Raised between the homes of a Detroit School Teacher and an
Upper Peninsula Outdoorsman, Joshua Davis is
the product of both city and country. An early interest in songwriting,
country blues and finger-style guitarists pave the way for his
original material, which is a seamless union of new and old. After
six years and three albums as the primary songwriter and vocalist
of the Michigan quartet Steppin'In
It, Davis tracked his first solo record Fool Rooster
in the winter of 2005. The album is a collection of original compositions,
many with longtime collaborator and lyricist Aaron Allen. Recorded
entirely live and in a few short days, the songs are placed in
a modest setting with little attention to detail, leaving listeners
convinced they were written about their own lives.
-Dominic
“Possessed of a husky, beguiling voice and
lovingly schooled in traditional folk, Davis seems to be busily
writing the Michigan version of the Great American Songscape.”
-Lansing State Journal, Lansing MI
“The lyrics paint sobering pictures of shutdown factories
on rundown streets, but the music never sags, capturing the
spirit of hope and better times to come.”
Performing Songwriter, Nashville, TN
“Davis' Fool Rooster is a slice of Americana. With songwriting
reminiscent of Woody Guthrie, Davis sings about tender recollections
of the past, farm towns and steel towns filled with memories
of friends, family and strangers.”
-The Noise, Lansing MI
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