Fiddle tunes performed by J. B. Davis in Dothan, Alabama.

Fiddle tunes performed by J. B. Davis in Dothan, Alabama.

J. B. Davis was born near Dothan, Alabama, in 1912, and his father, Joe Davis, was also a fiddler. From 1939 to 1978, he lived in Chicago, where he was a repairman for Kay Instruments (and subsequent companies that bought out Kay). After World War II, he also played in night clubs as a fiddler with...

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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Fiddle tunes performed by J. B. Davis in Dothan, Alabama.
fulltopic Photographs and audio files
Davis, J. B., b. 1912; Instrumentalists; Musicians; Old-time music; Houston County (Ala.)
description J. B. Davis was born near Dothan, Alabama, in 1912, and his father, Joe Davis, was also a fiddler. From 1939 to 1978, he lived in Chicago, where he was a repairman for Kay Instruments (and subsequent companies that bought out Kay). After World War II, he also played in night clubs as a fiddler with Jimmy Davis and the Moonlighters, a country band. The recordings included here were made by Joyce Cauthen as part of fieldwork for "Possum up a Gum Stump: Home, Field and Commercial Recordings of Alabama Fiddlers," an LP album produced by Brierfield Ironworks Park Foundation with additional funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Alabama State Council on the Arts. While he played traditional fiddle tunes during the session, the pieces at the end of the tape demonstrate that he also excelled at more modern swing pieces.
spelling Fiddle tunes performed by J. B. Davis in Dothan, Alabama.J. B. Davis was born near Dothan, Alabama, in 1912, and his father, Joe Davis, was also a fiddler. From 1939 to 1978, he lived in Chicago, where he was a repairman for Kay Instruments (and subsequent companies that bought out Kay). After World War II, he also played in night clubs as a fiddler with Jimmy Davis and the Moonlighters, a country band. The recordings included here were made by Joyce Cauthen as part of fieldwork for "Possum up a Gum Stump: Home, Field and Commercial Recordings of Alabama Fiddlers," an LP album produced by Brierfield Ironworks Park Foundation with additional funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Alabama State Council on the Arts. While he played traditional fiddle tunes during the session, the pieces at the end of the tape demonstrate that he also excelled at more modern swing pieces.19861980-1989Davis, J. B., b. 1912; Instrumentalists; Musicians; Old-time music; Houston County (Ala.)SoundSound recordings; Open reel audiotapesCauthen, Joyce H., 1944-; Cauthen, JimPossum up a Gum Stump field recordingsLPR235Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folk/id/2095
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