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He also wrote the music for C.W. McCall , including the 1975 hit " Convoy ". BIOGRAPHY Louis F Davis was born in 1947 in Sylvania, Ohio. He began piano lessons at age 4 and had composed his first piece of music at age 6. He graduated from the University Of Michigan music school, specializing in Bassoon and Percussion . After touring with the Norman Luboff Choir , he took a job with an Omaha, Nebraska advertising agency writing Jingle s. These included spots for a local bakery featuring the fictional trucker C. W. McCall . The spots were co-written with advertising writer William Fries, who became the voice of McCall. The spots were so popular, they were persuaded to begin writing non-advertising songs featuring McCall. The most famous of these is the 1975 "Convoy". The duo released a total of five albums between 1974 and 1979. Davis was named ASCAP Country Music Writer of the Year in 1976. Davis founded Mannheim Steamroller in 1974 to showcase his interest in fusing modern popular and classical techniques. The first '' Fresh Aire '' album was released shortly after. It was turned down by major record labels, so Davis founded American Gramaphone to release; this has been the label for all subsequent Mannheim Steamroller releases. A total of eight Fresh Aire albums were released, concluding with '' Fresh Aire 8 '' in 2000. '' Fresh Aire 7 '' was awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Age Recording in 1990. Mannheim Steamroller released '' Mannheim Steamroller Christmas '' in 1984, and the group's subsequent Christmas Music albums have sold tens of millions of copies and become among the most popular recordings in that genre. Davis lives north of Omaha with his wife and two children. He remains President and CEO of American Gramaphone Records. SONGS Chip Davis wrote three songs for his band. Christmas Lullaby was written when he told his son Santa would fly over their house, and at exactly the right time, by coincidence, a jet flew overhead. Traditions of Christmas was written (according to the liner notes from "A Fresh Aire Christmas"(1988)) at the request of just one fan (selections from this and all Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums since have been chosen by the fans). Celebration was written for the band's 20th Anniversary. Chip Davis has also done many albums that he calls "Fresh Aire." There are eight Fresh Aire albums. The first four are about the four seasons. The last four are about the curiosities that mankind has had including Greek Mythology. QUOTES Chip Davis begins each concert with the quote, "Hi, I'm Chip Davis and we're Mannheim Steamroller." EXTERNAL LINK |
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