Cyril Davies

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Cyril Davies was a pioneering British blues musician and harmonica player who helped spark the early 1960s British blues boom and influenced many later rock and blues artists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues musician
harmonica player
human
musician
activeDuring early 1960s
activeIn London blues scene
associatedWith British blues movement NERFINISHED
Ealing Club NERFINISHED
early British R&B scene
coFounded Blues Incorporated NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Alexis Korner NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
familyName Davies NERFINISHED
genre blues
rhythm and blues
givenName Cyril NERFINISHED
hasMusicalStyle Chicago-style harmonica playing
helpedSpark early 1960s British blues boom
influenced British blues musicians
British blues-rock scene of the 1960s
British rock musicians
Eric Clapton NERFINISHED
The Rolling Stones NERFINISHED
inspired later blues artists
later rock artists
instrument harmonica
vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Blues Incorporated NERFINISHED
movement British blues boom NERFINISHED
name Cyril Davies NERFINISHED
notableFor pioneering British electric blues
notableRole popularizing amplified harmonica in British blues
notableWork Chicago Calling NERFINISHED
Country Line Special NERFINISHED
occupation bandleader
harmonica player
musician
singer
performedGenre Chicago blues NERFINISHED
electric blues
placeOfActivity London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
sexOrGender male

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British blues boom notableArtist Cyril Davies