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Life and Death Blues, Bluesman gunned down :(
Life and Death Blues, Bluesman gunned down :(
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Frank
3551 posts
Dec 24, 2013
1:11 PM
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Chicago bluesman Eric "Guitar" Davis
The guitarist was the son of famed Chicago blues drummer Bobby "Top Hat" Davis, who had played with the city's legends like Muddy Waters and Otis Rush. The young Davis's musical talent emerged at a young age when he began playing the drums; by the age of ten Eric was good enough to back talents like Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, and B.B. King at Chicago clubs like The Checkerboard Lounge and Theresa's Lounge.
debut album Here Comes Trouble!
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atty1chgo
802 posts
Dec 25, 2013
10:28 AM
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Funeral information:
Eric "Guitar" Davis' funeral services will be held Saturday, December 28th, 2013 from 10:00 am-11:00am. It will be held at St. Mark Baptist Church located at 14618 Lincoln Ave. Harvey, IL. He will be laid to rest at Mt. Hope Cemetery located at 11500 S. Fairfield St. Chicago, IL. Complete funeral and burial information can be found at: http://www.cannonfuneralservices.com/book-of-memories/1757125/Davis-Eric/service-details.php The services are open to the public and the church being used can accommodate up to 1,700 people so feel free to come pay your respects. We do thank you all so much for you support. It's really made a big difference.
Website to help his family:
http://www.youcaring.com/memorial-fundraiser/eric-davis-memorial-fund/119080
Memorial concert information:
http://www.classicalite.com/articles/4624/20131223/benefit-concert-for-the-children-of-slain-bluesman-eric-guitar-davis-will-feature-chicago-legends.htm
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JInx
692 posts
Dec 25, 2013
10:52 AM
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Sad and ironic
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Sun, sun, sun
Burn, burn, burn
Soon, soon, soon
Moon, moon, moon
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HawkeyeKane
2232 posts
Dec 25, 2013
11:27 AM
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I had the rare privilege of playing with Eric a few years back. He was passing through Springfield and happened to drop by Blue Monday when Deak was here. Deak took a break and had Eric sit in and play a song, and he also invited me to sit in. I don't recall the exact song ....it was a slow shuffle in G. I believe Eric was playing the very same Strat as in the video above. I was very green having just started out on harp, but got through it and was complimented by Eric afterward. At the time, I had no idea who Eric was, but when I found out later I was kinda floored. Now I'll look back on that night with a certain rueful fondness. RIP Eric. You'll be missed.
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Hawkeye Kane
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Joe_L
2421 posts
Dec 25, 2013
10:20 PM
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Where is the irony? I fail to see it. He was a guy who left behind a family with little kids.
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Frank
3561 posts
Dec 27, 2013
12:06 PM
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Ironies a funny word in a weird kinda way...It certainly is unfortunate how Eric died...I think jinx is referring to the title of his Cd- here comes trouble and the song -trouble makin man... "irony" can be difficult to define sometimes...Like the actor who died recently going fast in a car and starred in a movie about fast cars and consequence's...someone might see that as ironic, maybe it's not, who's to say...It is unfortunate though, for sure.
Last Edited by Frank on Dec 27, 2013 12:13 PM
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JInx
694 posts
Dec 27, 2013
10:52 PM
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I don't know his story, but ya gotta figure he was a "trouble maker" in theatrical sense of a show biz badass ….you know, for entertainment's sake. And then for him to die so violently, there is the irony of a good man caught up in the very masquerade he carried on. Lost in a masquerade like Karen Carpenter.
All respect to his family and friends and his music. It's a tragedy of
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Sun, sun, sun
Burn, burn, burn
Soon, soon, soon
Moon, moon, moon
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kudzurunner
4467 posts
Dec 28, 2013
5:00 AM
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The groove in the video that Frank posted is fantastic. Contemporary Chicago blues--and it sounds nothing like the Little Walter and Big Walter shuffles that many of us traffic in. The best way of honoring a guy like that is recognizing what he was trying to do musically: he was trying to modernize, working the funky stuff.
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