Where the Heart Is'' -

(1976) * ''Beautiful Noise'' -

(1976) * ''Slow Down World'' -

(1976) * ''No Reason to Cry'' -

(1976) * '' Ringo's Rotogravure'' - Ringo Starr (1976) * ''Clang of the Yankee Reaper'' -

(1976) * '' Death of a Ladies' Man'' -

(1977) * ''Blue Collar (soundtrack)'' - with Captain Beefheart and Jack Nitzsche (1978) * ''A Little Kiss in the Night'' - Ben Sidran (1978) * "Precious Love" -

(1980) * ''The Legend of Jesse James'' - various artists (1980) * ''Kent State (soundtrack)'' - various artists (1981) * ''Hobo Eagle Thief'' - Guthrie Thomas (1983) * ''AKA Graffiti Man'' -

(1986) * ''Heart Jump Bouquet'' - John Trudell (1987) * ''Taj (album), Taj'' - Taj Mahal (1987) * ''Slide of Hand'' - Scott Colby (1987) * ''It's a Sin to Be Rich'' - Lightnin' Hopkins (1992, recorded in 1972) * "1000 Dollar Wedding" and "Hot Burrito #1" -

(1992, Extended play side B only, recorded in 1971)

References

External links

*Jas Obrecht, 2010
Jesse Ed Davis: “I Just Play the Notes That Sound Good”
*Dan Forte, August 2005
Jesse Ed Davis: Guitar Hero's Guitar Hero
At Vintage Guitar (magazine). {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Jesse Ed 1944 births 1988 deaths Comanche people Kiowa people Musicians from Norman, Oklahoma Native American musicians American blues guitarists American male guitarists American rock guitarists Drug-related deaths in California 20th-century American musicians Plastic Ono Band members Guitarists from Oklahoma Guitarists from California American session musicians 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians Slide guitarists