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Walter Davis
Walter Davis was a blues pianist and singer who recorded for Victor and Bluebird in the 1930s and 1940s. His songs like 'Blue Ghost Blues' and 'Broke And...
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Blue Ghost Blues
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Blue Sea Blues
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Broke And Hungry
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Dont the Clouds Look Lonesome?
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Engineer's Blues
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Hi-jack Blues
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Howling Wind Blues
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I Think You Need A Shot
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Lonesome Hill Blues
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M & O Blues
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M & O Blues 3 (My Baby Called The Police)
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M & O Blues No 2 (My Baby's Come Back)
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Mama, Why Don't You Be Yourself?
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Mr. Davis Blues
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Mr. Davis Blues No 2
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Pleadin' To My Baby
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Walter Davis was a blues pianist and singer who recorded for Victor and Bluebird in the 1930s and 1940s. His songs like 'Blue Ghost Blues' and 'Broke And Hungry' had a weary, conversational delivery that felt more like talking than singing, which gave his music a particular intimacy.
He worked with musicians like Henry Townsend and Robert Nighthawk, and his recordings from that period capture a specific mood of the pre-war blues scene. Tracks such as 'Don't the Clouds Look Lonesome?' and 'Engineer's Blues' show his knack for straightforward, unadorned storytelling over simple piano patterns.
Davis's output slowed after the 1940s, but those earlier sessions remain his most remembered work. The plainness in his voice on songs like 'Howling Wind Blues' and 'I Think You Need A Shot' still comes through clearly on the old recordings.
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