# Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

> Edward F. Davis, known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" : it is either said that it came from the title of a tune or from his way of biting hard on the saxophone mouthpiece. Other theories have been put forward.

*American saxophonist (1922-1986)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/eddie-lockjaw-davis

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1922-03-02
- **Died:** 1986-11-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 15.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 17.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/272685)
- [ادى ديفيس (ملحن)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%89_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B3_(%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%86))
- [Eddie «Lockjaw» Davis](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_%C2%ABLockjaw%C2%BB_Davis)
- [Eddie Davis](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Davis)
- [Eddie Lockjaw Davis](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Lockjaw_Davis)
- [Eddie Lockjaw Davis](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Lockjaw_Davis)
- [Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_%22Lockjaw%22_Davis)
- [Eddie Lockjaw Davis](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Lockjaw_Davis)
- [Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_%22Lockjaw%22_Davis)
- [Eddie ”Lockjaw” Davis](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_%E2%80%9DLockjaw%E2%80%9D_Davis)
- [Eddie Davis](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Davis)
- [Eddie „Lockjaw” Davis](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_%E2%80%9ELockjaw%E2%80%9D_Davis)
- [Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_%22Lockjaw%22_Davis)
- [Eddie Davis (sassofonista)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Davis_(sassofonista))
- [Eddie Lockjaw Davis](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Lockjaw_Davis)
- [Eddie Lockjaw Davis](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Lockjaw_Davis)
- [Едді Локджо Девіс](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B4%D0%B4%D1%96_%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%BE_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%81)
- [Wikiquote](https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eddie_Davis)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/defbbe54-02dd-4df1-a5b7-31724ff02133)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1282884)

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