Bill Davison
'Wild' Bill Davison was an American jazz cornet player. He emerged in the 1920s through his association with Muggsy Spanier and Frank Teschemacher in a cover band where they played the music of Louis Armstrong, but he did not achieve recognition until the 1940s. He is best remembered for his association with bandleader Eddie Condon, with whom he worked and recorded from the mid-1940s through the 1960s. Born William Edward Davison, his nickname "Wild Bill" reflected a reputation for heavy drinking and womanizing.Reception
The poet Philip Larkin, a fan, described his playing thus:
Richard M. Sudhalter described first seeing Wild Bill at Eddie Condon's club in New York City in the 1950s:
