CeDell Davis | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ellis CeDell Davis |
| Born | June 9, 1926 Helena, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 2017 (aged 91) Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Genres | Delta blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, harmonica |
| Years active | 1953–2017 |
| Labels | Fat Possum Records |
| Formerly of | Robert Nighthawk, Col. Bruce Hampton |
Ellis CeDell Davis (June 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017)[1] was an American blues guitarist and singer. He was most notable for his distinctive style of guitar playing. Davis played guitar using a butter knife in his fretting hand in a manner similar to slide guitar, resulting in what The New York Times critic Robert Palmer called "a welter of metal-stress harmonic transients and a singular tonal plasticity".[2]
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