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Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame
1995 Candidates
Pat Davis
Frank Allen Davis was born May 26, 1909 in Little Rock, Arkansas. In the mid-20's, Davis played many road gigs with numerous band leaders including the infamous Blue Steele. Davis had worked with key members of a group formed from the nucleus of a Jean Goldkette unit and in 1929, this association led to his becoming a founding member of the Casa Loma Orchestra. From 1929 to mid-1943, Davis was the featured tenor saxophone soloist with the renowned "Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra." Returning to Little Rock in 1943, Davis continued to play locally while working other day jobs which were related to music such as salesman for local music stores, etc.. In the 50's and 60's, Pat was instrumental in organizing and playing with a multitude of groups which were the nucleic force driving the formation of what is now the Jazz Club Of Arkansas. Pat's son is Dr. Fallon Davis, a Little Rock dentist.
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