Michael Davis (June 5, 1943 – February 17, 2012) was an American bass guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer, best known as a member of the MC5 .
18-1485: (Redirected from Mike Davis ) Michael or Mike Davis may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Michael Davis (bassist) (1943–2012), American bass guitarist, singer, record producer Michael Davis (juggler) (born 1953), American juggler, comedian, and musician Michael Earl Davis (1959–2015), American puppeteer, actor, writer, singer Michael Davis (director) (born 1961), American film director and screenwriter Michael Davis (trombonist) (born 1961), American jazz trombonist Mick Davis (director) (born 1961), Scottish film director, producer and screenwriter Mike Davis (guitarist) (born c. 1970), American guitarist Michael Cory Davis (fl. 2003), American actor, filmmaker, and activist Mike Davis (screenwriter) , American screenwriter, producer, and director Michael Davis (artist) , American artist Michael Davis (comics creator) , co-founder of Milestone Media Politics and government [ edit ] Michael Davis (Australian lawyer) Michael Davis (Irish politician) (1875–1944), Irish politician Michael Davis (author) (born 1946), English political author Mike Davis (scholar) (1946–2022), American writer, political activist, urban theorist, and historian Michael J. Davis (born 1947), American judge Mike Davis (politician) (born 1957), American politician from California Michael K. Davis , American justice of
36-558: A commemorative line of skateboard decks and T-shirts. In 2007, he collaborated with OBEY's Shepard Fairey on a limited line of MC5:OBEY merchandise. In 2009, his painting "White Panther/Big World" appeared on the Cleopatra Records release MC5: The Very Best of MC5 . In 2011, his painting titled "Black To Comm Sk8r Boys" appeared as the cover art for the Easy Action Records multi-media audio/DVD release from
54-590: A serious motorcycle crash on a Los Angeles freeway in May 2006, Davis along with his wife Angela Davis, launched a non-profit organization called The Music Is Revolution Foundation to support music education in public schools. Volunteers Jake Cavaliere (The Lords of Altamont), Handsome Dick Manitoba ( The Dictators ), Steve Aoki (Dim Mak Records/Kid Millionaire), Pro-Skater Corey Duffel , Pennywise bassist Randy Bradbury and Obey Giant's Shepard Fairey work alongside Davis to raise funds and public awareness about
72-425: A son. Michael Earls-Davis Michael Richard Gratwicke Earls-Davis (21 February 1921 − 5 April 2016) was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University in 1947 and for Somerset in 1950. He was born at Hampstead , London . Educated at Sherborne School , Earls-Davis went up to Cambridge University but, like many students of his time, then joined the armed forces during World War II . He
90-451: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Michael Davis (bassist) After dropping out of the fine arts program at Wayne State University , Davis became the bassist for the MC5 in 1964, replacing original bassist Pat Burrows when singer Rob Tyner and guitarist Wayne Kramer decided that they liked Davis's style and wanted him in
108-2201: The 1970s and 80s Mike Davis (defensive back, born 1972) , American football defensive back in the 1990s Mike Davis (running back) (born 1993), American football running back Mike Davis (wide receiver) (born 1992), American football wide receiver Mike Davis (American football coach) (fl. 1975–76) Basketball [ edit ] Mike Davis (basketball, born 1946) , American basketball guard Mike Davis (basketball, born 1956) , American basketball power forward Mike Davis (basketball, born 1960) , American basketball shooting guard and current coach Mike Davis (basketball, born 1988) , American basketball forward Other sports [ edit ] Michael Earls-Davis (1921–2016), English cricketer Michael Davis (rower) (born 1940), American Olympic rower Michael Davis or Bugsy McGraw (born 1945), American professional wrestler Michael Davis (Australian footballer) (born 1961), former Australian rules footballer Michael Davis (Belgian footballer) (born 2002), footballer Mike Davis (rugby union) (1942–2022), English rugby player and coach Michael Davis (athlete) (born 1959), Jamaican Olympic sprinter Mike Davis (baseball) (born 1959), American baseball player Mike Davis (wrestler) (1956–2001), American professional wrestler Michael Davis (weightlifter) , American weightlifter Mike Davis (fighter) (born 1992), American mixed martial artist Mike Davis (pool player) (born 1975), American pool player Other people [ edit ] Michael M. Davis (1879–1971), American health care policy specialist Michael DeMond Davis (1939–2003), American journalist Mike Davis (boat builder) (1939–2008), American boat builder and boating advocate Michael Davis (philosopher) (born 1943), American philosopher, author, and professor Michael C. Davis (born 1949), professor of law and international affairs Michael Peter Davis (born 1947), American philosopher Michael W. Davis (born 1949), American mathematician, author and academic Mick Davis (born 1958), South African-British businessman Michael E. Davis (businessman) , American businessman on
126-581: The 2009 sold-out performance by British rock superstars Primal Scream and the reunited surviving members of the MC5 at the Royal Festival Hall. This piece inspired a series of four additional paintings, as well as a run of limited edition prints, all featuring the Sk8tr Boys, this time against iconic Detroit backdrops. On February 17, 2012, Davis died of liver failure at the age of 68. He was married and had three stepsons, two daughters, and
144-473: The Somerset captaincy was a matter for discussion following the resignation of the 1949 captain, George Woodhouse , Earls-Davis was one of several amateurs mentioned as potentially available. In the event, he played only once, making four runs and bowling five wicket-less overs on a spinners' wicket at Worcester . Earls-Davis returned to Sherborne School as a teacher. He married in 1958 and had two sons and
162-489: The Wyoming Supreme Court since 2012 Michael E. Davis (politician) , American politician from Alaska Michael Davis (Missouri politician) , politician from Missouri Sports [ edit ] American football [ edit ] Michael Davis (defensive back) (born 1995), American football defensive back Mike Davis (defensive back, born 1956) (1956–2021), American football defensive back in
180-463: The ability of music education to increase cognitive ability and test scores, reduce absenteeism and drop-out rates and to inspire a new generation of future voters to learn about other cultures and other times, develop greater understanding of the world around them, and express themselves through music. Davis produced and performed on The Mother's Anger 's self-titled debut album. He also produced Dollhouse 's debut album, Rock N Soul Circus . After
198-674: The band. He played on the band's three original albums, including their debut Kick Out the Jams , and remained in the group until 1972. In 1975–76, Davis spent time in Kentucky's Lexington Federal Prison on a drug charge, where he was unexpectedly reunited with Wayne Kramer. Upon his release from prison, Davis joined the Ann Arbor-based art noise band Destroy All Monsters at the urging of friend Ron Asheton , of The Stooges . Davis spent seven years with Destroy All Monsters, penning
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#1732790950914216-531: The county's first innings, and these proved to be the best bowling figures of his career. But he did not maintain this form and dropped out of the team before the University Match , and therefore did not win a Blue . In wartime non-first-class matches, Earls-Davis had played for Sussex and he appeared in a second eleven match in 1947, scoring 58 as a middle-order batsman. But by 1949 he was playing non-first-class matches for Somerset and in 1950, when
234-557: The demise of the MC5 in the early 1970s, Davis continued exploration as a visual artist while serving time at the Lexington Federal Correction Institution for a narcotics violation. During this period, he was tasked with creating oversized abstract paintings for permanent display in the prison's Visitor Center and administrative offices. Several years of immersion in life in the desert southwest and world travels with various rock bands left Davis with
252-568: The initial Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees See also [ edit ] Michael Davies (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Davis&oldid=1235099751 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
270-727: The inspiration and desire to return to his roots as a painter, studying art along the way at The Armory Center For The Arts in Pasadena, California, the University of Oregon, in Eugene, Oregon, and at Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon, and Butte Community College/California State University, Chico in Chico, California. In 2006 he collaborated with artist Chris Kro, pro skateboarder Corey Duffel, and Foundation Skateboards to design
288-438: The latter taking him back into the studio to record several albums for Germany's Blue Rose Records. In the spring of 2003, Davis reunited with fellow surviving members Wayne Kramer and Dennis Thompson to play a show at London's 100 Club as part of a promotion for an MC5 inspired line of apparel for Levi Strauss Vintage Clothing . This spawned a 200 city world tour and a trip back into the studio to write new songs. Following
306-602: The underground punk hits "Nobody Knows", "Meet the Creeper", "Little Boyfriend", "Rocking The Cradle" and "Fast City" among others. The band recorded and released on Cherry Red Records, toured the U.K., and then broke up. After Destroy All Monsters, Davis moved to Tucson, Arizona , where he played in Blood Orange with drummer Cory Barnes. When plans for Blood Orange to depart for a European tour were shelved indefinitely, Davis began playing with Rich Hopkins and Luminarios,
324-487: Was an officer in the Irish Guards and was wounded in action in 1944. He was thus 26 by the time he started his first-class cricket career as a lower-order left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler at Cambridge in 1947. In his first game, against Worcestershire , he took five wickets in the match, including Don Kenyon twice. In the following match against Gloucestershire , he took four wickets for 87 in
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