(bron: wikipedia)Ronald J. "Spanky" Davis (March 6, 1943 – October 23, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Davis worked with Charlie Palmieri (1979), Sam Jones (1979–82), Machito (1980–81), and Benny Goodman (1982–83). He toured Ireland with Al Cohn in 1983-84, then played with Bob Haggart in 1984-85. Concurrently, he led the house band at Jimmy Ryan's in New York City from 1980, following Roy Eldridge in this position. Jimmy Ryan's closed in 1983, but Davis continued to lead this band in... meer
