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Davis, Richard, 1930-2023

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Personal name headingDavis, Richard, 1930-2023
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Variant(s)Davis, Rich, 1930-2023
Biography/History noteRichard Davis (1930-2023) was a double bass player.
LocatedNew York (N.Y.) Madison (Wis.)
Birth date1930-04-15
Death date2023-09-06
Place of birthChicago (Ill.)
Place of deathMadison (Wis.)
AffiliationUniversity of Wisconsin--Madison
Profession or occupationDouble bassists Jazz musicians College teachers
Found inLee, B. Richard Davis, with understanding. [Phonodisc] p1975.
New Grove dict. of jazz (Davis, Richard; b. Apr. 15, 1930, Chicago; double bass player)
Saint Louis post-dispatch, July 10, 1966: page 17A (Rich Davis, bass; performer in a jazz concert given at Washington University the previous evening)
Richard Davis WWW site, May 16, 2018 (Richard Davis; Professor of Bass (European Classical and Jazz), Jazz History and combo improvisation, University of Wisconsin-Madison; born in Chicago; came to Madison in 1977 after 23 years in New York City)
New York Times, September 9, 2023, accessed via WWW, September 12, 2023 (Richard Davis; d. Wednesday [September 6, 2023], Madison, Wisconsin)
   <https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/arts/music/richard-davis-dead.html>