Get all the lyrics to songs by cedell davis and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Bruce hampton and members of the aquarium rescue unit. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Arkansas bluesman ellis cedell davis, 91 passed away on wednesday, sept. Cedell big g davis slide blues in boston 1983 duration. Listen free to cedell davis the horror of it all coon can mattie, chicken hawk and more. He enjoyed music from a young age, playing harmonica and guitar with his childhood friends. Arkansas bluesman ellis cedell davis, 91 a natural. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from cedell davis at the discogs marketplace. Iggy pop says he plays kind of out of tune but after about 3 songs you are used to it. If you are unfamiliar with cedell, his guitar style is uniqueeven by rural blues standards. I love stuff like this and rl burnside w jon spencer and other fat possum trad blues artists. Cedell davis download all blues songs cedell davis.
He was most notable for his distinctive style of guitar playing. At 90 years old, cedell davis has made the album of his best original songs, stories, and blues classics, all of which were recorded and produced in seattle by screaming treesmad seasontuatara drummer barrett martin. Davis played guitar using a table knife in his fretting hand in a manner similar to slide guitar, resulting in a we read more. Gift of the bicentennial blues project, university of. This photo shows davis s technique of fretting the guitar with a butter knife. Cedell davis ellis davis aka big g at a high school in the early 80s. Blues pioneer cedell davis was known for playing his. All cedell davis lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. He grew up there and in the upper mississippi delta around eight miles south of tunica, on the e.
His right hand was crippled by polio at the age of ten, so he switched his guitar to a lefthanded bottleneck style. Courtesy of the arkansas arts center foundation collection. Watch the video for if you like fat women from cedell davis s feel like doin something wrong for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Cedell davis began playing the guitar and harmonica at an early age. Cedell davis listen and stream free music, albums, new. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Cedell davis and friends when lightnin struck the pine. Davis has a gravelly, soulful voice and a style of guitar playing that you could call atonal alien slideguitar. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v related v. Produced by blues historian and journalist robert palmer, feel like doin something wrong captures the haunted, otherworldly blues of cedell davis. When he was 10, he contracted severe polio which left him little control over his left hand and restricted use of his right. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
June 9, 1927 september 27, 2017 was an american blues guitarist and singer. Cedell davis feel like doin something wrong amazon. Feel like doin something wrong is not only cedell s first full length recording but also, hands down, cedell s best work. Cedell davis the best of cedell davis 1996, cd discogs. Davis played guitar using a butter knife in his fretting hand in a manner similar to slide guitar, resulting in what the new york times critic robert palmer called a welter of metalstress harmonic transients and a singular tonal. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Blues for big town is a very different take on the song, best known by junior wells. Here you can buy and download music mp3 cedell davis. Cedell davis the horror of it all 1998, cd discogs. Recorded on location in water valley, mississippi, last man standing contains songs from his storied 70 year career, with an allstar backing band that includes screaming treesmad seasonwalking papers drummer barrett martin, squirrel nut zippers guitarist. Ellis cedell davis was an american blues guitarist and singer.
The album kicks into gear with eight mainly original tunes from hill country legend davis, cut in his home of pine bluff, ar. Legendary bluesman cedell davis returns with the finest album of his career, even the devil gets the blues. Davis was most notable for his distinctive style of guitar playing. Whats amazing is that the sometimes atonal result works beautifully its a razorlike mix in that its cutting and makes for tense. Ellis cedell davis playing guitar in his pine bluff jefferson county living room in 1976. Using a knife for a guitar slide, davis creates strange, unpredictable sounds and matches them with his gnarled voice. Cedell davis biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Listen to i dont know why from cedell davis s feel like doin something wrong for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Ellis cedell davis june 9, 1926 september 27, 2017 was an american blues guitarist and singer. Cedell davis is an 88 year old delta blues legend whose ancient, dusty voice sounds as rich as the mississippi delta he grew up next to. Davis plays some of the grittiest downhome blues youve ever heard. Traditional bluesman cedell davis overcame considerable physical hardship to achieve critical acclaim in a decadeslong career. September 27, 2017 cedell davis was born june 9, 1927 in helena, arkansas, where his family worked on the local e. Cedell davis was born ellis davis on june 9, 1927, in helena, then a booming river town on the arkansas bank of the mississippi. Cedell davis guitar tunings are quite unique he seems to have some sort of internal scale that makes for brilliant blues guitar and very difficult band performances for this album hes backed up by col. See cedell davis pictures, photo shoots, and listen online to the latest music. For cedell however, this was not only a necessity due to crippling effects of childhood polio but, it created a haunting, yet original, sound that ultimately turned out to be just right. His right hand was crippled by polio at the age of ten, so he switched his guitar to a lefthanded bottleneck.