Paul Davis - Do Right

1st track from "Paul Davis" (1980). I'm still as pleasantly surprised today as I was in 1980 that this genteel song—with its unmistakable tip of the hat to Christianity—rose to #23 on the pop charts (and as far as #4 on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks). Great artist. Great music. Great message!

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I get the distinct impression from reading what his friends have posted about him online that this quiet man from Mississippi, the son of a preacher, slow, calm, and deliberate, who expressed his faith through his everyday actions as well as occasionally through his music, would have much preferred a game of pool or a day of fishing to provoking an argument with anyone who disagreed with his religious beliefs (leave that to those troublesome YouTubers, ahem...). Even during his peak years he deliberately disassociated himself from the whole pop music scene and rarely granted interviews, saying "all the answers to your questions can be found in my music."

Paul had not been professionally active in music for some years prior his death at age 60, however, he had been taking an increased interest in recording at home, posting some new compositions to the Macjams website. He had also been in contact with members of the Yahoo group set up to celebrate his music.

Paul, you are greatly missed! Rest in peace, my brother.

~thatMimosaGrove

Source: http://www.paul.proxytown.com/index.htm

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Paul Lavon Davis (April 21, 1948 – April 22, 2008) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his radio hits and solo career which started worldwide in 1970. His career encompassed soul, country, and pop music. His most successful songs are 1977's "I Go Crazy", a #7 pop hit which once held the record for the longest chart run on the Billboard Hot 100, and 1982's "'65 Love Affair", which at #6 is his highest-charting single. In the mid-1980s, he also had two country #1 hits as a guest vocalist on songs by Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker.

~Wikipedia

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