Morgan Davis is a Canadian blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was born and spent his childhood in

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, before relocating to

Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, Canada, in 1968. He moved to

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, in 2001.

Chris Martin Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, pianist, rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Born in Exeter, Devon, he went to Uni ...

What's in the air at Bearlys that keeps Morgan Davis coming back
CBC Music, May 9, 2012. Retrieved 2015-07-03. His song "Why'd You Lie" was a hit for

Colin James Colin James (born Colin James Munn, August 17, 1964) is a Canadian rock and blues singer and songwriter. Biography Early years James was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His grandpa was Serbian. He got his break opening for Stevie Ray V ...

and featured on James' 1988 debut album. "Reefer Smokin' Man" was described as a "blues cult classic". Davis' principal major label release, ''Morgan Davis'', on Stony Plain Records, was produced by

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. Davis was the recipient of multiple awards, including a Juno Award, for his 2003 release, ''Painkiller'', on

Electro-Fi Records Electro-Fi Records is a Canadian award-winning independent record label founded in 1996, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which specializes in the release of blues records. History Electro-Fi Records was founded in 1996 by Andrew Galloway, with a ...

."CARAS Scores A Hit With 2004 Juno Awards"
''Soul Shine''. 2004-04-05

Awards

*2005 Maple Blues Award, Songwriter of the Year *2004 JUNO Award, Blues Album of the Year: ''Painkiller'' *2004 Maple Blues Award, Recording of the Year: ''Painkiller'' *2004 Maple Blues Award, Male Vocalist of the Year *2004 Maple Blues Award,

SOCAN The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) is a Canadian performance rights organization that represents the performing rights of more than 135,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. The organization collects ...

Songwriter of the Year *2004 Maple Blues Award, Producer of the Year (with Alec Fraser): ''Painkiller'' *2000 Toronto Blues Society, Acoustic Artist of the Year *1999 Maple Blues Award, Producer of the Year: ''Blues Medicine'' *1999 Maple Blues Award, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year *1996 Toronto Blues Society, Blues with a Feeling Award *1995

Jazz Report Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major f ...

, Blues Band of the Year *1994 Jazz Report, Blues Artist of the Year

Discography

*2014 ''I Got My Own'' ( Electro-Fi) *2011 ''Drive My Blues Away'' (Electro-Fi) *2007 ''At Home in Nova Scotia'' ( Deep Cove) *2003 ''Painkiller'' (Electro-Fi) *2003 ''Hogtown Years'' (Independent) *1999 ''Blues Medicine'' (Electro-Fi) *1994 ''Morgan Davis Live'' (Independent) *1990 ''Morgan Davis'' ( Stony Plain) *1982 ''I'm Ready to Play!'' ( Bullhead)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Morgan Canadian blues singers Musicians from Detroit Singers from Toronto Musicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian blues guitarists Canadian male guitarists Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year winners