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William Davis (born New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is the founder, lead guitarist, and lead vocalist of the rock band Dash Rip Rock, and a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.[1] Davis founded Dash Rip Rock in 1984 and is often credited as a pioneer of cowpunk, a genre that combines country and punk rock, but Davis has said in interviews that he considers his music to be widely roots-based. His work has been inspired by a variety of styles, including rock, country, power pop, punk, soul and, at times, Cajun.

Bill Davis
OriginNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
GenresCowpunk
Occupation(s)Singer, guitarist, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active1984–present
Labels688, Mammoth, Alternative Tentacles, Ichiban
Websitewww.dashriprock.net

The Austin Chronicle called him "the brains behind Dash's brawn, a barroom poet with a wicked sense of humor and a shameless knack for a good lick."[2]


Other projects


Davis contributed guitar work and backing vocals on six songs on Glenn Tilbrook's (lead singer and guitarist of the British band Squeeze) solo album titled Transatlantic Ping Pong.[3] His guitar work is also featured on Mojo Nixon's Root Hog or Die, and on the country punk supergroup Otis album that featured John Doe, Bill Davis, and Country Dick Montana and was produced by Jim Dickinson.[4] He also was a guitarist for two years with Trent Summar and the New Row Mob. In 2013 Davis contributed guitar work and vocals on The Vibrators song "Rock N' Roll Clown" for their record On the Guest List.[5] In 2011 and 2014, Davis was a member and founder of the sometimes band Jello Biafra and the New Orleans Raunch & Soul All-Stars.[6][7] In 2012, he played lead guitar for a special show in New Orleans featuring Clarence "Blowfly (musician)" Reid, the grandfather of dirty rap.[8] In 2014 Punk News announced that Bill Davis would be appearing on lead guitar and lead vocals on a track on a forthcoming Black Oak Arkansas tribute album with Greg Ginn of Black Flag, Paul Leary and Jeff Pinkus of Butthole Surfers, Shooter Jennings, and others.[9]

In 2014, Davis was writing for both a forthcoming solo release and a new Dash Rip Rock record and playing live with Dash Rip Rock.[14] He spoke with a New Orleans journalist about some of his earliest guitar influences:

"A bunch of really strange guitar players I met in the 80s really influenced me. Danny Gatton, who committed suicide, was one of the most monstrous Telecaster players to ever walk the planet. Gatton worked with another guy I met named Evan Johns. They were both from Washington, D.C. and played in rockabilly bands, but the rockabilly kind of turned punk. Evan introduced me to Danny Gatton’s style," Davis said. "Going way back, I loved Ace Frehley from Kiss. It was really simple. I like guitar that has a country flavor. Pete Townshend is another one, and Bily Zoom from the band X really inspired the punk rock side of my style."[10]

In 2015, Davis formed an alt-country band called The Convergers. The band released their debut EP "Hang-Dog Hymns" on the Drag Snake label. In 2017 he formed the post-garage country rock band Borealis Rex - they released a CD (Cut Your Teeth) and vinyl LP (Dawn 'Til Done) on Drag Snake Records. In 2021, Dash Rip Rock released the CD "Cherchez La Femme."


Selected discography


with Dash Rip Rock:

with other musicians:


Filmography



Sources



See also



References


  1. Fensterstock 2012
  2. Moser 2008
  3. Billboard 2001
  4. "How I got produced by Jim Dickinson and other ramblings | No Depression". Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  5. "Album Review: The Vibrators – On the Guest List « Musoscribe: Bill Kopp's Music Blog – informed pop music features, interviews, reviews and more". Blog.musoscribe.com. June 4, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  6. "News Feed".
  7. "Jello Biafra, 'A Walk on Jindal's Splinters' - Album Review".
  8. "Original dirty rapper Blowfly film and show this week | Blog of New Orleans". www.bestofneworleans.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012.
  9. "Black Flag, Lucero, Butthole Surfers members on Black Oak Arkansas tribute".
  10. "Riding the Tongue: The Dash Rip Rock Interview | My Spilt Milk". myspiltmilk.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
  11. "'Mutants of the Monster' pays tribute to Black Oak Arkansas".



На других языках

- [en] Bill Davis (musician)

[es] Rock sureño

El rock sureño (en inglés: southern rock) es un subgénero del rock; que mezcla algunas propiedades del rock con otras del country. El rock sureño nació en Estados Unidos como una mezcla entre rock and roll y boogie rock y enfocado especialmente en la guitarra y la voz. En ocasiones, esta denominación se solapa con otras como blues rock.

[ru] Сатерн-рок

Сатерн-рок или саузерн-рок (англ. Southern rock — южный рок) — поджанр рок-музыки, возникший на юге США, был популярен в 1970-х. Истоки рок-музыки лежат в основном в музыке исполнителей юга США. В частности, Элвис Пресли, Литтл Ричард, Бо Диддли, Джерри Ли Льюис и многие другие рок-н-ролл-исполнители были родом с юга США. Грегг Оллман, один из братьев The Allman Brothers Band, высказался по этому поводу в фильме The History of Rock 'n' Roll, что термин «южный рок» является излишним, так как это всё равно, что сказать «роковый рок»[3]. Тем не менее известно, что сатерн-рок развился из тяжёлого блюз-рока конца 1960-х, испытав влияния кантри-музыки[1]. Жанр характеризуется близостью к хард-року, он сфокусирован на электрогитаре и насыщен длинными гитарными пассажами.


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