Wrong-way guitarist crash lands on Internet

Since Jan Davis landed on the Internet, people are downloading his music like crazy. Davis was asked what he thought might be the driving force behind all this “crazed” downloading.

“I don’t have a clue,” Davis responded, “unless it’s the way I tune my guitars.”
“But,” say other guitarists, “He tunes his guitar the wrong way!”
Davis says, “The reason I tune what they call the wrong way, is that I began not knowing the standard way to tune a guitar.”

If what separates Jan from other guitarists is his tuning, it’s been reported that no other guitar player in the world has ever duplicated the Davis sound. Not bad for a kid from the 60s who found a three-string guitar on a side-street in Hollywood and self-taught his way to performing with his own fingering methods, creating the uniquely Davis sounds found on his variety of CD albums.

Sites such as: AppleiTunes, eMusic, SonyConnect, Napster and StoneTigerRecords are among websites where people are downloading Jan Davis CD selections on a daily basis.

Those who love the 60s "surf" and "hot-rod" era are amazed to hear that's where Jan Davis got his start. In 2004, a collector’s record label executive made an all-out effort to locate Davis when it was discovered Jan had performed on twenty instrumentals from the 60s that music collectors around the world were seeking, to no avail. Once located, Davis was honored to learn the record company decided to re-master and release all twenty selections on a CD album.

More folks were surprised that Davis, along with co-producer and writer, Bob Roberts, was responsible for putting the finishing touches on the opening theme of the record-breaking film, "Pulp Fiction," starring John Travolta. That's Jan Davis, with his famous rebel yell, on the opening soundtrack. When Davis and Roberts first heard the song, they decided to beef-up the rhythm track by adding more guitar instrumentation, piano and hand-claps. That's all it took for the tune to take off. Years later, “Miserlou” was sought and chosen by Quintin Tarentino, director of "Pulp Fiction."

Many would say Davis has literally "been around the block," as his career is just now, more than ever, coming of age. To learn more about what's going on with Jan, go to Google.com and search for: Jan Davis Guitar.
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Date issued: June 4, 2006
Submitted by: Donna Carleton-Bird
LauraBob Music Company (BMI)
255 No. El Cielo Road #665
Palm Springs, CA 92262
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