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Joe Davis

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Aliases
Harry Lowe
Leslie Beacon
The Melody Man
The Melody Man (Joe Davis)
Real name
Joseph Medford Davis
Born
October 6, 1896
Died
September 3, 1978
Country
United States
IPI
00007614996 2 works
00007615797 14 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Songwriter and singer in the late 1910s and 1920s born in New York. By the mid 1920s he managed blues and pop performers and ran a publishing company. In 1942 he established the Beacon record label. Other Joe Davis labels include Celebrity, Davis, Joe Davis, and Jay Dee.
Related labels
Beacon [US]   founder of
Celebrity [US]   founder of
Davis Records   owner of
Jay-Dee [US1]   founder of
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Covers by Joe Davis

Songs written by Joe Davis

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Colorado Blues Joe Davis The Girls of the Golden West July 28, 1933 Covered by (3 artists)
Cu-Tu-Gu-Ru (Jack! Jack! Jack!) Armando Castro, Joe Davis Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra and Chorus April 14, 1947 Unverified
Fichas negras Joe Davis, Johnny Rodriguez [PR] Trío Johnny Rodriguez - Los Trovadores de la Alegría Tropical 1945 Covered by (9 artists)
He's a Son of the South Andy Razaf, Joe Davis, Reginald Foresythe Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra January 26, 1933 Covered by (3 artists)
I Learned a Lesson, I'll Never Forget Joe Davis 5 Red Caps September 1943 Covered by (5 artists)
I'll Dance at Your Wedding Joe Davis "Fats" Waller and His Rhythm December 7, 1938 Covered by (3 artists)
Mean Old Bed Bug Blues Joe Davis Lonnie Johnson August 11, 1927 Covered by (15 artists)
Nero Andy Razaf, Joe Davis, Paul Denniker Tempo King and His Kings of Tempo with Queenie Ada Rubin at the Piano - Vocal Refrain by Tempo King December 10, 1936 Covered by (2 artists)
Nighty-Night Joe Davis Covered by (6 artists)
Our Love Was Meant to Be Joe Davis, Fats Waller, Alex Hill [US1] Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright June 12, 1937 Covered by (6 artists)
Peach Tree Street Andy Razaf, Joe Davis, Margaret Bonds Milt Herth Trio October 13, 1939 Covered by (2 artists)
Save It Pretty Mama Don Redman, Joe Davis, Paul Denniker Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five December 5, 1928 Covered by (68 artists)
Truthfully Joe Davis Bon Bon accompanied by The Red Caps Trio 1945 Covered by (2 artists)

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