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Daryl Davis is an American R&B and blues musician, author, actor and bandleader. Known for his energetic style of Boogie-woogie piano, Davis has played with such musicians as Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Hornsby, and Bill Clinton.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/?entity_id=80521&source_type=B )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.npr.org/2013/11/01/245971808/the-silver-dollar-lounge )〕 His efforts to improve race relations, in which as an African-American he engaged with members of the Ku Klux Klan, have been reported on by media such as CNN and ''The Washington Post''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.daryldavis.com/author_pics/cnn_kkk.html )〕〔 Davis summed up his advice in an interview with the London ''Daily Mail'': "Establish dialogue. When two enemies are talking, they're not fighting." ==Musical career== Born in Chicago, Illinois, Davis absorbed the style of blues musicians from the Mississippi Delta who had migrated North.〔 He spent many of his early years in Europe and Africa as the son of a Foreign Service officer. In 1980, Davis earned a bachelor of music degree from Howard University, where he was a member of the Howard University Choir and Jazz Vocal Ensemble. Davis "was mentored by legendary pianists Pinetop Perkins and Johnnie Johnson who both claimed him as their godson and praised his ability to master a piano style that was popular long before he was born," according to his Kennedy Center profile.〔 Davis has played with such artists as Elvis Presley’s Jordanaires, The Platters, The Drifters, The Coasters, Bo Diddley, Percy Sledge, and Sam Moore (of Sam & Dave).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.daryldavis.com/music_bio.html )〕 He was awarded "Best Traditional Blues/R&B Instrumentalist" at the 2009 Washington Area Music Awards. For several years, Davis served as Artistic Director of the Centrum (arts organization) Acoustic Blues Festival.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://centrum.org/artistic-director-daryl-davis/ )〕 "Davis’ piano work impresses with his winning combination of technique and abandon, and his vocals are strong and assured," wrote a reviewer in ''Living Blues Magazine''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.daryldavis.com/music_quotes.html )〕 "Black rock’n’roll lives!" Davis was friends with Muddy Waters and played piano in The Legendary Muddy Waters Blues Band. He has frequently played backup for musical legend Chuck Berry. Davis has played with Jerry Lee Lewis, one of the founders of rock 'n' roll. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daryl Davis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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