Daryl Davis

Daryl Davis in 2017

Daryl Dwight Davis (born March 26, 1958 in Chicago ) is an American R&B and blues musician, author, actor and band leader.

Davis graduated from Howard University with a degree in jazz . He is known for his energetic boogie-woogie style on the piano. Davis played with musicians like Chuck Berry , Jerry Lee Lewis , Bruce Hornsby, and Bill Clinton .

As an African American he wanted to understand racism and through his conversations he got leading Ku Klux Klan members to leave the Klan, which led to its dissolution in Maryland.

Web links

Homepage Daryl Davis
Podcast: The Silver Dollar. Daryl Davis: Musician, Hate Group Connoisseur. Accessed December 19, 2016 . Duration: 39:59 minutes.
Daryl Davis at Discogs (English)
Daryl Davis at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Bob L. Eagle, Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues: A Regional Experience, ABC-CLIO, 2013, p. 75 [1]
^ ^A ^b Profile of Daryl Davis Band . John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts . Archived from the original on January 2, 2015.
^ The Silver Dollar Lounge (story on Daryl Davis) . National Public Radio.
↑ A black pianist disempowered the Ku Klux Klan , Michaela Haas, Süddeutsche Zeitung (America column), December 15, 2016
^ Dancing with the Devil , The Washington Post , July 5, 1998

personal data
SURNAME	Davis, Daryl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Davis, Daryl Dwight
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American musician, author, actor and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH	March 26, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago

[1] Bob L. Eagle, Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues: A Regional Experience, ABC-CLIO, 2013, p. 75 [1]

[Kennedy-2] A ^b Profile of Daryl Davis Band . John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts . Archived from the original on January 2, 2015.

[NPR-3] The Silver Dollar Lounge (story on Daryl Davis) . National Public Radio.

[4] A black pianist disempowered the Ku Klux Klan , Michaela Haas, Süddeutsche Zeitung (America column), December 15, 2016

[5] Dancing with the Devil , The Washington Post , July 5, 1998