Jesse Ed Davis
Jesse Ed Davis | |
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Davis at the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971 | |
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| Birth name | Jesse Edwin Davis III |
| Born | September 21, 1944 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1988 (aged 43) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1950s–1988 |
| Formerly of | Plastic Ono Band |
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Jesse Edwin Davis III (September 21, 1944 – June 22, 1988) was a Native American guitarist. He was well regarded as a session artist and solo performer, was a member of Taj Mahal's backing band and played with musicians such as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, John Lennon, and George Harrison.
In 2018, Davis was posthumously inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame at the 18th Annual Native American Music Awards. Davis was an enrolled citizen of the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma with Comanche, Muscogee, and Seminole ancestry.