John Ross Twiston Davies (20 March 1927 – 25 May 2004) was an English audio engineer, who specialised in restoring classic jazz records.
[2] The group's recording of "You're Driving Me Crazy" reached the top of the UK Singles Chart in 1961.
For many he was considered "the world's leading specialist in the art of sound restoration",[4] specifically in regard to jazz and blues existing on pre-magnetic tape media such as shellac 78s.
[1] Davies developed many methods for restoring old recordings and disliked modern techniques for removing surface noise.
The Borthwick Archive at York University has accepted the entire collection [7] and is housing it[8] in ideal conditions, and making a transfer suite available so that his wish can be carried out.