Jackie Davis

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Born
13 December 1920
Born In
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States
Died
2 November 1999 (aged 78)
Jackie Davis was the first musician to popularize jazz on the Hammond organ, years before Jimmy Smith's name became synonymous with organ jazz. Davis was Capitol's leading performer on the organ at a time when relatively few mainstream labels were willing to put a black musician on the cover of an album. Davis once said that music came to him genetically. His mother played the washtub, a cheap substitute for the bass, and he first learned to play by spending hours poking at his grandmother's piano. By the age of eight, he was playing with a local dance band. The rest … read more
Jackie Davis was the first musician to popularize jazz on the Hammond organ, years before Jimmy Smith's name became synonymous with organ jazz. Davis was Capitol's leading performer on the organ at a time when relatively few mainstream labels were willing to put a black musician on … read more
Jackie Davis was the first musician to popularize jazz on the Hammond organ, years before Jimmy Smith's name became synonymous with organ jazz. Davis was Capitol's leading performer on the organ at a time when relatively few mainstream labels were willing to put a black musician on the cover of an album. Davis once said that music came to him geneticall… read more

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1 Play track Glow Worm Cha Cha Cha - Remastered Glow Worm Cha Cha Cha - Remastered
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2 Play track Easy Does It Sleepy Time Gal
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3 Play track Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) - Remastered Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) - Remastered
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4 Love Is Just Around The Corner - Remastered Love Is Just Around The Corner - Remastered
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5 Play track Easy Does It Midnight Sun
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6 Perfidia - Remastered Perfidia - Remastered
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7 Play track Martini Lounge -The Very Best Of Glow Worm Cha-Cha-Cha
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8 Play track Manana (Is Soon Enough for Me) Manana (Is Soon Enough for Me)
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9 Play track Easy Does It Easy Does It
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10 Hammond Gone Cha-Cha Love Is Just Around the Corner
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Albums

  1. 11,260 listeners

    15 Jan 1963 · 12 tracks

    Easy Does It
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  2. 2,436 listeners

    1959 · 12 tracks

    Hammond Gone Cha-Cha
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  3. 528 listeners

    1 Jan 2011 · 30 tracks

    Hammond Organ Classics
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  4. 185 listeners

    1 Jan 2008 · 48 tracks

    Jumping Hi-Fi Hammond
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