Billy Davis (guitarist)
J.C. Davis (born April 29, 1938), known as Billy Davis, is an American rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, who is best known for his work with Hank Ballard & The Midnighters. Life and career Davis was born in Bentonia, Mississippi and moved to Memphis, Tennessee in childhood. He became inspired to play guitar at the age of 8, when he heard " That's All Right" by Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup. In 1951, at the age of 13, Davis moved to Detroit, Michigan. There he lived in the predominantly black area of the city known as " Black Bottom" and took guitar lessons from Bosie Gatlin, who taught him how to play the Muddy Waters' song " Baby, Please Don't Go". In 1951, Davis met his mother's friend from Mississippi, John Lee Hooker. Hooker in turn introduced Davis and Jackie Wilson, who became close friends and collaborated musically throughout their lives. In 1957, after graduating from Miller High School in Detroit, he formed Billy ...
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Bentonia
Bentonia is a town in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. The population as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census was 319. The Bentonia School of blues singing and guitar-playing is named for Bentonia. History Bentonia began as a postal town along the Illinois Central Railway. It is named for an early resident. Bentonia had a population of 167 in 1900. Bentonia Blues The Bentonia School, "Bentonia-style" or "Bentonia Blues" describe a country blues style that originated in and immediately around Bentonia. The annual Bentonia Blues Festival is held in June in Bentonia. The festival's stage is set up in front of the Blue Front Cafe, which is operated by Jimmy "Duck" Holmes who, as a young man, learned the local style from Bentonia Blues musician Jack Owens (blues singer), Jack Owens. Three markers on the Mississippi Blues Trail are located in Bentonia: one each to musicians Skip James and Jack Owens (blues singer), Jack Owens, and one located at the Blue Front C ...
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