Morgan Davis is a Canadian blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter.

He was born and spent his childhood in Detroit, Michigan, before relocating to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1968.[1] He moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2001.[2]

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".[2] Davis' principal major label release, Morgan Davis, on Stony Plain Records, was produced by Colin Linden.[3] Davis was the recipient of multiple awards, including a Juno Award, for his 2003 release, Painkiller, on Electro-Fi Records.[4]

Awards

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• 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)

References

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