Cyril Davies & His Rhythm & Blues All Stars - Country Line Special
Parental AdvisoryExplicit ContentCyril Davies was one of the first British blues harmonica players . In 1962 he formed Blues Incorporated with Alexis Korner along with Charlie Watts , Jack Bruce & D**k Heckstall-Smith & recorded the album R&B from the Marquee. The band was shortlived and in November 1962 he formed Cyril Davies All Stars and recruited Long John Baldry for vocals. Occasional band members were Jeff Beck , Nicky Hopkins & Micky Waller. They recorded a handful of tracks for Pye including Country Line Special . They released two singles in 1963 - May '63 Country Line Special/Chicago Calling Sep '63 Preachin' The Blues/Sweet Mary Tragically, the band proved to be short-lived when Davies succumbed to leukemia and died in January 1964 at the age of only 31. Image at 0,41 features Davies far right with a young Mick Jagger on vocals.
About Cyril Davies
Born: 23rd January 1932, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. Died: 7th January 1964, London, England. British blues harp-player, guitarist and banjo player and one of the pioneers of 'electric blues' in the UK in the early 1960's. Cyril Davies, in unison with [a291339], was a kingpin in the founding and promotion in the UK of the modern electric blues and the fusions that were to follow into the 1970's. Whilst Davies was a Chicago Blues purist at heart, which finally led to his separation f...
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