{"id":60297,"date":"2024-12-04T16:46:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T21:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=60297"},"modified":"2024-12-04T16:46:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T21:46:55","slug":"red-dirt-boogie-tribute-concert-set-for-jesse-ed-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/12\/04\/red-dirt-boogie-tribute-concert-set-for-jesse-ed-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Red Dirt Boogie’: Tribute concert set for Jesse Ed Davis"},"content":{"rendered":" \"Jesse<\/a>
A sketch of Jesse Ed Davis, based on a photo taken by Howard Tsukamoto in 1973, by Wovoka Trudell son of John Trudell. Image courtesy Wovoka Trudell<\/a> via LJ Entertainment<\/figcaption>\r\n
‘Red Dirt Boogie’: Tribute concert set for Jesse Ed Davis<\/div>\r\n
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<\/P>\r\nTickets are on sale this week for a concert in honor of Jesse Ed Davis<\/a>, a Native guitarist who rose to prominence as one of the most talented and in-demand musicians<\/a> of the 1960s and 1970s.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n \u201cRed Dirt Boogie: A Concert Tribute to Jesse Ed Davis<\/a>\u201d takes place on February 6, 2025, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The one-night only event at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center will feature performances by renowned collaborators Jackson Browne and Taj Mahal, as well as Joy Harjo<\/a>, the first Native person to serve as the U.S. Poet Laureate.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n\u201cI knew Jesse as a fellow musician and always appreciated his artistry, his innovation and vision in a time of cultural shift for Native people and this country,\u201d Harjo, a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, said in a news release on Tuesday.\r\n

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“Red Dirt Boogie: A Concert Tribute to Jesse Ed Davis” takes place February 5, 2025, at the at Tulsa Performing Arts Center. in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Image courtesy The Bob Dylan Center<\/figcaption>\r\n

<\/P>\r\nAlso joining the tribute are members of The Grafitti Band. Davis formed the group to serve as the backing musicians for John Trudell<\/a>, the late Native poet and activist, on his historic release AKA Grafitti Man<\/em><\/a>. \r\n

<\/P>\r\n\u201cWe are honored to come together again and shine a light on one of the most gifted, soulful and undeniably talented artists of the twentieth century, brother Jesse Ed Davis,” the reunited members of The Grafitti Band said.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n“Jackson Browne and Taj Mahal fully supported and shared in The Grafitti Band journey and we are grateful for their enduring love as we celebrate the incredible artistry Jesse Ed Davis gifted the world,” said musicians Ricky Eckstein, Gary Ray,\r\nQuiltman Sahme, Mark Shark and Billy Watts.\r\n

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<\/p>\r\nIn addition to the lineup of musicians, filmmaker Sterlin Harjo,<\/a> a citizen of the Seminole Nation, will present a reading on the influence of Davis on his career. \r\nDavis’s song “Washita Love Child<\/a>” — featuring the legendary Eric Clapton — appeared in season three<\/a> of Harjo’s groundbreaking television show “Reservation Dogs.” \r\n

<\/p>\r\nDavis, who was born in Oklahoma in 1944, was from the Kiowa Tribe on his mother’s side and the Comanche Nation on his father’s side. He also had ancestry from the Muscogee Nation and the Seminole Nation from his father.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nDavis, who passed away in 1988, appeared on solo albums from three of the four members of The Beatles — John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. He also toured with The Faces, playing alongside legends Rod Stewart and Ron Wood.\r\n

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