CeDell Davis

[4] He had been playing guitar prior to his polio and decided to continue despite his handicap, which led to his development of the butter knife method.

In recent times, Davis' music has been released by the Fat Possum Records label to much critical acclaim.

His 1994 album, produced by Robert Palmer, Feel Like Doin' Something Wrong, received a 9.0 from Pitchfork Media, which called it "timeless."

His album When Lightnin' Struck the Pine, released in 2002, included work by musicians Peter Buck, Barrett Martin, Scott McCaughey, and Alex Veley.

[1][7] The Tedeschi Trucks Band album, Signs, was dedicated to Davis as a nod to Col. Bruce Hampton and his love of the man's music.