Tyrone Davis
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Biography
Tyrone Davis was born Tyrone Fettson on October 3, 1937, in Greenville, Mississippi. He moved to Saginaw, Michigan, before settling in Chicago in 1959. Initially working as a valet for bluesman Freddie King, he began singing in clubs and was discovered by Harold Burrage. Under producer Carl Davis, he adopted the surname Davis and signed with Dakar Records in 1968. His breakthrough hit, Can I Change My Mind, topped the R&B charts, followed by Turn Back the Hands of Time (1970) and Turning Point (1975).
Davis later recorded for Columbia, scoring hits like Give It Up and In the Mood, before moving to Highrise in 1982. He continued releasing music through labels like Ichiban and Malaco, maintaining a loyal fanbase. A stroke in 2004 ended his career, and he passed away in Chicago on February 9, 2005, at 67.
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- Turn Back the Hands of Time
- Can I Change My Mind
- In The Mood
- Serious Love
- Try It Baby
- I'm Still In Love With You
- All the Love I Need
- In The Mood by Tyrone Davis
- Can't Help But Say
- Please Consider Me
- Turn Back The Hands Of Time by Tyrone Davis
- Close To You
- Keep On Dancin'
- Give It Up (Turn It Loose)
- The Ties That Bind
- Slide On Over
- Back That Thang Up
- Wrong Place
- You Are
- Come to Daddy
- How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved By You)
- Tease
- Rock Me
- Whip Appeal
