Spanky Davis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Spanky Davis

American musician

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1943

Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 23-Oct-2014

Profession: jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Spanky Davis

  • Ronald J.
  • "Spanky" Davis (March 6, 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana – October 23, 2014 in Manahawkin, New Jersey) was an American jazz trumpeter.Davis played early on with Charlie Palmieri (1979), Sam Jones (1979–82), Machito (1980–81), and Benny Goodman (1982–83).
  • He toured Ireland with Al Cohn in 1983-84, then played with Bob Haggart in 1984-85.
  • Concurrently, he also led the house band at Jimmy Ryan's in New York City from 1980, directly following Roy Eldridge in this position.
  • Jimmy Ryan's closed in 1983, but Davis continued to lead this band in other performances as Jimmy Ryan's All-Stars; this ensemble continued to be active into the late 1990s, and counted among its sidemen Ted Sturgis, Joe Muranyi, and Eddie Locke.
  • Davis led a quartet with Locke, Richard Wyands, and Murray Wall from 1986, in addition to playing with the Savoy Sultans from 1984-91.
  • In the mid-1980s he did work with Arvell Shaw as part of Armstrong Legacy.
  • He played as a sideman with Buck Clayton from 1986 to 1992 and toured with Buddy Tate between 1986 and 1990; he also accompanied Ruth Brown in 1989, Annie Ross in 1991-92 and Frank Sinatra in 1991-93.
  • From 1997 he played in Chuck Folds's group at Sweet Basil in New York.

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