Billy Davis

 
 
The multi-platinum, multi-Grammy award winning husband and wife duo of Billy Davis and Marilyn McCoo are about to headline a series of concerts to celebrate their four decades in the industry.  These two wonderful artists have wowed the hearts of millions over the years and they aren’t about to stop anytime soon. Grab your Billy Davis tickets and make your way to the arena to catch decades of spellbinding performances at one unique event.
 
Billy Davis has been on the music scene since the second half of 1960’s. He first began to perform aged only eleven while growing up in St. Louis. He created his own band and named it The Emeralds which over the next few years became the Saint Gospel Singers. Together with his group Billy began to perform in and around the region during summers which gave him invaluable experience of performing in front of a live audience. After spending half a decade with the band, he went on become a member of The Versatiles. Other team members of the group included the likes of Lamonte McLemore, Florence LaRue, Ron Townson and of course his future to be wife Marilyn McCoo.
 
It took them just one song to evolve into The 5^th Dimension and that is when Billy Davis and the rest of the star cast turned into superstars. The band joined signed up with Johnny Rivers led Soul City Music and went on to record a series of major hits. For the most part of the 1960’s and the 1970’s The 5^th Dimension, released mega hits like Champagne Soul, One Less Bell to Answer, Sweet Blindness, Wedding Bell Blues, The Worst That Could Happen, Up Up and Away and Stoned Soul Picnic among countless others to become household names. That list of sensational releases included one album that typified everything their music stood for. The album was none other than the Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In. The recording became one of the most legendary releases of that era and is still regarded by many among the list of hits that went on to impact the music landscape forever.
 
Billy Davis and Marilyn McCoo decided to go on their own as a duo after spending close to a decade as members of The 5^th Dimension. You Don’t Have To Be A Star came out and became an instant hit. It went to the top of the charts and became such a sensation that it landed the two of them a Grammy for their efforts. The success brought their way their own television program called The Marilyn McCoo and Bill Davis Jr. Show. It aired its first episode in 1977 and turned Billy and Marilyn into two of the most recognizable faces in the country. Together they went on to perform at venues around the world and also ended up winning coveted awards like the Grand Prize at the famous Tokyo Music Festival.
 
Billy has always had a dream of coming out with a gospel record and that opportunity came his way when his wife began working as a host on the program Solid Gold. So Billy Davis teamed up with Rev. James Cleveland and fulfilled his lifelong ambition in 1982. He has also performed as an actor in musicals like the super-hit Blues in the Night. The beginning of the next decade brought with it a chance for Billy and Marilyn to work with the founding members of The 5^th Dimension for a reunion project. The icing on the cake came in 1991 when every member of the band were given their star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame.
 
Billy Davis and Marilyn McCoo have earned a staggering seven Grammy awards. On top of that they also have three platinum and a whooping fifteen gold hits to their credit to rank among the biggest names of the past four decades. This wonderful dream team is on its way to you and you can catch them perform live by simply buying cheap Billy Davis tickets.