Boo Boo Davis
St. Louis - Missouri - United States

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They don’t make bluesmen like Boo Boo Davis anymore. He’s the embodiment of traditional postwar electric blues: no dilution of the genre, no hint of blues-rock. So is this CD, featuring 10 rough, tough songs that take no prisoners, the way it used to be.

 “It’s blues all the way,” promises Boo Boo, who plays fat-toned, full-bodied harp and sings with raw emotion, delivering the torrid one-chord boogie title track, the ominous swinger “She Made Me Evil,” and the no-holds-barred social commentary “Hell Round Here” like it’s last call at the funkiest blues joint in town. Guitarist LA Jones, bassist Adrianna Marie, and drummer Chris Millar lay down mean grooves that complement Boo Boo without stealing his thunder.

James “Boo Boo” Davis learned his blues down in Drew, Mississippi at the dawn of the ‘50s. At seven years of age, he beat on a lard can in his family band in lieu of drums (they proceeded to play all over Mississippi). After moving up to the St. Louis area, Boo Boo corralled a real drum kit, backing Doc Terry and then Little Aaron before reuniting with his brothers John and S.L. for a weekend gig at Tabby’s Red Room in East St. Louis that lasted 18 years. “They didn’t want nobody else to play!” says Davis, who made his debut CD, East St. Louis, in 1999. He’s made a lot more since then, and he remains a mainstay of the St. Louis area blues scene.

“You ain’t gonna find nobody to do it like me,” declares Boo Boo, whose unusual handle was bestowed on him as a child by his father as a tribute to his uncles James, Boo-Jack, and Davis. “No, you ain’t gonna find nobody no better!” That’s no idle boast.


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Boo Boo Boogaloo

Label: Blue Lotus

Genres: Blues

Styles: Chicago Blues, Blues

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 Little House by Myself - details Chicago Blues Blues
2 At the Red Door - details Chicago Blues Blues
3 She Made Me Evil Chicago Blues Blues
4 Blues on My Mind Chicago Blues Blues
5 Make Everything Alright Chicago Blues Blues
6 Hell Round Here Chicago Blues Blues
7 Once a Year Chicago Blues Blues
8 Boo Boo Boogaloo Chicago Blues Blues
9 I Got the Crying Blues - details Chicago Blues Blues
10 Jungle Bump - details Chicago Blues Blues

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Undercover Blues

Label: Black and Tan

Genres: Unknown, Holiday

Styles: Unknown, Christmas

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 Undercover Blues Contemporary Blues Blues
2 Alligator Blues Contemporary Blues Blues
3 Turkey Walk Contemporary Blues Blues
4 Don't Drink and Drive Contemporary Blues Blues
5 Don't Worry Baby Contemporary Blues Blues
6 Got the Feeling Contemporary Blues Blues
7 Have a Good Time Contemporary Blues Blues
8 Xmas Blues Christmas Holiday
9 Train My Baby is on Contemporary Blues Blues
10 Shoot the Dice Contemporary Blues Blues
11 Number One Contemporary Blues Blues
12 Thank You Dave Contemporary Blues Blues