R.I.P. Dennis Davis 2016-04-08 by praise jimmy EMERITUS | 9 Comments | Dennis Davis, a former drummer for David Bowie, has passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. Davis is best known for his work on various classic albums by the late David Bowie (Young Americans, Station to Station, Low, “Heroes”, Lodger, and Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps). He also joined Bowie on the road for the Isolar tours (for Station to Station and "Heroes"), and for Bowie's final tour in 2003. Davis also played on other artists' albums, such as Iggy Pop's The Idiot and Stevie Wonder's Hotter than July, just to name a few.
Tony Visconti, Bowie’s longtime producer, said in a statement:
“Dennis Davis has passed away. He was one of the most creative drummers I have ever worked with. He came into David Bowie’s life when we recorded some extra tracks for Young Americans and stayed with us through Scary Monsters and beyond. He was a disciplined jazz drummer who tore into Rock with a Jazz sensibility. Listen to the drum breaks on Black Out from the Heroes album. He had a conga drum as part of his set up and he made it sound like two musicians were playing drums and congas. By Scary Monsters he was playing parts that were unthinkable but they fit in so perfectly. His sense of humor was wonderful. As an ex member of the US Air Force he told us stories of seeing a crashed UFO first hand by accidentally walking through an unauthorized hanger. There will never be another drummer, human being and friend like Dennis, a magical man.”
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First Bowie and then his drummer?
cancer's a bitch
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All I dooooooo is think about youuuuuu
I hate to break it to you Fripp, but Davis doesn't drum on "All I Do" he only drums on "Did I Hear You Say You Love Me," "As If You Read My Mind", and "Master Blaster (Jammin')"
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So good on Low...damn RIP hard
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"I hate to break it to you Fripp, but Davis doesn't drum on "All I Do" he only drums on "Did I Hear You Say You Love Me," "As If You Read My Mind", and "Master Blaster (Jammin')""
cool man, I'll fix it
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No problem :P
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Bowie decided it was time.
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fuck's sake
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tl;dr: the government gave him cancer because he knew aliens exist.
RIP
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This year has lost all chill
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