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The Ambassador of the Blues
a name that has been bestowed upon EB Davis.
A name that he has earned throughout his long years of service to the Blues. Born in the Arkansas Delta and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. As a kid hanging out on Beale Street and learning from the masters like Bobby Bland, B.B. and Albert King, Junior Parker and numerous other greats when Memphis was truly the home of the Blues and the weekly jam sessions in Handy Park had become legendary.
The sixties found EB in New York where he went on to form The Soul Groovers. The band becoming one of the most important touring bands of the Soul and Blues era. Regularly touring with and supporting people like Rufus Thomas, Wilson Pickett, Isaac Hayes, Ray Charles and B.B. King.
He then migrated to Europe as one of the Drifters and ended up in Berlin, Germany where he was asked to remain for a while and front the popular Bayou Blues Band. One thing led to another and from there came The Radio Kings and then The Superband.
The following are just a few highlights from an amazing career that has truly been a part of musical history.
EB Davis has more than 19 recordings to his name and can be heard on numerous other recordings as a guest; a career of more than 7000 concerts in more as 60 different countries.
He has been invited to give lectures and seminars on the history of the Blues and its influence on various forms of American music throughout Europe at the request of the US State Department and is the only Bluesman to appear at the Posnan- (Poland) and Bratislava- (Slovakia) State Opera Houses.
In 1994 he was invited to entertain and lecture the Russian soldiers on the history of the Blues and American music and toured nearly all of the East Bloc countries shortly before and after the fall of Communism, performing, giving lectures and seminars on the Blues. Many of the people for the first time having the opportunity to see the real thing.
EB has opened numerous venues throughout Europe to other Blues artists by being the first Bluesman to appear there, to include the world-famous A-Trane Jazzclub in Berlin, Germany.
He has appeared in 5 movies to which he contributed songs to the soundtracks, including the movie The Innocent with Anthony Hopkins and his music has been covered by other artists to include the great Guitar Crusher and Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones.
He holds the modern record for the most appearances at:
The Apollo Theatre in New York
The Amsterdam Blues Festival in Holland
The German American Volksfest in Berlin
The Tennis-Championships-Festival in Stettin, Poland
He is a yearly hit at many of the major festivals of Europe and America, where he recently played the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, Arkansas where they have annually more than 30.000 guests.
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Hi there EB!
Just popped by to say thank you for being my friend. I appreciate your friendship greatly and wish you all the best! Have a great week and feel free to drop by any time.....much respect...Mojo!
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