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 | | | | Brad Davis (Sam Bush, Billy Bob Thorton, Marty Stu | | | Brad started classical guitar lessons in his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas at the age of five. Shortly after, his brother Greg started on the banjo. Brad realized then that he wanted to pick bluegrass music and so he traded the gut-string classical for a steel-string bluegrass guitar. He began studying the music styles of Flatt and Scruggs, Doc Watson, Norman Blake, Clarence White, Tony Rice, and any other bluegrass he could get his hands on. In 1973 Brad then fell in love with acoustic jazz or (as it is sometimes called) Dawg music.
In 1978 Brad and his brother Greg formed the bluegrass band Ten Degrees and recorded their first record. Ten Degrees hit the bluegrass festival circuit for a number of years. During that time Brad and Greg also performed as a Flatt and Scruggs duo at The Grapevine Opry, a local music theatre. The recording industry in the Dallas-Fort Worth area kept Brad very busy until 1986, when Gary Smith (Ricky Skaggs’s band leader) contacted Brad to join Ricky's hot country band. Excited, Brad wasted no time. He packed up and moved to Nashville Tennessee only to discover that the job was given to another musician. Scrambling for income to pay bills, Brad auditioned and secured a job as a roving fiddle and guitar minstrel at Opryland in Nashville.
Six months later he was offered the lead guitar job with Warner Bros recording artist the Forester Sisters, with whom he toured for five years. In 1992, MCA recording artist Marty Stuart offered Brad a job. Brad began his studio career with Stuart directing. After three years of whirlwind touring, Brad left Marty’s camp in 1994 for a year to tour and record with Sugar Hill recording artist Sweethearts of the Rodeo. With brother Greg now in Nashville, Brad formed the progressive bluegrass band wHITE wATER. In October of ’94 Brad recorded his first solo record and also co-produced a record for the brothers’ new group on Raisin' Cane records.
In November of 1997 Brad became a columnist for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. In 1995 Marty Stuart contacted Brad about coming back to form a new band, the Rock and Roll Cowboys. During his involvement with the Rock and Roll Cowboys, Brad recorded with Willie Nelson, Pam Tillis, Dwight Yokem, Steve Earl, Travis Tritt, Emmy Lou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Warren Zevon, Joe Diffee, Mark Chestnut, Billy Bob Thornton, and many others. In 2001, while still with the Rock and Roll Cowboys, Brad joined the Earl Scruggs Family and Friends band. Brad recorded his second solo record, his first with FGM Records. Billy Bob Thornton asked if Brad would tour and record with his new rock band, and Brad accepted. In 2002 Brad left the Stuart fold, and in 2003 turned down a touring offer from the Dixie Chicks. But Brad did accept a job offer from mandolin legend Sam Bush, with whom he now tours year round. Brad also tours solo, promoting his new record I'm Not Gonna Let My Blues Bring Me Down on FGM Records.
For more than a decade, Brad has been grabbing the ears of producers, record executives, players and fans. Here is a list of some of Brad's appearances:
Recordings
Sweethearts of the Rodeo: Beautiful Lies (Sugar Hill Records)
wHITE wATER: No Gold on the Highway (Raisin' Cane Records)
Brad Davis: Climbin' Cole Hill (Raisin' Cane Records)
Brad Davis: I’m Not Gonna Let My Blues Bring Me Down (FGM Records)
Marty Stuart: This One’s Gonna Hurt You (MCA Records)
Marty Stuart: Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best (MCA Records)
Marty Stuart: The Pilgrim (MCA Records)
Marty Stuart & Willie Nelson: We Must Believe In Magic (Olympic)
Billy Bob Thornton: Billy Bob Thornton (Mercury Records)
Billy Bob Thornton: Billys 60s Pop Record (Mercury Records)
Daisy Dern: Daisy Dern (Mercury Records)
Johnny Cash Tribute Record (Sony Records)
Mickey How Art Thou (Disney Productions International)
Billy Bob Thornton: Desperate One (Sanctuary Records Ltd.)
Warren Zevon: Knocking On Heaven’s Door (Virgin Records)
Sam Bush: New Sugar Hill Release (Sugar Hill Records)
Soundtracks
Steven Seagal: Kentucky Thunder
Billy Bob Thornton: Daddy and Them (Miramax)
Billy Bob Thornton: Waking Up In Reno (Miramax)
TV Appearances
David Letterman Show: Marty Stuart Band
Tonight with Jay Leno: Billy Bob Thornton Band
Good Morning America: Marty Stuart Band
and countless other shows
Brad holds the patent to an amazing string bending device for the guitar called the Brad Bender. He is also the author of a line of music instructional courses distributed internationally by Mel Bay Productions, Inc. For the last seven years Brad has been a columnist for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. He own band "wHITE wATER" debuted on the Bill Monroe portion of the Grand Ole Opry. wHITE wATER tours throughout the year and their "Dave Mathews"' brand of bluegrass has been blowing people out of their seats for some time now! Brad toured five years with Warner Bros. recording artist the Forester Sisters, two years with the Sweethearts of the Rodeo, and ten years with Marty Stuart. Brad currently tours with: Earl Scruggs, Sam Bush, and white water.
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