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Jesse Ed Davis
Jesse Ed Davis | |
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 Davis at the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jesse Edwin Davis III |
| Born | September 21, 1944 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1988 (aged 43) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1950s–1988 |
| Formerly of | Plastic Ono Band |
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Jesse Edwin Davis III (September 21, 1944 – June 22, 1988) was a Native American guitarist.[1][2][3][4] He was well regarded as a session artist and solo performer, was a member of Taj Mahal's backing band and played with musicians such as Eric Clapton, John Lennon, and George Harrison.[5]
In 2018, Davis was posthumously inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame at the 18th Annual Native American Music Awards.[6] Davis was an enrolled citizen of the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma[7] and a Comanche, Muscogee, and Seminole descendant.[6][4]
- ^ Mehr, Bob (November 19, 2024). "Jesse Ed Davis Was Rock Heroes' Secret Weapon. And a Mystery". The New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
The Native American guitarist graced records by Bob Dylan and John Lennon, but fell to addiction in 1988.
- ^ "Jesse Ed Davis: Natural Anthem Exhibition". Bob Dylan Center. Tulsa, OK. September 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
Jesse Ed Davis (September 21, 1944–June 22, 1988) was a Native American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and in-demand session musician who played on dozens of classic recordings throughout the late 1960s and '70s.
- ^ Miller, Douglas K. (2024). Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed Davis. New York: Liveright. ISBN 9781324092100.
- ^ a b Bates, Richenda Davis. "Davis, Jesse Edwin III (1944–1988)". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Simmonds, Jeremy. The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches. p. 235.
- ^ a b "2018 Jesse Ed Davis Inducted into the NAMA Hall of Fame". Native American Music Awards. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Arax, Mark; Feldman, Paul (June 24, 1988). "Backed Up Major Artists: Jesse Ed Davis, 43; Noted Rock Guitarist". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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