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Active

1920s - 1980s

Born

January 5, 1906 in Defiance, OH

Died

November 14, 1989 in Santa Barbara, CA

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Dixieland New Orleans Jazz Revival

Also Known As

William Edward Davison

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Wild Bill Davison

Biography by Scott Yanow

A tough-talking, hard-drinking cornetist. Considered by many as the epitome of the Chicago style.
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