Johnnie Davis

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Johnnie Davis
from the trailer for the film Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
Born
John Gustave Davis

April 11, 1910
Brazil, Indiana, US
DiedOctober 28, 1983(1983-10-28) (aged 73)
Pecos, Texas, US
SpouseMartha Lee Garver (1934 - ?)

John Gustave Davis[1] (April 11, 1910 – October 28, 1983) was an American actor, singer and trumpeter.

Biography

Born in

Leo Baxter Orchestra. Art Davis, his younger brother, also worked for Leo Baxter.[2]

Davis's work with bands led him to discover and develop his ability as a

Hollywood
.

He appeared in his first feature-length film,

Hooray for Hollywood".[1] His lively rendition became popular and became closely associated with the film industry. He appeared in fifteen films, including Campus Cinderella (1938), Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938), Brother Rat (1938), Mr. Chump (1938), A Child Is Born (1939) and Sarong Girl (1943). Finally, in the documentary film "Jazz Ball" (1956), which collects 20 appearances by jazz stars of the '30s and '40s, Davis is featured singing Frank Loesser's hit song "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
" (1942).

Davis's work on radio included being a vocalist on Nitwit Court.[3]

Davis continued to work in the music industry throughout the 1940s and 1950s and spent several years in Detroit, Michigan, where he was a popular television performer.

Davis married Martha Lee Garver

heart attack
during a hunting trip.

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0-19-533533-0
    . Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Johnnie "Scat" Davis - "Hooray for Hollywood"". John-Gates. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4
    .
  4. Newspapers.com
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