Dennis Davis
born on 28/8/1951 in New York City, NY, United States
died on 6/4/2016
Dennis Davis
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Dennis Davis is an American drummer and session musician best known for his work with David Bowie.
He was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City and studied with the late drummers Max Roach and Elvin Jones. He met guitarist Carlos Alomar when they were both playing with Roy Ayers.[1] Davis was hired by David Bowie in 1974 with Alomar and bassist George Murray. Davis formed the rhythm section which performed on a number of Bowie's albums released in the 1970s.
Selective discography
With Roy Ayers
- Coffy (1973)
- Virgo Red (1973)
- Tear to a Smile (1975)
- Red, Black and Green (1973)
- You Send Me (1978)
- I'm the One for your Love Tonight (1987)
- Double Trouble (1992)
- Good Vibrations (1993)
- Naste (1995)
- Mahogany Vibe (2004)
With George Benson
- Good King Bad (CTI, 1975)
With David Bowie
- Young Americans (1975)
- Station to Station (1976)
- Low (1977)
- "Heroes" (1977)
- Stage (1978)
- Lodger (1979)
- Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980)
With Ronnie Foster
- Cheshire Cat (1975)
with Iggy Pop
- The Idiot (RCA, 1977)
With Stevie Wonder
- Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants (Motown, 1979) -- "A Seed's a Star/Tree Medley"
- Hotter Than July (Motown, 1980) -- "Did I Hear You Say You Love Me," "As If You Read My Mind", "Master Blaster (Jammin')"
- Original Musiquarium (Motown, 1982) -- "Do I Do"
- Characters (Motown, 1987) -- "Free"
With Jermaine Jackson
- Let's Get Serious (Motown, 1980) -- "Let's Get Serious," "Where Are You Now," "You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me"
References
- Carlos Alomar Q&A. Teenagewildlife.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-11.
External links
- Dennis Davis Website
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Studio albums | David Bowie · Space Oddity · The Man Who Sold the World · Hunky Dory · The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars · Aladdin Sane · Pin Ups · Diamond Dogs · Young Americans · Station to Station · Low · "Heroes" · Lodger · Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) · Let's Dance · Tonight · Never Let Me Down · Black Tie White Noise · Outside · Earthling · 'hours...' · Heathen · Reality |
With Tin Machine | Tin Machine · Tin Machine II |
Live albums | David Live · Stage · Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture · Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby · Santa Monica '72 · LiveAndWell.com · Live Santa Monica '72 · Glass Spider Live · VH1 Storytellers · A Reality Tour |
Soundtracks | Christiane F. · Love You Till Tuesday · Labyrinth · The Buddha of Suburbia |
EPs | Baal · Earthling in the City · Live EP (Live at Fashion Rocks) |
Compilations | The World of David Bowie · Images 1966-1967 · Changesonebowie · The Best of Bowie · Changestwobowie · Rare · Golden Years · Fame and Fashion · Sound + Vision · Changesbowie · Early On (1964-1966) · The Singles Collection · RarestOneBowie · The Deram Anthology 1966-1968 · The Best of David Bowie 1969/1974 · The Best of David Bowie 1974/1979 · Bowie at the Beeb · All Saints · Best of Bowie · The Collection · The Platinum Collection · The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 · Bowie Box Set (Outside, Earthling, Hours, Heathen, Reality- 10CD) · iSelect |
Concert videos | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars · Serious Moonlight · Glass Spider · A Reality Tour · VH1 Storytellers |
Promotional films and compilations |
Love You till Tuesday · Bowie The Video Collection · Black Tie White Noise · Best of Bowie |
Tours | Ziggy Stardust Tour · Diamond Dogs Tour · Isolar · Isolar II · Serious Moonlight Tour · Glass Spider Tour · Tin Machine Tour · Sound and Vision Tour · It's My Life Tour · Outside Tour · Outside Summer Festivals Tour · Earthling Tour · The Hours... Tour · Mini Tour · Heathen Tour · A Reality Tour |
Related artists | The Spiders from Mars · Tin Machine · Tony Visconti · Brian Eno · Mick Ronson · Mick Woodmansey · Trevor Bolder · Iggy Pop · Mike Garson · Reeves Gabrels · Earl Slick · Carlos Alomar · George Murray · Dennis Davis · Arnold Corns · Lou Reed |
Related articles | Discography · Filmography · Awards · Major Tom · "Bowie" · Sovereign |
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