American singer, fiddler, saxophonist, and songwriter, also known as Papa Link Davis, was born in Sunset, Texas. He was involved in recordings of western swing, hillbilly, Cajun music, rockabilly, rock n' roll and blues, either as the main artist or a session musician. One of eight children, he formed a trio with two of his brothers during the late '20s, playing local dances. A natural musician, Davis started out playing the fiddle and later took up the saxophone. He gravitated toward Western swing music when he turned professional and one of his earliest known steady gigs was as a member of the Crystal Springs Ramblers, a Fort Worth-based outfit with which he cut his first record in 1937.1
Every time I pass your door,I get a feeling in my heart,That's when the tear drops start,Every time I pass your door.J'ai passe devant ta porte,J’ai crie, “By-bye la belle.”Y a personne qu’a pas repondu,O ye yaille, mon coeur fait mal.I know my love has died,And she's gone gone forever more,But the tears come down inside,Every time I pass your door.
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His 1954 recording of "Every Time I Pass Your Door" (#21431) for Columbia records was a country-western version of Cleoma Breaux's "Mon Coeur T'Appelle (My Heart Aches For You)". Like many of Link Davis' country renditions of Cajun songs, he sung both in English and French. Recorded at the ACA Studio in Houston, TX, Link Davis & His Bayou Billies consisted of Cameron Hill on guitar, Herb Remington on steel guitar, Buck Henson on bass and Doug Hudson on piano.
Every time I pass your door,I get a feeling in my heart,That's when the tear drops start,Every time I pass your door.I passed in front of your door,I cried, "Goodbye, my beautiful girl."Yet no one responded,Oh, how my heart aches.I know my love has died,And she's gone gone forever more,But the tears come down inside,Every time I pass your door.
Even into the 1960s, he occasionally made a foray into rock & roll with songs like "Rice and Gravy," but he failed to make a lasting impression in the field. He continued to be a top session musician and cut records in Western swing, Cajun, and blues style throughout the decade for different labels, mostly based in Houston, TX, until he was sidelined by a stroke late in the decade.1
- https://www.allmusic.com/artist/link-davis-mn0000289593
Release Info:
CO 52833/ACA-3017 Every Time I Pass Your Door | Columbia 4-21431
CO 52834/ACA-3018 Cajun Love | Columbia 4-21431
Find:
The Very Best Of Link Davis (Emusic/Goldenlane, 2009)
