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Ray Davis

real name Raymond Davis

Ray Davis is credited on 80 albums across 592 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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80

Albums

592

Pressings

6

Decades active

893

In collections

Biography

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Born 29.03.1940
Died 05.07.2005 from respiratory complications, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, U.S.A.
He was most famous for providing the bass vocals on Parliament's funk songs "Give Up The Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucka)" and "Flashlight".
During the early 80's, he joined the late Roger Troutman's band Zapp.
He lived in Franklin Park, remained active musically in recent years, working with the The Temptations after the death of Melvin Franklin in the mid-90's.
He also toured from 1998 with original P-Funk All Stars members and Greg Thomas.

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Credited work

80 albums · 592 pressings · active 1970–2026

  • Performance · 682
  • Other credits · 24
  • Production · 13

Studios: United Sound Systems · Hollywood Sound Recorders · Troutman Sound Labs · Crystal Sound

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