Terry Davidson

BIRTHDATE : October 30, 1954. Some say I was the trick, some say I was the treat.

CURRENT BAND : Terry Davidson & the Gears (21 years)

RECORDINGS : with Terry Davidson & the Barracudas (1966) - now available on “Teenage Shutdown - You Treated Me Bad” - Crupt Records; with Ray Fuller & the Bluesrockers - “Damn Guitars” (1990); with Terry Davidson & the Gears: “Bangshift”

(1986), “Rough Around the Edges” (1991), “Live at O'Harley's (1993), and “Haunted Man” (1998). Currently working on a NEW CD to be released this summer - 2004.

 

PAST BANDS : The Barracudas, Sandog, Bluesrockers (with Ray Fuller), and Eric Moore Band

GEAR : Telecasters, Stratocasters, Les Pauls, Guild Starfire, ‘64 Fender Vibrolux and ‘64 Fender Super amps

FAVORITE LIVING SINGER : Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, B.B. King, and Kim Wilson

FAVOITE DECEASED SINGER : Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Luther Allison, and Magic Sam

FAVORITE LIVING GUITARIST : Ronnie Earl, Anson Funderburg, Buddy Guy, and Jimmie Vaughn

FAVORITE DECEASED GUITARIST : Magic Sam, Luther Allison, Muddy Waters, Albert King, and SRV

FIRST RECORD : “Meet the Beatles”

FIRST BLUES RECORD : “The Rolling Stones - England's Newest Hit Makers.” (It IS a blues album.) My first American blues artist LP was “Howling Wolf London Sessions.”

MUSIC CAREER FOCUS : To continue to make the music that I love with my friends. No material things can replace that.

Personal Statement:

Terry Davidson: " Follow your heart. Do what makes you happy and at peace with yourself. Don't follow trends or try to do what's expected of you. Don't second guess yourself. Your first instinct is usually the best. Thanks to my wife Angie fo r he r support and understanding. Thanks to my band mates, family, friends, and fans who have made it possible for me to do what I love for the last 40 years. ."