Two major artists record under the name "Richard Davis." 1. A jazz bassist… Read Full Bio ↴Two major artists record under the name "Richard Davis." 1. A jazz bassist. 2. A house producer.

1) Acoustic bass maestro equally at home in jazz, European classical, and American popular music, who was born in Chicago on April 15, 1930. Richard Davis is an international performing musician and Professor of Bass (European Classical and Jazz), Jazz History and combo improvisation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Chicago born, he came to the UW-Madison in 1977 after spending 23 years in New York City establishing himself as one of the world's premier bass players. Downbeat International Critics Poll named him Best Bassist from 1967-74. He has recorded a dozen albums as a leader and has appeared on over 2000 recordings/jingles as a sideman. Some of his performance/recording credits include Sarah Vaughan, Eric Dolphy, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Miles Davis, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Elvin Jones, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Band, Dexter Gordon, Ahmad Jamal and a host of other notables. In modern popular music, he has appeared on recordings by Judy Collins, Van Morrison (playing bass on the seminal Astral Weeks), and Loudon Wainright III.

Mr. Davis is equally at home in the world of European classical music, having played under the batons of George Szell, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky, Pierre Boulez, Gunther Schuller, and Leonard Bernstein. His versatility as a bassist keeps him in demand for worldwide concert appearances. For nearly fifty years he has drawn audiences in Japan, Europe, Russia, South America, Puerto Rico, Cuba, The West Indies, Hong Kong , Israel and United States. His most recent CD release (May 2000) , The Bassists: Homage to Diversity (King Records) was recorded in Japan. This CD was inspired by experiences related to diversity dialogue. His second CD with King records So In Love was assembled with the idea of embracing the oneness of humankind.

In 1993, he founded the Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassists, Inc. which annually brings in 17 masterful bass instructors/performers to teach young bassists ages 3-18. Prof. Davis has received honorary doctorate degrees in Musical Arts and Humane Letters, and the Hilldale Award for distinguished teaching from former Chancellor Donna Shalala. In 2002 he received the Urban League's Whitney M. Young Award, the N.A.A.C.P. W.E.B.DuBois Advocates award and many other community based awards. Richard Davis has been a faculty member at UW Madison for 25 years. He has been vitally active in UW and community governance and service.

2) Electro House/Minimal House artist Richard Davis (b. Dennis Kensington in England, n.d.) creates staggering minimal-house by adding pure intensity, propulsive beats and a glimpse of pop-appeal. His amazing music is defined through some sweet melancholic viewpoint, warm subbasses, clear clicks and plops, shuffling hihats and a wonderfull touching voice to keep you warm and the dance floor hot. He records for Kitty-yo Records, among other labels. His music brings a complexity and evidence of compositional layering not generally associated with Detroit House, which rewards the listener for paying attention to the details that Davis subtly conveys.

Common Sense
Richard Davis Lyrics

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Alter. Off the strip in Vegas Your Living out your suitcases…
Ant Clemons [feat. MAETA & D Smoke] If we turned off the news, and we turned our…
Benches In the car, I was so upset, but now I'm…
Bruce Sudano I've been looking 'round for some common sense Out the open…
D Smoke Uh, hate ain't worth a dollar, and a lie ain't…
Deas Vail I'm drawing circles in the sand So I'll know where to…
Elijah N Kids on the Skateboard You step it up to me Hoping I′m…
Empire Of Gold I found a peace I thought was dead A piece of…
Fallen Pine You know the way I feel about you But you ask…

Flunk Today I lost my common sense It slipped away on the…
Gizmo All the foolishness you say Goes right through me Like the g…
Hajk Have you lost your commen sense? You're walking around in ci…
Halfway Broken Painted room And your memories surround One fades out One le…
I Love Your Lifestyle Domination techniques and misogyny Douches constantly manspl…
I.C. Q-Tip: Hey , hey, hey, hey, Hey, who dat? Hey, who dat? Hey,…
Ice-Koh It starts like this Gats hit harder than fists Just…
Ignant Benches In the car I was so upset, but now I′m not And…
J Hus Doing styles on them like it's common sense Hopped out the…
Jacko Hooper Don't worry about the boy He'll grow in his own time I…
Jan Akkerman ft. Ice T It starts like this Gats hit harder than fists Just…
John Prine ©1975 by John Prine You can't live together You can't live …
Joshua Bassett Common sense tells me kiss the girl goodbye Common sense tel…
Justin McRoberts Will common sense teach me everything I need to know? Like…
lophiile What you know about real life? I'll tell you what it…
M.E.M.O. Ever wonder why when some people speak, you don't understand…
Nesian Mystik Do what you gotta do Anything is possible Anything is possib…
O.N.N.O. Ever wonder why when some people speak, you don't understand…
OURAA Jejely I want you to love me jejely Baby is this…
Pat Lagoon I ponder every time She ain't wanna listen So I put it…
Potwash After months of keeping calm and hoping things are fine Your…
Reliks Hiding all my common sense from you If I could make…
Retro Funkee 뜬금없이 전화를 걸어 이따 여섯시에 그 때 거기서 기다리고있어 데리러간다고 하는 건 헤어진…
ROT If you could take me with you Would you be delicate…
Ryan Clark I was walking with my dog the other day We saw…
sonoa I used to make decisions based on logic Cause I didn't…
Sugarplum Fairies Imagine I would be a child In a pink cocoon bedspread Imagin…
Suzanne Santo THESE STRINGS ARE TEARING ME TO PIECES SIX CRUEL BEASTS THEI…
The Orchardist You can't love me so don't even try I will cut…
Theocracy A.D. Uh, hate ain't worth a dollar, and a lie ain't…
Viagra Boys Why can't you have a little common sense? Why does the…
Wilco When you're in some bad light In the climbing flood And you…
Will Gittens Yeh I'm so gone Blame it on the shots that I'm…