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 David
Davis & The Warrior River Boys ~ Your Host Band
“To be sure, there are strong
elements of Bill Monroe in both the singing and mandolin playing of
David Davis. Like all great singers, he expresses emotion, rather
than merely referring to it” (Bill Vernon) Their fast moving live
show explodes with high energy as David’s bluesy mandolin style,
soulful singing and veteran musicianship lead the way for this very
talented group.
 David’s bass player Marty Hays was
raised and still resides in Salem, IL. Marty has been in the band
since 1995 and is the current Chairman of the Southern Illinois
Bluegrass and Barbecue Festival. The guitar player Jeff Griffy was
raised in Illinois and his mother and Step Father live in Mt.Vernon
today.
 David Davis and his Warrior River
Boys from Cullman, Alabama have had good chart success on their last
two albums with Rebel Records. Their self titled release and now
their “Troubled Times” album have both have busted into the
Bluegrass Unlimited Top thirty Survey, with one song, “Today’s the
Day I Get My Gold Watch and Chain” reaching the top ten and staying
nine months on the chart. The album was listed in Bluegrass Now
Magazine’s top 10 albums of the year.
The classic Hank Williams song “A
House of Gold” sang by Davis on “Troubled Times” was recently on
Bluegrass Now Magazine’s list of Top Twenty most played Bluegrass
Gospel songs, as reported by Bluegrass radio. David Davis comes by
this music honest, as his uncle Cleo Davis was the very first
Bluegrass Boy hired By Bill Monroe himself when he started his band
and took it to the Grand Ole Opry in 1939. Of course this
revolutionary band started a whole new Genre of American music.
Noteworthy Reviews:
“David Davis and his Alabama-based
band play their Bluegrass old-school style, marked by sure-fire
picking and train-whistle harmonies.
- Brian Mansfield - USA
TODAY
“Davis has an old-school attitude and
mandolin style, but his strong tenor has just enough of a pleasing
modern touch to prove that he and the the Warrior River Boys know
how to craft an original sound squarely within the Bluegrass
tradition.”
-
COUNTRY MUSIC TODAY
“With this album, DD&WRB seem poised
to move into the upper
echelon of bluegrass artists.”
- George Hauenstein –
COUNTRY STANDARD TIME
“Davis, possessor of one of bluegrass
music’s finest voices.”
RED DEER ADVOCATE
– (Alberta, Canada)
“Davis and crew imbue everything they
sing and play with an impressively offhanded
virtuosity.”
BLUEGRASS UNLIMITED
(Highlight review)
DD&WRB want to thank you for coming
this year and hope you enjoy the entire festival!
www.daviddavisandwrb.com
www.rebelrecords.com
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