James Lee Davis III (born September 3, 1983) is an American

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and

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musician. He is best known as lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter of Jamie Davis & Soul Gravy, the band notable for its 2006 single "Mississippi Moonshine".

Early life and education

Davis was born in

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, and grew up in Booneville. He is the eldest of three children born to Angela Cook Hughes and James "Jim" Davis, Jr. He attended Northeast Community College and

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, where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business. Davis is a Republican, although he supported then-Congressman

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(D-MS) in 2008.

Career

Jamie Davis & Soul Gravy

Davis and Dan Isbell, former member of

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group Wavorly, founded Jamie Davis & Soul Gravy while attending Mississippi State University. The rotating band lineup solidified in 2005 with the addition of highly acclaimed Starkville-area musicians John Staggers (drums), Mitch Shurden (bass), and Jerry Carnathan (lead guitar). The band's current members are: *Jamie Davis, lead vocals, guitar *Jerry Carnathan, vocals, lead guitar *Lee Graham, bass *Dustin Nunley, vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo *John Staggers, drums Former members: *Dustin Childers, current manager/booking agent, lead guitar until 2005 *Dan Isbell, vocals, guitar until 2014 *Josh Mallard, drums until 2005 *Mitch Shurden, bass 2005-2009 *Jason Herndon, bass until 2005

Songwriting

In 2020, Davis co-wrote "My Kinda Folk" along with Ray Fulcher, Dan Isbell, Dustin Nunley and Luke Combs. The song was released on August 20, 2020 on the deluxe album, ''What You See Ain't Always What You Get.'' On June 16, 2022, Luke Combs released "The Kind of Love We Make" written by Davis, Dan Isbell, Reid Isbell and Luke Combs. The song debuted at number 18 on the Billboard County Airplay chart dated June 25, 2022.

Personal life

He was married in October 2013 to Maria Davis and has two children.

Discography

*''Mississippi Moonshine'' (2006) *''The Blue Album'' (2010) *''Jamie Davis & Soul Gravy'' (2015)

References

External links

Official site

"One More Song" music video
on

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"Louisiana" music video
on YouTube
"Mississippi Moonshine" music video
on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Jamie 1983 births Living people American male singer-songwriters People from Booneville, Mississippi People from Alcorn County, Mississippi Singer-songwriters from Mississippi Blues musicians from Mississippi Country musicians from Mississippi American country singer-songwriters American soul singers American folk rock musicians American Southern rock musicians American blues rock musicians Mississippi State University alumni Guitarists from Mississippi American male guitarists People from Tupelo, Mississippi 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male singers