Don Davis (5)

b : December 22, 1928 in Calvert, Alabama (USA) Inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame (1997). Member of the Brown County Jamboree and KWKH Louisiana Hayride. Don Davis started his career as guitarist with the Pee Wee King band. He's one of the first steel pedal guitar player. He's a music publisher, producer, arranger and session musician (over 3000 recordings). Producer for Johnny Cash, Lefty Frizell, Kitty Wells to name a few. He also produced the first Contemporary Gospel record to reach the Pop Charts, "Jesus Is A Soul Man". Was married, twice, to Anita Carter. Even if Don Davis is much known as a rock / blues / country musician, he has also played occasionally in the jazz aera.