Tim Davis was a drummer, singer and songwriter, most notable as a co-founder of The Steve Miller Band.

History

When Tim Davis passed out of the light into the darkness, he took the heart of the first Steve Miller Band with him. But he left me with a deep sense of love.

Steve Miller, liner notes to the Steve Miller Band Box Set (1994)

Tim Davis, who was raised in Janesville, Wisconsin

Janesville, Wisconsin

Janesville is a city in southern Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Rock County and the principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 62,998.-History:...

, played on the first five albums released by the Steve Miller Band

Steve Miller Band

The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1967 in San Francisco, California. The band is managed by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals, and is known for a string of mid-1970s hit singles that are staples of the classic rock radio format.-History:In 1965, Steve Miller and...

, as well as contributing lead and background vocals and songwriting. Davis left the band to work with others, such as Ben Sidran

Ben Sidran

Ben Sidran is an American jazz and rock pianist, organist, vocalist and writer born in Chicago, noted for his work with the early Steve Miller Band.-Biography:...

, as well as to commence a solo career. Shortly after his departure from Miller, Davis joined with David Lindley

David Lindley (musician)

David Perry Lindley is an American musician who is notable for his work with Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and other rock musicians. He has worked extensively in other genres as well, performing with artists as varied as Curtis Mayfield and Dolly Parton...

 in a band supporting Terry Reid

Terry Reid

Terry Reid is an English rock vocalist and guitarist. He has performed with high profile musicians, as a supporting act, a session musician, and sideman.- History :...

, appearing at the Isle of Wight Festival

Isle of Wight Festival 1970

The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was held between 26 and 31 August 1970 at East Afton Farm an area on the western side of the Isle of Wight. It was the last of three consecutive music festivals to take place on the island between 1968 and 1970 and widely acknowledged as the largest musical event of...

 in 1970.

Davis had a modest hit in 1972, "Buzzy Brown", written by fellow Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 musician and Steve Miller Band co-founder James "Curley" Cooke. Davis continued an association with Steve Miller, resulting in Davis contributing two songs, co-written with Miller, to the 1984 Steve Miller Band album, Italian X Rays.

Davis died in 1988, ravaged by the effects of diabetes.

Steve Miller Band

• 1968 Children of the Future
• 1968 Sailor
  Sailor (album)
  Sailor is the second studio album by American rock band The Steve Miller Band, released in October 1968 by Capitol Records. Like The Steve Miller Band's previous album, Children of the Future, Sailor was produced by Glyn Johns; but unlike its predecessor which was recorded in London, England,...
  
  
• 1969 Brave New World
  Brave New World (Steve Miller Band album)
  Brave New World is the third album by American rock band The Steve Miller Band, released in 1969. The tracks "Celebration Song" and "My Dark Hour" featured Paul McCartney on backing vocals, drums and bass guitar credited as Paul Ramon....
  
  
• 1969 Your Saving Grace
  Your Saving Grace
  Your Saving Grace is the fourth album by American rock band The Steve Miller Band, released in November 1969.-Track listing:#"Little Girl" – 3:25#"Just a Passin' Fancy in a Midnite Dream" – 3:41...
  
  
• 1970 Number 5
  Number 5 (album)
  Number 5 is the fifth album by American rock band The Steve Miller Band, released in 1970.-Track listing:#"Good Morning" – 2:48#"I Love You" – 2:45#"Going to the Country" – 3:47...
  
  
• 1972 Anthology
  Anthology (Steve Miller Band album)
  Anthology is the first greatest hits compilation album for the Steve Miller Band, covering material from their first five albums. It has been certified Gold in the United States.-Track listing:#"I Love You" – 2:46...
  
  
• 1990 The Best of 1968-1973
• 1994 Box Set (3 CD compilation)
• 2003 Young Hearts
  Young Hearts
  Young Hearts is a compilation album by the Steve Miller Band released in September 2003 by Capitol Records.-Track listing:# "Take the Money and Run" – 2:52# "Abracadabra" – 3:41# "Rock'n Me" – 3:08# "Swingtown" – 3:39# "The Joker" – 4:29...
  
  

Contributions to Others

• 1967 Chuck Berry
  Chuck Berry
  Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
  
  , Live at the Fillmore Auditorium
  Live at the Fillmore Auditorium
  Live at Fillmore Auditorium is a Chuck Berry live album which was released in September 1967 on Mercury Records. Berry is backed by The Steve Miller Blues Band, which would become better known as the Steve Miller Band. The album was re-released on CD by Rebound Records, including three additional...
  
  
• 1968 Jefferson Airplane
  Jefferson Airplane
  Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
  
  , Crown of Creation
  Crown of Creation
  -Personnel:*Marty Balin – vocals, rhythm guitar*Grace Slick – vocals, piano, organ*Paul Kantner – rhythm guitar, vocals*Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar, electric chicken, vocals*Spencer Dryden – drums, piano, organ, steel balls, vocals...
  
  
• 1971 Ben Sidran
  Ben Sidran
  Ben Sidran is an American jazz and rock pianist, organist, vocalist and writer born in Chicago, noted for his work with the early Steve Miller Band.-Biography:...
  
  , I Lead A Life
• 1973 Ben Sidran, Puttin' In Time On Planet Earth

General Compilations

• 1994 Texas Music, Vol. 3: Garage Bands & Psychedelia (Rhino)
• 1997 The Monterey International Pop Festival, June 16-17-18, 1967 (Rhino); 4 CD set.