Cleo Davis (March 9, 1919 – July 17, 1986) was an American musician from Georgia who gained prominence as "the original Blue Grass Boy".
[2] In August 1938, Davis went to an audition for Bill Monroe from an ad he saw in a newspaper to play "old-time songs."
Bill and Davis auditioned at several radio stations before they got their first gig as a duet at WWNC in Asheville, North Carolina.
Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys first appeared at the Grand Ole Opry in 1939 and later joined as members.
Davis moved to Florida when he returned from WWII and landed a job playing for the WLAK radio station.