funny how the most sensitive and creative are prone to feel so much that they get lost in it. it's both a blessing and a curse. the rawness of the cruel world on those so sensitive is a thing they try to escape.
For years I thought the “ Doctor my Eyes” solo was done by Danny Kortchmar. It was always one of my favorite guitar solos in that it just seemed to be this melodic stream that flowed from someone that was very consciously tuned to the music. 50 or so years later, after hearing Jesse Ed play along side Elliot Easton live and also running monitors at a Taj Mahal concert, I found out on Leland Sklar’s TH-cam channel that Jesse Ed Davis had played that solo. I then found out that Duane Allman got a lot of his slide licks from listening to Jesse Ed playing on Taj’s records. It is truly heartbreaking that such a great talent has left us and I have deep empathy for the pain felt by those who were a part of his life.
Thanks for this Donna. It was great to put a name and face with someone I had apparently heard numerous times. I went to Wiki and looked at the list of people he had played with. It was full of names we all know. I was floored.
@@berryscott3590 yes I know. I discovered B.B.King because of David Cassidy in 1972. He was quoted in an article that The Thrill is Gone was his favorite song. So I had to find that song and hear it. It was much harder before computers.
I can't "Thank-You" enough for the ultra dare pics + vids of JED. I been looking everywhere + you can bet that this one I'll replay over + over. Much appreciated! ❤
Gene Clark's "Here Tonight - The White Light Demos" album on Omnivore Records from 2013, produced by Jesse -- so beautiful. I also have enjoyed for 50 years now Jesse's playing on Gene's "No Other" album.
I LOVED the guitar parts Davis played on Taj Mahal's self-titled album and Taj's "Natch'l Blues" album. Had no clue who it was at the time, and only learned recently that he played the phenomenal solo on "Doctor My Eyes." Oh, the damage done.
The first time I heard him, as a youbg gitar student in 1970, not yet knowing who he was...it was his guitarplaying on Leon Russell's version of Hard Rain Is Going To Fall.....his playing just blew me away, His playing was so concise, economical, yet soulful, wiht a Great sense of touch and rhtymn. Jesse Ed Davis was a Huge influence on me as a guitarist.
Jesse Edwin Davis fue un guitarrista estadounidense, conocido por su trabajo como músico de sesión para artistas como Taj Mahal, Milara Love, Jackson Browne, The Monkees, Neil Diamond, John Lennon, George Harrison, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart y Harry Nilsson, entre otros.
Career Building on the distorted electric guitar sound of early records, Wray's first hit was the 1958 instrumental "Rumble". The record was first released on Cadence Records (catalog number 1347) as by "Link Wray & His Ray Men". "Rumble" was banned in New York and Boston for fear that it would incite teenage gang violence, "rumble" being slang for a gang fight.[11] Before, during, and after his stints with major labels Epic and Swan, Wray released 45s under many names. Tiring of the corporate music machine, he began recording albums using a three-track studio he converted from an outbuilding on his brother's property that his father used to raise chickens, in Accokeek, Maryland. He wrote and recorded the LP Link Wray (1971), on which he wrote about his frustrations. The Neville Brothers have recorded two tracks from it, "Fallin' Rain" and "Fire and Brimstone".[10] While living in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1970s, Wray was introduced to Quicksilver Messenger Service guitarist John Cipollina by bassist James "Hutch" Hutchinson.[12] He subsequently formed a band initially featuring special guest Cipollina along with the rhythm section from Cipollina's band Copperhead, bassist Hutch Hutchinson, and drummer David Weber. They opened for the band Lighthouse at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles from May 15-19, 1974.[13] He later did numerous concerts and radio broadcasts in the Bay Area, including at KSAN and at promoter Bill Graham's Winterland Ballroom venue, with Les Lizama later replacing Hutchinson on bass.[14] He toured and recorded two albums with retro-rockabilly artist Robert Gordon in the late 1970s.[15] The 1980s to the present day saw a large number of reissues as well as new material. One member of his band in the 1980s, session drummer Anton Fig, later became drummer in the CBS Orchestra on the Late Show with David Letterman. In 1994, he played on four songs of the album Chatterton by French rocker Alain Bashung.[16] He went on to release two albums of new music: Shadowman (1997) and Barbed Wire (2000). In November 2017, Easy Eye Records announced the future release of two recently discovered recordings, "Son of Rumble", presumably a follow-up to 1958's "Rumble", and "Whole Lotta Talking", recorded in 1970. The recordings were issued as a 45rpm single in April 2018.[17][18] Easy Eye released another 45rpm single of newly discovered/unreleased material for RSD 2019, "Vernon's Diamond" b/w "My Brother, My Son". "Vernon's Diamond" was recorded circa 1958-59 and is an early version of "Ace of Spades", and "My Brother, My Son" was recorded at the same sessions as "Whole Lotta Talking" in 1970. [citation needed]
Grew up with Redbone on the radio. Thx to internet I discovered their history. I highly recommend doing the same. And yes...another great "sibling" band!✌️
Was it Stewart or someone else from The Faces? I don't pay attention to Rod, was he into smack? He seems more of a coke guy, gets to stare at himself in the mirror.
A documentary about native musicians I watched a good friend of Jesse said he went on tour with Rod Stewart in the 80's and he never did heroin before that after the tour he came back a addict and it sent his life into a downward spiral.
Got to know Jesse some when he lived in Hawaii. He said he and Ronnie used to do speedballs sometimes during the shows when there was the breaks for drum solos. That was the beginning.
Jesses was introduced to heroin by ROD STEWART when he played with them in the band called Faces. Thanks Rod I heard Jesse was sleeping on the streets in tree houses and other ungodly places. Someone saw him walking and asked him, hey, aren’t you Jesse ed Davis ? He kept walking only saying, I use to be !! That is deep and so damn sad ! Again, Thanks Rod you POS.
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Loved Jesse! Did Doctor My Eyes with him and many projects after that. Such a great musician and guy and just tragic.........
funny how the most sensitive and creative are prone to feel so much that they get lost in it. it's both a blessing and a curse. the rawness of the cruel world on those so sensitive is a thing they try to escape.
you're a good man Lee. oh, and love your book. keep thumpn brother.
Very cool
For years I thought the “ Doctor my Eyes” solo was done by Danny Kortchmar. It was always one of my favorite guitar solos in that it just seemed to be this melodic stream that flowed from someone that was very consciously tuned to the music. 50 or so years later, after hearing Jesse Ed play along side Elliot Easton live and also running monitors at a Taj Mahal concert, I found out on Leland Sklar’s TH-cam channel that Jesse Ed Davis had played that solo. I then found out that Duane Allman got a lot of his slide licks from listening to Jesse Ed playing on Taj’s records. It is truly heartbreaking that such a great talent has left us and I have deep empathy for the pain felt by those who were a part of his life.
No offence intended but, when it come to feeling, Danny Kortchmar couldn't carry Ed Davis' shoes.
'Doctor' solo is out of this world. Just stream of consciousness from a great musical mind.
Thanks for this Donna. It was great to put a name and face with someone I had apparently heard numerous times. I went to Wiki and looked at the list of people he had played with. It was full of names we all know. I was floored.
He even played with David Cassidy!!!!
@@rhemmie2825 Cassidy was a serious blues artist who couldn't shake his bumble gum, pop star persona
@@berryscott3590 yes I know. I discovered B.B.King because of David Cassidy in 1972. He was quoted in an article that The Thrill is Gone was his favorite song. So I had to find that song and hear it. It was much harder before computers.
I can't "Thank-You" enough for the ultra dare pics + vids of JED. I been looking everywhere + you can bet that this one I'll replay over + over.
Much appreciated! ❤
Jesse was a great guitarist and brought attention to people about Native musicians as well!!
excellent, thanks for uploading this.
Gene Clark's "Here Tonight - The White Light Demos" album on Omnivore Records from 2013, produced by Jesse -- so beautiful. I also have enjoyed for 50 years now Jesse's playing on Gene's "No Other" album.
RIP JED. With all the love.
Whenever I listen to his music it makes me sad but it also always makes me happy!
the best!!!
tho, if memory serves it was The Ash Grove not the Whiskey where The Stones came to see him..i was there!
I LOVED the guitar parts Davis played on Taj Mahal's self-titled album and Taj's "Natch'l Blues" album. Had no clue who it was at the time, and only learned recently that he played the phenomenal solo on "Doctor My Eyes." Oh, the damage done.
The first time I heard him, as a youbg gitar student in 1970, not yet knowing who he was...it was his guitarplaying on Leon Russell's version of Hard Rain Is Going To Fall.....his playing just blew me away, His playing was so concise, economical, yet soulful, wiht a Great sense of touch and rhtymn. Jesse Ed Davis was a Huge influence on me as a guitarist.
Double E giving the love...I knew it about Tyler and Taj! My God everyone in this video...giving the love
Jesse Edwin Davis fue un guitarrista estadounidense, conocido por su trabajo como músico de sesión para artistas como Taj Mahal, Milara Love, Jackson Browne, The Monkees, Neil Diamond, John Lennon, George Harrison, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart y Harry Nilsson, entre otros.
His work with Nilsson & Lennon Pussycats. The brightest stars burn quickest. R.I.P. Jessie “Ed” Davis
Pussycats? Wow! Thanks for pointing that out. RIP, all 3.
@@jonnierotten7Jesse played on most of Harry's records, they were good friends.
Career
Building on the distorted electric guitar sound of early records, Wray's first hit was the 1958 instrumental "Rumble". The record was first released on Cadence Records (catalog number 1347) as by "Link Wray & His Ray Men". "Rumble" was banned in New York and Boston for fear that it would incite teenage gang violence, "rumble" being slang for a gang fight.[11]
Before, during, and after his stints with major labels Epic and Swan, Wray released 45s under many names. Tiring of the corporate music machine, he began recording albums using a three-track studio he converted from an outbuilding on his brother's property that his father used to raise chickens, in Accokeek, Maryland. He wrote and recorded the LP Link Wray (1971), on which he wrote about his frustrations. The Neville Brothers have recorded two tracks from it, "Fallin' Rain" and "Fire and Brimstone".[10]
While living in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1970s, Wray was introduced to Quicksilver Messenger Service guitarist John Cipollina by bassist James "Hutch" Hutchinson.[12] He subsequently formed a band initially featuring special guest Cipollina along with the rhythm section from Cipollina's band Copperhead, bassist Hutch Hutchinson, and drummer David Weber. They opened for the band Lighthouse at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles from May 15-19, 1974.[13] He later did numerous concerts and radio broadcasts in the Bay Area, including at KSAN and at promoter Bill Graham's Winterland Ballroom venue, with Les Lizama later replacing Hutchinson on bass.[14] He toured and recorded two albums with retro-rockabilly artist Robert Gordon in the late 1970s.[15] The 1980s to the present day saw a large number of reissues as well as new material. One member of his band in the 1980s, session drummer Anton Fig, later became drummer in the CBS Orchestra on the Late Show with David Letterman. In 1994, he played on four songs of the album Chatterton by French rocker Alain Bashung.[16] He went on to release two albums of new music: Shadowman (1997) and Barbed Wire (2000).
In November 2017, Easy Eye Records announced the future release of two recently discovered recordings, "Son of Rumble", presumably a follow-up to 1958's "Rumble", and "Whole Lotta Talking", recorded in 1970. The recordings were issued as a 45rpm single in April 2018.[17][18] Easy Eye released another 45rpm single of newly discovered/unreleased material for RSD 2019, "Vernon's Diamond" b/w "My Brother, My Son". "Vernon's Diamond" was recorded circa 1958-59 and is an early version of "Ace of Spades", and "My Brother, My Son" was recorded at the same sessions as "Whole Lotta Talking" in 1970. [citation needed]
Happy Birthday Jesse!
Rest in Peace
So good.
Jesse's Davis Love His GUITAR
Wow. 62 and I've never been aware of this man. Btw I got here through researching Redbone.
You don’t know music if you don’t know Jesse Ed Davis
Brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas were the founders of Redbone.
They were of Mexican descent, but Mexicans are native American Indians too, aren't they?😄
Grew up with Redbone on the radio. Thx to internet I discovered their history. I highly recommend doing the same. And yes...another great "sibling" band!✌️
Give " states Boro Blues " and "leaving trunk " by Taj Mahal a listen.
Wow, to hear that the Doctor My Eyes solo was one listen, one take DONE.
I always wondered who played guitar on Doctor My Eyes.
Jesse and Taj
The solo on #9 Dream is mesmerizing.
Ohhhh that's HIM!!?? I always wondered, amazing.
He had a snap to his rhythm, you always wait for the solo IN DME
Jesse Ed what a player, Jesse & Hubert Sumlin👍😊
Love it
cool
Damn it man...R.I.P.❤
I learned Statesboro Blues when I was 14. 1969.
Think his Keep Me Comin' album is one of the swankiest, but tight performances of all time. That band cracks.
John Lennon’s Bless You , has some of the most beautiful riffs of JED
I hate drug pushers. I hate drugs. when are people going to wake up. Drugs came into my band. I left.
Damn you Rod Stewart
Was it Stewart or someone else from The Faces? I don't pay attention to Rod, was he into smack? He seems more of a coke guy, gets to stare at himself in the mirror.
It was Ronnie Wood primarily from what I’ve been told.
A documentary about native musicians I watched a good friend of Jesse said he went on tour with Rod Stewart in the 80's and he never did heroin before that after the tour he came back a addict and it sent his life into a downward spiral.
Got to know Jesse some when he lived in Hawaii. He said he and Ronnie used to do speedballs sometimes during the shows when there was the breaks for drum solos. That was the beginning.
One of the forgotten talents of yesteryear.
When it comes to guitar players, Ed Davis will never be forgotten.
Miigwich!
Elliot Easton ?
2 : 17
And I always thought Jackson Brown was the guitar player
Jesses was introduced to heroin by ROD STEWART when he played with them in the band called Faces. Thanks Rod
I heard Jesse was sleeping on the streets in tree houses and other ungodly places. Someone saw him walking and asked him, hey, aren’t you Jesse ed Davis ? He kept walking only saying, I use to be !! That is deep and so damn sad ! Again, Thanks Rod you POS.