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Also known as Walter Paul Davis, Greyhound, Sweet D, Walt Davis, The Man with the Velvet Touch, The Candyman, Walter Pearl Davis

American basketball player (1954–2023)

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46

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  • People Coloring Book 2
  • Alphabet Writing Workbook
  • People Coloring Book
  • Animals Coloring Book 4
  • Boats Coloring Book

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1926-05-26
Active to
1991-09-28
bebopclassicalcool jazzfunkhard bopjazz

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Listeners
7,881
Total plays
29,264

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Walter Davis (March 1, 1912 – October 22, 1963) was an African American blues singer and pianist. Davis had a rich singing voice that was as expressive as the best of the Delta blues vocalists. His best-known recording, a version of the train blues standard "Sunnyland Blues", which he released in 1931, is more notable for the warmth and poignancy of his singing than for his piano playing. Two more of his best known songs were "Ashes In My Whiskey" and "Blue Blues". <a href="https://www.last.fm/m

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Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Team
_Deceased Basketball
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Walter
Family name
Davis
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Pineville
Place of death
Charlotte
Languages spoken
English language
Participant in
1976 Summer Olympics
Position played
shooting guard
Country for sport
United States
Mass
88
Image
Walter Davis - Phoenix Suns.jpg
Height
198
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nickname
The Man with the Velvet Touch
relative
Hubert Davis
drafted by
Phoenix Suns
date of birth
1954-09-09
end of work period
1992-00-00
start of work period
1977-00-00
Commons category
Walter Davis (basketball)
date of death
2023-11-02
name in native language
Walter Davis
birth name
Walter Pearl Davis
sport number
6
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