Jazz cornet player, American Wild Bill Davison garnered his nickname 'Wild' from his appetite for women & alcohol.
B: January 5, 1906 in Defiance, Ohio, USA.
D: November 14th, 1989 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Playing professionally in the 1920's, he gained wide recognition in the 1940's.
He played with the likes of Eddie Condon, Gene Krupa & Sidney Bechet.