Tex Davis
Personal Info
Birth Date:
June 14, 1914
Birth Location:
New Britain, Connecticut
Death Date:
August 29, 2007
Death Location:
Nashville, Tennessee
Cause of Death:
no location entered yet
Notes
Tex Davis is a copyright holder (with Gene Vincent) of the 1955 rockabilly song "Be-Bop-a-Lula". Davis purportedly bought out the rights from the other creator, Donald Graves, substituted his own name in the credits, and arranged for Vincent to make a demo of the song.
The first released recording of "Be-Bop-a-Lula" was by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps in 1956, from Capitol Records (45rpm, catalog number F3450).
The song has been interpolated into the following musicals:
- Good Rockin' Tonite! (various, 1992)
- Tovah: Out of Her Mind (various, 1996)
- Beautiful (King, et al, 2013)
... and others.
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Personal Info
Birth Date:
June 14, 1914
Birth Location:
New Britain, Connecticut
Death Date:
August 29, 2007
Death Location:
Nashville, Tennessee
Cause of Death:
no location entered yet
Other Names
- Bill "Sheriff Tex" Davis
- Sheriff Tex Davis
- Wilfred Adolph Douchette (birth name)
Marriage & Family
Spouses/Partners
- No spouses or partners listed.
Family
- No spouses or partners listed.
