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Native America Calling: Celebrating the life of musician Jesse Ed Davis
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Celebrating the life of musician Jesse Ed Davis
Guitarist Jesse Ed Davis (Kiowa) was an in-demand session player starting in the mid 60s, appearing on dozens of recordings with artists such as Taj Mahal, Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton and Jackson Browne.
Davis appears on solo albums by three of the four Beatles. And he toured with The Faces, playing alongside legends Rod Stewart and Ron Wood.
The Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is mounting an exhibition celebrating Davis’ life and work along with a tribute concert featuring Jackson Browne, Taj Mahal, and Joy Harjo.
Join Native America Calling to hear from some of the people who knew and worked with the man Bonnie Raitt called “one of the most original, and soulful, and cool guitar players.
Note: This is an encore presentation of a show previously recorded.
Guests on Native America Calling
Joy Harjo (Mvskoke), 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate, musician, playwright, and co-curator of the Jesse Ed Davis: Natural Anthem exhibition at the Bob Dylan Center in Oklahoma
Chebon Tiger (Seminole and Mvskoke), musician
Douglas Miller, author of Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed Davis and co-curator of the Jesse Ed Davis: Natural Anthem exhibition
Steven Jenkins, director of the Bob Dylan Center in Oklahoma
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