It was with much surprise and sadness that I read of the passing of Roger Davis, Council Bluffs, IA on March 11. I had met Roger at various times over the years around old-time and bluegrass music. Among many other family and area musical endeavors he had been inducted in 2006 into America’s Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame. The most recent time we were together was with Joe Laughlin in the studio, as Roger played fiddle on a few of Joe’s original gospel songs – a project nearing completion. Thank you for being part of Joe’s production and contributing your talents to his music. Many of us gathered yesterday to pay you tribute, and I know you’ll be missed and remembered in your music and our hearts and minds.
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If you met my father you met a great and honorable man if i say so being his son. for almost three years my dad tried to teach me to play the guitar (another instrument he played) but i have not gotten very far not do to any fault of my father’s of course. if anybody’s fault it’s mine due to the lack of my devotion, but if i could do my life all over again i would spend all my time playing day in and day out. i still continue to play yet as you can about imagine its emotionally hard for me to, occasionally i will follow along at the local bar with a few of his old pals but i can only play till 9:00 by law. my dad was a very talented man and he could spend hours playing music and if given the chance probably days but he did more than just play he also made guitar amps in our garage, and man did they sound fantastic he went in to so much detail i swear they sound better than any thing else on the market. well i hate to cut this short but i need to get some sleep but keep on loving the sound of music.