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John Davis ( - )

Male Person - United States 40s/50s US blues/gospel artist

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. Georgia Sea Island Singers

Siblings

  1. Peter Davis
  2. Jerome Davis

Recordings by (7)

  1. Moses 4:10 (1977)
  2. Live Humble 3:44 (1977)
  3. Read 'Em John 2:01 (1977)
  4. Raggy Levy 1:05 (1977)
  5. Carrie Belle 3:29 (1977)
  6. John Henry 4:17 (1997)
  7. Everyday I Have the Blues 3:49 (2001)

On Recordings (50)

Performer

  1. You Better Mind 2:12 Bessie Jones and group (10 Feb 1998)

Instruments

  1. It Just Suits Me 7:00 Bessie Jones, Hobart Smith and group (10 Feb 1998) handclaps

Vocals

  1. Judgment 2:24 Sister Mary Nelson (1952)
  2. Join the Band 1:03 John Davis & Group (Nov 1960) lead vocals
  3. I'm Gonna Sail Like a Ship on the Ocean 2:40 Henry Morrison & St. Simon's Island Singers (Nov 1960)
  4. Blow Gabriel 2:25 John Davis, Bessie Jones & St. Simon's Island Singers (Nov 1960) lead vocals
  5. My God Is A Rock In The Weary Land 3:12 Bessie Jones, John Davis, The Georgia Sea Island Singers (1964) lead vocals
  6. Beulah Land 4:20 John Davis & Bessie Jones (1977) lead vocals
  7. The Titanic 3:30 Bessie Jones, Hobart Smith & The Georgia Sea Island Singers (1977)
  8. Ain't I Right 1:33 Henry Morrison and group (1977)
  9. Sheep, Sheep, Don'tcha Know the Road 2:18 Bessie Jones & The Sea Island Singers (1977)
  10. Knee Bone 2:07 Joe Armstrong and group (1977)
  11. Walk on the Bay 3:33 Nat Rahmings, Hobart Smith & Ed Young with the Georgia Sea Island Singers (09 Sep 1997)
  12. Walk, Billy Abbott 1:25 Willis Proctor & The Georgia Sea Island Singers (09 Sep 1997)
  13. Sink 'em Low 3:39 Bessie Jones (1997)
  14. Goodbye, Everybody 2:09 Joe Armstrong and group (10 Feb 1998)
  15. O Day 4:42 Bessie Jones and group (10 Feb 1998)
  16. It Just Suits Me 7:00 Bessie Jones, Hobart Smith and group (10 Feb 1998)
  17. Before this Time Another Year 2:44 Bessie Jones and group (10 Feb 1998)
  18. Carrie Belle 3:39 John Davis and group (10 Feb 1998) lead vocals
  19. Reg'lar, Reg'lar Rollin' Under 2:23 Bessie Jones and group (10 Feb 1998)
  20. The Old Tar River 2:29 John Davis and group (10 Feb 1998) lead vocals
  21. Hop Along, Let's Get Her 1:04 Henry Morrison and John Davis with group (10 Feb 1998) lead vocals
  22. John 4:17 John Davis and group (10 Feb 1998) lead vocals
  23. Live Humble 3:48 John Davis and group (10 Feb 1998) lead vocals
  24. Rock in the Weary Land 2:33 Peter Davis and group (10 Feb 1998)
  25. See Aunt Dinah 3:05 Bessie Jones and group (10 Feb 1998)
  26. Raggy Levee 2:22 John Davis and group (10 Feb 1998) lead vocals
  27. Daniel 2:10 Willis Proctor and group (10 Feb 1998)
  28. Pay Me 1:32 Joe Armstrong and group (10 Feb 1998)
  29. Turkle Dove 3:38 Bessie Jones and group (10 Feb 1998)
  30. Adam in the Garden 1:47 Willis Proctor and group (10 Feb 1998)
  31. Ain't I Right? 2:18 Henry Morrison and group (10 Feb 1998)
  32. Riley 1:35 Joe Armstrong and John Davis and group (10 Feb 1998)
  33. Hard Times in Ol' Virginia 3:14 John Davis and group (10 Feb 1998) lead vocals
  34. Row the Boat, Child 1:52 Peter Davis and group (10 Feb 1998)
  35. Moses 4:18 John Davis and group (10 Feb 1998) lead vocals
  36. You Got My Letter 1:52 Willis Proctor and group (10 Feb 1998)
  37. Moses, Don't Get Lost 2:26 John Davis and group (10 Feb 1998) lead vocals
  38. Union 2:29 Bessie Jones and group (10 Feb 1998)
  39. Buzzard Lope 5:21 John Davis and group (10 Feb 1998) lead vocals
  40. Eli, You Can't Stand 2:50 Willis Proctor and group (10 Feb 1998)
  41. Prayer / Sign of Judgement 4:04 Henry Morrison and Bessie Jones with group (10 Feb 1998)
  42. The Buzzard Lope 1:47 Bessie Jones and group (10 Feb 1998)
  43. You Better Mind 2:12 Bessie Jones and group (10 Feb 1998)
  44. Daniel in the Lion's Den 2:20 Bessie Jones and group (10 Feb 1998)
  45. Everybody Talking About Heaven 3:07 Unidentified song leader and group (10 Feb 1998)
  46. One of These Days 2:14 Willis Proctor and group (10 Feb 1998)
  47. I'm Gonna Lay Down My Life for My Lord 2:44 Bessie Jones and group (10 Feb 1998)
  48. Read 'em, John 2:03 John Davis and group (10 Feb 1998) lead vocals

Credited as (20)

  1. John Davis & Bessie Jones
  2. John Davis & Group
  3. John Davis
  4. John Davis and group
  5. Joe Armstrong and John Davis and group
  6. Henry Morrison and John Davis with group
  7. John Davis & Group
  8. John Davis and Shorty Smith
  9. John Davis, Henry Morrison & The Georgia Sea Island Singers
  10. John Davis and The Georgia Sea Island Singers
  11. Ed Young, Hobart Smith, Bessie Jones, Nat Rahmings, John Davis, Henry Morrison, Emma Ramsay & Alberta Ramsay
  12. John Davis & Willis Proctor
  13. John Davis & Henry Morrison
  14. John Davis & Georgia Sea Island Singers
  15. Bessie Jones, John Davis, The Georgia Sea Island Singers
  16. John Davis and the Georgia Sea Island Singers and the Georgia Sea Island Singers
  17. John Davis, Bessie Jones & St. Simon's Island Singers
  18. John Davis and The Spiritual Singers of Georgia
  19. John Davis and the Georgia Sea Island Singers
  20. John Davis & the Georgia Sea Island Singers

Links (2)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1500149

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001329700