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Boo Boo Davis

Person · male · United States · Drew · born 1943 · recording since 2001

American blues musician

electric blues blues

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Also known as Booboo Davis

Debut: 2001
Recording span: 22 years
Release groups: 16
Timeline events: 17
Wiki language versions: 4

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Timeline

17 events▣ Album 15◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1

1940s
1. 4 November 1943 · Birth
  Born 1943-11-04
  source: wikidata
2000s
1. 2001 · Debut release
  Debut release: East St Louis
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2001 · Album
  Album: East St Louis
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2002 · Album
  Album: Can Man
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2004 · Album
  Album: The Snake
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 2006 · Album
  Album: Drew, Mississippi
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 2008 · Album
  Album: Name of the Game
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 10 November 2009 · Album
  Album: Ain't Gotta Dime
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 2010 · Album
  Album: Undercover Blues
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2014 · Album
  Album: What kind of shit is This
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 18 September 2015 · Album
  Album: Oldskool
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 10 January 2016 · Album
  Album: One Chord Blues
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 2019 · Album
  Album: Tree Man
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 11 July 2021 · Album
  Album: Chicago Blues Covers
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 12 December 2021 · Album
  Album: Transatlantic Quarantaine Sessions
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2023 · Album
  Album: Boo Boo Boogaloo
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 17 November 2023 · Album
  Album: Boo Boo's Blues
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography511 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1360339785

Biography

James "Boo Boo" Davis (born November 4, 1943) is an American electric blues musician. Davis is one of the few remaining blues musicians who gained experience singing the blues in the Mississippi Delta, having sung to help pass the time while picking the cotton fields.

Early life

Davis was born in Drew, Mississippi, where he was raised in the heart of Mississippi Delta. Davis got the nickname Boo Boo from his father as a child; the name derives from his three uncles James, Boo-Jack and Davis. Davis's passion for music started at age five when his mother took him to church and he played the harmonica and sang. Blues musicians such as John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Robert Pete Williams and Robert Petway visited the family home to rehearse blues songs with Davis' father, Sylvester Davis. When he was eighteen years old he began playing drums for the family band, Lard Can Band, because Davis did not possess a drum kit and was forced to play on a lard can. The band featured his multi-instrumental father, Sylvester Sr., his younger brother Sylvester Jr. on the guitar, and his sister Clara on vocals. The band played throughout the state of Mississippi, including a stint as the back up for B. B. King, who was unknown at the time.

Career

Davis moved north in the early 1960s and played all around the Illinois area until his older brother brought him to St. Louis where he sang and played drums with Doc Terry. After leaving Doc Terry's band, Davis started a band with Little Aaron who wrote the song, "East St. Louis", which later featured on Davis's album of the same name. Davis and Aaron backed up several blues legends such as Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Milton and Elmore James.
In 1972, Davis formed another family band called the Davis Brothers Band which played twice a week at a club in East St. Louis, Tabby's Red Room, for 18 years.
In 1999, Davis appeared on Arthur Williams' album Harpin' On It. In September of the same year he made his solo recording debut with Netherlands-based label Black and Tan Records. He made his first tour of Europe in 2000, performing in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France and the UK. While in the UK, he recorded music for a BBC radio show hosted by The Blues Band's Paul Jones.
Davis's fourth album Drew, MississippiDrew, Mississippi2006 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Tell Me What to Do4:552Let Me Love You4:053Who Stole the Booty5:214Drew Mississippi4:405Go to Make It Right Now5:136Tryin’ to Survive5:337Got the Blues in My Heart4:598Made Me Cry6:299Walking Down a One Way Street4:4110Standing in the Cottonfields5:41 (produced and co-written by British guitarist Ramon Goose) featured in the top 10 blues albums of 2006 according to Mojo. In 2007, Davis performed live on Canadian national radio station CBC Radio One.
Davis's song "I'm So Tired", was used in a television commercial for 5-Hour Energy and an episode of Sons of Anarchy.

Albums

East St. Louis (1999)
Can Man (2002)
The Snake (2004)
Drew, Mississippi (2006)
Name of the Game (2008)
Ain't Gotta Dime (2009)
Undercover Blues (2011)
What Kind of Shit Is This? (2014)
Oldskool (2015)
One Chord Blues (2016)
Tree Man (2019)
Boo Boo Boogaloo (2023)

Compilation albums

Keeping Music Alive (2005)
Black & Tan Sampler, Vol. 2 (2007)

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	4	24.3th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	16	85.4th
Studio albums	15	94.6th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	17	92.4th
Recording span (years)	22	49.6th
Genres	2	74th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (16 release groups · 15 studio albums)

Albums · 15

East St Louis
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:08:31
1Sad Thing4:36
2We’re in Hell4:47
3Somebody Have Mercy7:56
4Hard Times4:58
5East St Louis4:43
6Ice Storm5:53
7Talkin’ ’bout My Dogs4:31
8Ain’t Got No Problems5:49
9What Makes a Fool Fall in Love7:02
10Walk That Walk5:26
11I Had a Dream6:50
12Walk on Tall6:00
Can Man
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:41
1Big House All By Myself5:04
2Ah Ah Baby3:30
3Can Man4:27
4Headache5:57
5Red Door4:18
6Boo's Boogie Woogie2:44
7Keep On Lovin' Me Baby5:26
8Lovin' Somebody Else6:09
9Amsterdam Blues3:53
10Right On4:13
The Snake
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 46:57
1Don't Bother My Shows3:36
2Mountain Top4:43
3Leave It Alone3:58
4Crown Royal3:36
5The Snake4:50
6Mike In Jail4:56
7Where Was My Baby4:01
8Moley Man4:13
9Keep Your Car Locked4:50
10Shut That Door2:28
11Riplin2:40
12Sure Had A Wonderful Time3:06
Drew, Mississippi
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 51:37
1Tell Me What to Do4:55
2Let Me Love You4:05
3Who Stole the Booty5:21
4Drew Mississippi4:40
5Go to Make It Right Now5:13
6Tryin’ to Survive5:33
7Got the Blues in My Heart4:59
8Made Me Cry6:29
9Walking Down a One Way Street4:41
10Standing in the Cottonfields5:41
Name of the Game
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 49:48
1Dirty Dog4:11
2I’m Coming Home4:53
3Stay From the Casino3:47
4Want Nobody Tell Me How to Live My Life4:14
5Trying to Get Ahead3:26
6Name of the Game3:06
7Who Stole the Booty4:42
8Why You Wonna Do It3:15
9Lonely All by Myself3:35
10It’s a Shame3:59
11I’m So Tired5:07
12Hotfoot2:37
13St. Louis Woman2:56
Ain't Gotta Dime
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:05:31
1Silvermine4:06
2Ten Thousand Dollar5:02
3Watch Yourself3:28
4My Baby Got Fixed4:27
5Man Who Be Around5:49
6Ain't Gotta Dime5:33
7Boo Boo Blues5:09
8Cake Lady4:46
9Don't Wait Too Late4:34
10Standing At The Fishbank4:06
11Let Me Ride With You3:53
12Got My Loving, Now You're Gone3:43
13Cryin Blues6:09
14There's A Roach Crawlin4:46
Undercover Blues
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:21
1Undercover Blues4:59
2Alligator Blues4:22
3Turkey Walk3:42
4Don’t Drink and Drive3:23
5Don’t Worry Baby3:48
6Got the Feeling3:21
7Have a Good Time3:51
8Xmas Blues4:28
9Train My Baby Is On4:16
10Shoot the Dice3:19
11Number One5:08
12Thank You Dave5:44
What kind of shit is This
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1Sorry Baby
2If You Ain't Never Had The Blues
3Half A Rap
4Somebody's Fool
5Let Me Love You Baby
6Plane Station
7Bring Back My Baby
8What You Got On Your Mind
9Back In The Woods
10The Rope
11Love Me All Night Long
12Blues On My Mind
13Bye Bye Baby
Oldskool
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:06
1Hold Your Head Up4:56
2Boo Boo Fool2:18
3Got My Love4:18
4Boy Blues4:28
5What Is Wrong with You3:51
6Call Me A Clown4:18
7Old Skool4:07
8Where We Gonna Go3:09
9Down the Road I Go4:52
10What It Is3:51
11Lucky Man2:58
One Chord Blues
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:16:50
1The Snake4:54
2Can Man4:30
3I’m So Tired5:07
4Back in the Woods4:02
5Hard Times4:59
6Keep on Lovin’ Me Baby5:28
7Don’t Wait Too Late4:35
8Blues on My Mind5:34
9Ice Storm5:53
10I’m Comin Home4:53
11There’s a Roach Crawlin4:47
12What It Is3:49
13Walk on Tall5:59
14Who Stole the Booty4:42
15Got the Feeling3:21
16Old Skool4:17
Tree Man
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:12
1Dirt Road4:32
2Big House All by Myself #23:41
3Stay Out All Night Long4:50
4She Won't Call Me on the Telephone3:23
5Oh Baby3:21
6Bring My Baby Back Home3:28
7Tree Man3:29
8What the Blues Is All About4:01
9Chocolate4:19
10What's the Matter With You Baby4:01
11I'm Getting Old5:07
Chicago Blues Covers
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 32:03
1Smokestack Lightnin3:57
2Tell Me3:24
3Evil3:21
4How Many More Years3:55
5Dust My Broom3:59
6Little Red Rooster5:16
7Back Door Man3:57
8Killing Floor4:14
Transatlantic Quarantaine Sessions
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 58:49
1Give Me What Belongs To Me5:44
2Good Man3:46
3Groove Me Now3:47
4Secret4:30
5See A Better Day4:07
6You Better Watch Your Self4:58
7It's A Sad Thing4:03
8Ain't No Love3:59
9What's Going On4:46
10Choogie Billum4:10
11Lowdown Dirty Blues4:44
12Bye Baby Bye Bye5:12
13Bye Baby Bye Bye (Rosé Sunset remix)5:03
Boo Boo Boogaloo
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Little House by Myself
2At the Red Door
3She Made Me Evil
4Blues on My Mind
5Make Everything Alright
6Hell Round Here
7Once a Year
8Boo Boo Boogaloo
9I Got the Crying Blues
10Jungle Bump
Boo Boo's Blues
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks
1Boo Boo Blues
2Sad Thing
3Boo's Boogie Woogie
4Boo Boo Fool
5Sure Had a Wonderful Time
6East St Louis
7Drew Mississippi
8I'm Getting Old
9Keep Your Car Locked
10Red Door
11Want Nobody Tell Me How to Live My Life
12What the Blues Is All About
13Dirt Road
14Thank You Dave

Album · 1

Album release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2016	Live and Almost UnpluggedSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 49:07 1Ice Storm5:20 2Got My Loving, Now You’re Gone3:15 3Want Nobody Tell Me How to Live My Life5:05 4Silvermine3:44 5Train My Baby Is On4:55 6My Baby Got Me Fixed5:48 7What Makes a Fool Fall in Love5:25 8The Snake3:55 9Ah Ah Baby5:10 10St Louis Woman6:30	Live	12 December 2016

Stats & PK

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Boo Boo Davis metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	4	24.3th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	16	85.4th
Studio albums	15	94.6th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	17	92.4th
Recording span (years)	22	49.6th
Genres	2	74th

Awards & honours

No awards recorded

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Where this record comes from

aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1e1d72a2-ad08-4e9b-8c04-00c20deda58a
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1e1d72a2-ad08-4e9b-8c04-00c20deda58a
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4942730
genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4942730
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boo_Boo_Davis
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boo_Boo_Davis

Why this artist is in the database

List of blues musicians — rank #27
| 1943 | | Mississippi | Electric blues* |

Tier rule: genre canon: blues
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Wikidata: Q4942730 · MusicBrainz: 1e1d72a2-ad08-4e9b-8c04-00c20deda58a

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Timeline

1940s

Born 1943-11-04

2000s

Debut release: East St Louis

Album: East St Louis

Album: Can Man

Album: The Snake

Album: Drew, Mississippi

Album: Name of the Game

Album: Ain't Gotta Dime

2010s

Album: Undercover Blues

Album: What kind of shit is This

Album: Oldskool

Album: One Chord Blues

Album: Tree Man

2020s

Album: Chicago Blues Covers

Album: Transatlantic Quarantaine Sessions

Album: Boo Boo Boogaloo

Album: Boo Boo's Blues

Biography

Biography

Early life

Career

Albums

Compilation albums

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Discography (16 release groups · 15 studio albums)

Albums · 15

Album · 1

Stats & PK

Awards & honours

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