Debbie Davies

Debbie Davies was born on August 22, 1952, in Los Angeles, California. Debbie’s interest in music started at an early age listening to her parent’s playing piano and listening to big band jazz, harmony vocal groups and pop icons of the day. She took a particular interest in the bluesy sounds of Ray Charles and by age 12 realized her preference for electric guitar.

During the 1960’s, she became captivated by the blues and rock bands coming out of Britain, particularly Eric Clapton’s guitar playing with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. She started out playing with rock-and-roll and blues bands around the San Francisco Bay area before she returned to Los Angeles in 1984 to take the lead guitar position with Maggie Mayall and the Cadillacs. In 1988, Albert Collins offered her a spot with his backing band, The Icebreakers. While performing with Collins, Davies was invited to record with John Mayall on his 1990 album A Sense of Peace.

Since 1993, Davies has released nine solo records and 2 collaborative albums. She has recorded with the likes of Ike Turner, Mick Taylor, Coco Montoya, Mudcat Ward, and Tommy Shannon to name a few. In 1997 she won an award for Best Contemporary Female Blues Artist from the Blues Music Awards. She has been described as “… one of the direct links to the originators of this music. She knows what the blues is all about and you can hear it in the passion of her playing” by Coco Montoya and Music Connection magazine said “Davies exhibits guitar playing virtuosity with the likes of Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan.”

Listen to:  Blue And Lonesome

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