DAVID DAVIS AND THE WARRIOR RIVER BOYS
- A traditional bluegrass band from Cullman, Alabama.
- Davis’s father and grandfather were both musicians, and his uncle Cleo Davis was in Bill Monroe’s first Blue Grass Boys (1939).
- The Warrior River Boys were originally formed in the mid-1950’s by Garry Thurmond. Due to his declining health, he turned the band over to 23-year-old Davis in 1984.
- Davis plays mandolin and sings lead.
- Band has included legendary musicians such as fiddler Charlie Cline and former bluegrass boy Tom Ewing.
- 1990, released New Beginnings album (Rounder).
- 1993, released Sounds Like Home album (Rounder).
- 2004, released David Davis & The Warrior River Boys
album (Rebel Records).
- 2006, released Troubled Times
album (Rebel).
- 2009, released Two Dimes & A Nickel
album (Rebel).
- 2014, Davis was inducted into the National Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame.
- 2024, died at the age of 63 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.