- Born
- Died
- Birth namePaul Lavon Davis
- Paul Davis was born on April 21, 1948 in Meridian, Mississippi, USA. He was married to Pamela Gayle Jay. He died on April 22, 2008 in Meridian, Mississippi, USA.
- SpousePamela Gayle Jay (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenJonathan Paul Davis
- ParentsPaul Jefferson DavisWillie Alma Raley
- Survived a shooting on July 30, 1986 in Nashville, Tennessee
- Never did interviews. Whenever a reporter would contact him about doing an interview, Davis would reply that "all the answers to your questions can be found in my music.".
- 1977's album, Singer of Songs - Teller of Tales featured the ballad "I Go Crazy," which became his biggest hit, peaking at number seven a full eight months after its release. Its continuing appeal helped keep it in the Top 100 for 40 more weeks.
- Following a brief romantic relationship, country music artist Charly McClain had a song, "Best That Never Was", specially written and dedicated to Davis on her 1983 album "Paradise".
- When he wrote the song "I Go Crazy" he planned to give it to Lou Rawls to record. His record label boss nixed that. Years later Rawls recorded the song and also charted with it, this time in 1980.
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