Name: Billy Davis Rhythm Machine at Bert's $10 cover
Start: 2025-09-27T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-27T23:30:00-04:00
Location: Bert's Market Place

Billy Davis Rhythm Machine at Bert's $10 cover

Bert's Entertainment Complex
2727 Russell Street
Detroit, MI 48207
$10 COVER
Billy Davis is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Doo Wop Hall of Fame, and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. Billy was the lead guitarist for Hank Ballard and The Midnighters for 30 years. He was the guitarist for Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Ben E. King, and many other artists. Billy was the mentor and lifelong friend of Jimi Hendrix teaching him what he knew about guitar and his special sound which in later years became the signature for many other musicians.
Billy has been very active recording several albums including original songs, as well as collaborating with many other artists when called upon. He has continued to share his great insight into the music world and his golden memories of working with the greats as he is interviewed on many local and national radio stations and in national music magazines. He can be seen in the music documentary films Re-Mastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke and Paradise Boogie.
Mighty Michael, 17 years old, has been performing since he was 7 years old. Since 9 years old, he has been performing with The Billy Davis Rhythm Machine Band on
harmonica, guitar, and vocals. He has won many state and national awards and nominations including a 2018 Detroit Music Award nomination, Tribute from the State of Michigan Best New Music Artist, 2018, Detroit Black Music Award 2019, SPAH (Society
For the Preservation & Advancement of Harmonica) Youth Scholarship in Tulsa, OK2019, and represented the USA in 2021. He was a 2022 SPAH Youth Scholar and had been awarded a 2022 Master Class Youth Scholarship by the Pinetop Perkins Foundation in Clarksdale, MS. In January 2023 Michael performed in Memphis at the international Blues Challenge and at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, AR. In 2023 Michael was appointed to the Board of Directors, Youth Committee, of the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica (SPAH).