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Cyril Davies (23 January 1932 – 7 January 1964) was an English blues musician, and one of the first blues harmonica players in England.
Cyril Davies è stato un musicista fondamentale per la diffusione del Blues in Inghilterra e nella sua pur breve esistenza contribuì in maniera determinante alla nascita del fenomeno del British Blues. È stato un cantante dalla potente voce e chitarrista, uno dei primi a suonare l'armonica a bocca e il banjo.
Cyril Davies - British Blues Architect, is a not-for-profit enterprise. Its contents are online purely to inform and entertain fans of Cyril Davies and the development of blues harmonica in the UK. His name is often misspelled Cyril Davis.
25 apr 2024 · Hailed by many as the best blues harmonica player the UK ever produced, Cyril Davies was a grumpy, balding panel beater who happened to lead the London R&B scene that shaped British rock, yet made few records before passing away in January 1964 at the age of only 31.
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Cyril was the first man to emulate the sound of the Chicago Blues Band in England, and with his harmonica electrified in the style of Little Walter, he set a standard which helped many groups such as the Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - ©Jimmy Page.
CYRIL DAVIES. Contribution to British Blues: Pioneered amplified Chicago-style Blues Harp in the UK and formed Britain's first popular 'purist' Chicago Blues Band. Working all day with a hammer in his hand and singing the Blues all night, Cyril Davies might sound like some mythic figure from the Mississippi Delta.
19 apr 2024 · Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner were the godfathers of the British blues scene and were an inspiration to artists during the late 50s and 60s.
