Bill Davison Musical artist

'Wild' Bill Davison (January 5, 1906, Defiance, Ohio – November 14, 1989, Santa Barbara, California) was a fiery jazz cornet player who emerged in the 1920s, but did not achieve recognition until the 1940s. He is best remembered for his association with the bandleader Eddie Condon, with whom he worked and recorded from the mid-1940s through to the 1960s.

Personal facts

Bill Davison
Alias (AKA)'Wild Bill'
Birth dateJanuary 05, 1906
Birth place
Ohio , Defiance Ohio
Date of deathNovember 14, 1989
Place of death
California , Santa Barbara California

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Musical artist

Career started1920
Career ended1960
associated musical artist
Eddie Condon
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
instrument
Cornet
record label
Blue Note Records

Bill Davison on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.jazzcanadiana.on.ca/_DAVIDS.htm