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Morgan Davis

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Genre
  
Blues

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Albums
  
Blues Medicine, At Home in Nova Scotia, Drive My Blues Away, I Got My Own, Painkiller, Morgan Davis, Hogtown Years

Awards
  
Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year

Record labels
  
Electro-Fi Records, Deep Cove Records

Similar
  
Fathead, Julian Fauth, Gary Kendall, Jack de Keyzer, Colin Linden

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Morgan Davis is an award-winning Canadian blues singer, guitarist and songwriter.

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He was born and spent his childhood in Detroit, Michigan before relocating to Toronto, Canada in 1968. He moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001.

His song "Why'd You Lie" was a hit for Colin James and featured on James' 1988 debut album. "Reefer Smokin' Man" was described as a "blues cult classic". Davis' principal major label release, Morgan Davis, on Stony Plain Records, was produced by Colin Linden. Davis was the recipient of multiple awards, including a Juno Award, for his 2003 release, Painkiller, on Electro-Fi Records.

Morgan davis profile


Awards

  • 2005 Maple Blues Award, Songwriter of the Year
  • 2004 JUNO Award, Blues Album of the Year: Painkiller
  • 2004 Maple Blues Award, Recording of the Year: Painkiller
  • 2004 Maple Blues Award, Male Vocalist of the Year
  • 2004 Maple Blues Award, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year
  • 2004 Maple Blues Award, Producer of the Year (with Alec Fraser): Painkiller
  • 2000 Toronto Blues Society, Acoustic Artist of the Year
  • 1999 Maple Blues Award, Producer of the Year: Blues Medicine
  • 1999 Maple Blues Award, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year
  • 1996 Toronto Blues Society, Blues with a Feeling Award
  • 1995 Jazz Report, Blues Band of the Year
  • 1994 Jazz Report, Blues Artist of the Year

    • Discography

  • 2014 I Got My Own (Electro-Fi)
  • 2011 Drive My Blues Away (Electro-Fi)
  • 2007 At Home in Nova Scotia (Deep Cove)
  • 2003 Painkiller (Electro-Fi)
  • 2003 Hogtown Years (Independent)
  • 1999 Blues Medicine (Electro-Fi)
  • 1994 Morgan Davis Live (Independent)
  • 1990 Morgan Davis (Stony Plain)
  • 1982 I'm Ready to Play! (Bullhead)

    • Songs

    Reefer Smokin' ManBlues Medicine · 1999
    Drive My Blues AwayDrive My Blues Away · 2011
    Thank You - Mr ReedDrive My Blues Away · 2011

    References

    Morgan Davis Wikipedia
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