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Jesse Ed Davis

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Native American session guitarist originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A Kiowa/Comanche/Cheyenne/Seminole/Muscogee American Indian, Davis played in country star ’s band in his native Oklahoma before moving to Los Angeles and quickly picking up session work backing Junior Markham, Leon Russell, Delaney & Bonnie, and more. After playing on ’s first three albums, Davis amassed a resume of sessions that included and , , , , and , as well as standout solos on ’s “[m=178359]” and ’s “[m=231761].” In the late ’80s, Davis wrote and played the music for the poetry of Indian activist , their band was called Grafitti Man. After battling addiction most of his career, Davis died of an apparent overdose at age 43. Born 21 September 1944, died 22 June 1988