Billy Davis, Jr.

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Billy Davis, Jr.
Billy Davis, Jr. performing at Eastern Michigan University in 1970.
Background information
Born	June 26, 1938 (1938-06-26) (age 73)
Origin	St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Genres	R&B, pop, soul, sunshine pop
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1950s–present
Labels	ABC Records CBS Records
Associated acts	The 5th Dimension
Website	http://www.mccoodavis.com/

Billy Davis, Jr. (born June 26, 1938; St. Louis, Missouri)^[1] is an American musician, best known as a member of The 5th Dimension. Along with his wife, Marilyn McCoo, he had hit records during 1976 and 1977 with "I Hope We Get to Love in Time", "Your Love", and "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)". Davis and McCoo were married in 1969, and were the main entertainers of a television program, The Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. Show, in 1977. That same year, "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" won a Grammy Award.

[edit] References

^ Davis, Jr., Billy; McCoo, Marilyn (2004). "2". Up, Up and Away. Chicago: Northfield Publishing. ISBN 1-881273-17-2. "...my story begins on June 26, 1938, when I was born in St. Louis, Missouri..."

	"Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)"* performed by Domenico Modugno (1959)
"Mack the Knife" performed by Bobby Darin (1960)	"Theme from A Summer Place" performed by Percy Faith (1961)
"Moon River"* performed by Henry Mancini (1962)	"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" performed by Tony Bennett (1963)
"Days of Wine and Roses"* performed by Henry Mancini (1964)	"The Girl from Ipanema" performed by Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (1965)
"A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass produced by Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss (1966)	"Strangers in the Night" performed by Frank Sinatra produced by Jimmy Bowen (1967)
"Up, Up and Away"* performed by The 5th Dimension (Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamont McLemore, Ron Townson) produced by Johnny Rivers & Marc Gordon (1968)	"Mrs. Robinson" performed by Simon & Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon) produced by Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon & Roy Halee (1969)

"Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" performed by The 5th Dimension (Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamont McLemore, Ron Townson) produced by Bones Howe (1970)	"Bridge over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel (Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon) produced by Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon & Roy Halee (1971)
"It's Too Late" performed by Carole King produced by Lou Adler (1972)	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" performed by Roberta Flack produced by Joel Dorn (1973)
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" performed by Roberta Flack produced by Joel Dorn (1974)	"I Honestly Love You" performed by Olivia Newton-John produced by John Farrar (1975)
"Love Will Keep Us Together" performed by Captain & Tennille (Daryl Dragon, Toni Tennille) produced by Daryl Dragon (1976)	"This Masquerade" performed by George Benson produced by Tommy LiPuma (1977)
"Hotel California" performed by The Eagles (Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner, Joe Walsh), produced by Bill Szymczyk (1978)	"Just the Way You Are" performed by Billy Joel produced by Phil Ramone (1979)

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