* 4.4.1948, Broken Bow, Oklahoma

Gail Davies became one or the first female country artists to sing, play guitar, write her own songs and produce her own records.

As a young girl, she was surrounded by music.

Her father was a country singer-guitarist who played on the Louisiana Haylide. At home, he used to play the recordings of country legends Patsy Cline, Webb Pierce and Carl Smlth on the family jukebox. Gail's mother also had a fine voice and liked to sing. When she was five, her parents split up and her mother moved Gail and her two younger brothers to Seattle, Washington. Her interest in music continued during high school, influenced by The Ever I y Brothers and The Beatles. After graduating, she joined a rock band as a singer and hit the road for almost nine years.

In 1978, Davies moved to Nashville with her sights set on becoming a songwriter. She scored a major hit in 1978 when Ava Barber reached the country Top 20 with Gail's 'Bucket to the South'. That same year, Davies signed with Life song I Epic Records and recorded a self-titled debut album that received critical acclaim. A single from the album 'Someone Is Looking for Someone Like Me', became a best-seller and stayed on the country charts for four months.

In 1979, Davies left Life song I Epic for Warner Bros. Her first single ror the label, 'Blue Heartache', hit the Top Ten in early 1~. Two more songs reached the Top Ten the same year -':Like Strangers' and 'Good Lovin’ Man'.

In 1984, Davies signed with RCA and topped the charts with the pop-crossover hit, 'Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart'. Two follow-up singles failed to match the calibre of her earlier releases, and in 1006, she joined the group Wild Choir, which had a couple of minor hits.

Her songs have been covered by other artists, including K. T .Oslin In 1 - 1, Davies signed with Jimmy Bowen's Capitol Records and released The Best of Gail Davies.