banjer5 - Posted - 09/30/2010:  09:33:16

This man was a fine Scruggs style banjo player who I met in 1970 at a festival in Walker, Louisiana. In fact, he assisted me in getting my pop-up camper hooked back up to the car after the festival. I am sure some here remember him but he is rarely spoken about. Allen Shelton knew him well and in fact Davis spoke of sitting up in a hotel all night picking with Allen trying to get some Scruggs licks down. He made several LPs and I have one which features one of the finest versions of "Home Sweet Home" with detuners I ever heard. I remember him playing a RB250 AT at the time I saw him perform. Can anyone add to his history here?

Fred

banjo-joe - Posted - 09/30/2010:  09:39:56

HUBERT DAVIS (AND THE SEASON TRAVELERS)

From Shelby, North Carolina (same hometown as Earl Scruggs; they grew up together.)
Former banjo player for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys.
Originally learned to play banjo left-handed; then switched to become one of the best right-handed pickers of his generation.
Until his death in May of 1992, he performed with his band The Season Travelers at his own bluegrass night club in Nashville called "The Bluegrass Inn".

aclayton - Posted - 09/30/2010:  09:42:59

I was told Davis helped teach Litte Roy Lewis how to play.

The Old Timer - Posted - 09/30/2010:  10:33:07

There was a time when Hubert Davis was "the" Scruggs man. Kind of like Jim Mills or Charlie Cushman are regarded today.

yumagah - Posted - 09/30/2010:  16:07:55

I saw the Season Travelers with Mr Davis at a fest in 1978. They were one of the early opening acts, suggesting they were a local level band. Same set list and even the same jokes both days. Their finale was Foggy Mtn Breakdown. I was just learning the banjo at the time so I couldn't judge how good a picker he was. A professional act, but not in the same league as some of the bands that followed: Country Gazette, New Grass Revival, John McEuen.

george t kelly - Posted - 09/30/2010:  19:23:32

Hubert Davis played with Hack Johnson and the Tennessee'ans 1952 on radio station WPTf in Raleigh N C. from 12: to 12:30 five days a week. the show was called the farm hour time.Hubert missed shows often 16 year Allen Shelton would fill. Hack fired hubert and hired young Shelton. Hack Johnson's band was up there with Flat Scruggs. in this area.

shelby jean - Posted - 11/20/2010:  17:54:54

i am Hubert Davis' daughter, i do agree that daddy is sound as close to Earl Scruggs as Earl himself,lol. I would have to say no about daddy teaching Lil Roy Lewis, we did play lots of festivals with the Lewis family and enjoyed every min of it. As for as daddy playing the banjo left handed, he didnt, it was everytime my grandpa saw him trying to learn left handed he would tuen it around. I would like to thank everyone taking time to write things about my daddy and mama, it really makes me feel good. I was reading all the things and i would laugh a little and then cry, we had special times together as a family and our family playing music, i cherished every min of it.