Country acoustic guitarist
Brad Davis became a member of
Marty Stuart's road band in the late '80s and appeared on a number of
Stuart's albums, including
This One's Gonna Hurt You,
Hit Pack, and
The Pilgrim. He also backed or recorded with
Willie Nelson,
Emmylou Harris,
Pam Tillis,
the Forester Sisters, and
the Sweethearts of the Rodeo. In the early 21st century, he was dividing his time between playing lead guitar for
Earl Scruggs & Friends and backing up
Billy Bob Thornton. In January 2003,
Davis released his own debut solo album, I'm Not Gonna Let My Blues Bring Me Down, on FGM Records, with many of the people he had played with over the years helping out. Later in the year, he went on tour as the lead guitarist in
the Sam Bush Band. ~ William Ruhlmann