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while he played, and he was also known to play his guitar with his teeth. Davis was considered an actual
Midnighter alongside the singers, and not just a member of the backing band, because of his ability to play and sing, and also do the group's dance routines. Ballard would often give Davis 30
509:. Brown, who had been a friend of Davis since the 1950s, gave Hank Ballard's phone number to him, and suggested he call Ballard to reunite The Midnighters. Davis phoned Ballard, which led to The Midnighters reuniting, and they began to tour steadily for the next few years.
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1550:"10,000 Feet Below by Eliza Neals"
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473:The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
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1470:Greene, Andy (February 9, 2012).
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439:Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
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457:and, in November, peaked on the
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2337:Award for Musical Excellence
1853:Billy Davis official website
1656:"Billy Davis Rhythm Machine"
1417:"I Remember, by Billy Davis"
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775:"The Twist" (reissue) (1960)
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794:"The Switch-a-Roo" (1961)
765:"The Coffee Grind" (1960)
677:Spotlight On Hank Ballard
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961:Jett Plastic Recordings
920:"Billy Davis biography"
825:"Coming for You" (2006)
822:"Blue Teardrops" (2004)
337:In late 1960, while in
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590:Booker Blues All-Stars
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924:Billydavisdetroit.com
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713:Those Lazy, Lazy Days
481:The Chemical Brothers
304:, Washington, he met
237:Baby, Please Don't Go
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1402:– via YouTube.
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989:Musicwikidetroit.org
837:"Blackballed" (2009)
659:Mr. Rhythm And Blues
642:Selected discography
633:Southfield, Michigan
285:in the early 1960s.
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840:"I Remember" (2016)
770:Finger Poppin' Time
653:Singin' And Swingin
594:Booker Plays Hooker
578:Tony "Strat" Thomas
576:, P-Funk guitarist
477:Grammy Hall of Fame
378:Commanding Officers
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1111:. Hachette Books.
930:on January 4, 2018
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737:From Love To Tears
725:Live at the Palais
695:The Twistin' Fools
486:Davis signed with
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