26 April 2026

Image from 2010 of the legendary Hall of Fame songwriter Barrett Strong sitting next to Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Mr. Billy Davis. This photo was taken by Eliza Neals the friend and protege of Barrett Strong in Big Boy restaurant on Telegraph road in Metro Detroit. This was the first time Eliza Neals met Mr. Billy Davis aka “Black Elvis” as Mr. Strong would call him fondly.

Happy Birthday Mr. Billy Davis Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame & Detroit Ikon

Happy Birthday Mr. RnRHOF Billy Davis! 🎂

Mr. Davis is in the @RockHall with “Hank Ballard and the Midnighters!” He was good friends with #JimmyHendrix as he taught him early on in Seattle as a teenager. 🎸
Here is the first time I met Mr.Davis (top photo) way back in 2010 hanging at “BigBoy” on Telegraph in MetroDetroit 🎶 I was hanging with my @songwritershof mentor #BarrettStrong and I heard the stories of these two #livinglegends together multiple times, (they are friends since 15years old) from the “chitterlings circuit” as it’s was called. Their days at the #Apollotheater and points in between 💯 Barrett said hey there’s “Black Elvis, hey Billy” and we met. Mr. Davis has a long beautiful musical history you should get to know. Have a great birthday with Love ❤️

Here we inside the Stone House Detroit above and are at the Ann Arbor Blues Festival 🎥 below