Danny Davis

Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass was an American country music band. They were founded by bandleader Danny Davis (May 29, 1925 – June 12, 2008) a trumpeter, vocalist, and producer. The Nashville Brass were founded in 1968 and recorded a variety of projects between then and the 1980s, including collaborations with Willie Nelson and Hank Locklin. Other members of the band included Floyd Cramer, Buddy Harmon, John Hartford, Grady Martin, Bob Moore, and Bobby Thompson.

Early life and career Danny Davis was born as George Joseph Nowlan the two men did not have a good working relationship. It is reported that on one occasion Jennings pulled a gun on Davis during a recording session, but Davis denies the incident ever took place. Davis also worked with other RCA artists including Dottie West, Floyd Cramer and Hank Locklin.

Launching the Nashville Brass One evening Davis was in the presence of his employer, Chet Atkins, and Davis told Atkins of his idea of recording country songs with brass instruments.

Farewell to public performing Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass gave their final public performance on July 23, 2005, at the Colonnade in Ringgold, Georgia. Davis was eighty years old at the time.

Later years After Davis retired from performing, he and his wife of fifty-seven years, Barbara continued to make Nashville their home. The couple has four children: Kerry, Kim, Gavin and Tara. Danny and former Nashville Brass trumpeter, Ray Carroll, began a mail-order business selling Nashville Brass recordings on the internet. Also, at the time of his death Davis and writer Thom King had nearly completed an autobiography tentatively titled Guess Who I Met Today.

Death Davis suffered a heart attack at his home in Nashville, Tennessee,

1968 The Nashville Brass Play The Nashville Sound

The Nashville Brass featuring Danny Davis Play More Nashville Sounds

Movin On

You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet

Christmas with Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass

Down Homers

Hank Locklin & Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass

Somethin' Else

Super Country

Nashville Brass Turns to Gold

Live in Person

Turn on Some Happy

Travelin'''

Live! In Vegas

1979

1980

1981 Cotton Eyed Joe''

Singles Year Single Chart Positions Album US Country US CAN Country 1969 "I Saw the Light" — 129 — The Nashville Brass Play the Nashville Sound 1970 "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" (with Hank Locklin) 68 — — Hank Locklin & Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass "Wabash Cannon Ball" 63 131 3 Movin' On "Flying South" (with Hank Locklin) 56 — — Hank Locklin & Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass "Columbus Stockade Blues" 70 — — You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet 1977 "How I Love Them Old Songs" 91 — — How I Love Them Old Songs 1980 "Night Life" (with Willie Nelson) 20 — 9 Danny Davis & Willie Nelson with the Nashville Brass "Funny How Time Slips Away" (with Willie Nelson) 41 — — 1981 "Colinda" — — 59 Cotton Eyed Joe 1985 "I Dropped Your Name" 82 — — singles only 1987 "Green Eyes (Cryin' Those Blue Tears)" (with Dona Mason) 62 — —