Alana Davis was born May 6, 1974 in New York City. Her father Walter Davis Jr.
was an accomplished jazz pianist, and while his daughter inherited his musical
skill, her initial instrument was the bass guitar, which she started learning
before she was a teenager. Possessed with a fine singing voice, she played
regularly with guitarist Marc Stone before releasing her debut LP, 1997’s Blame
It On Me. Showcasing her blend of folk, R&B, rock, and jazz, the album cracked
the Billboard chart, and she had a top 40 pop hit a cover of Ani DiFranco’s “32
Flavors”. Her eclectic tastes were o...