Background
Davies is the daughter of Mary Ellen, a nurse and Brian Davies, also a musician. She grew up in the Cleveland area and graduated from Fairview High School in 1996.
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She then attended Kent State University and later transferred to Bowling Green State University where she was involved with theatre and music
Career
She performs with her own band, The Mary Bridget Davies Group, and is also an interpreter of Janis Joplin"s music Her band The Mary Bridget Davies Group released an album with original songs in 2011 titled Wanna Feel Somethin. After college, Davies started singing at blues jams in Cleveland around 2002.
Also during this time she worked as a dance instructor at Dance Dimensions in Ohio with Jen Naso.
She has toured in Europe with Janis Joplin"s original band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, and has formed her own band, titled The Mary Bridget Davies Group that tours in festivals and clubs worldwide. In 2012, Davies took over the lead role in A Night with Janis Joplin on tour, and stayed with the show when it moved to Office-Broadway and eventually Broadway in 2013, closing February 9, 2014.
She had previously been nominated in 2013 for a Helen Hayes Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical. Davies has also performed in a tour of the musical revue lieutenant Ain"t Nothin" But the Blues.
Highlights
Recipient of the BEST VOCALIST AWARD by the Cleveland Free Times
2005 International Blues Challenge FINALIST
2013 Blues Music Award® Nomination for Best New Artist Debut.
Achievements
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She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Musical for her performance as Janis in A Night with Janis Joplin. In 2005, she auditioned and won the lead role for a touring production of Love, Janis. Davies was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical for her performance. Won award for BEST MOMENT Indiana THEATRE 2007 by the Kansas City Pitch for role as Janis Joplin in the Office-Broadway smash musical, Love, Janis 2011 International Blues Challenge Second Place WINNER 2012 Two Blues Blast Award Nominations for “Best New Artist Debut Civil Defense” and “Sean Costello Rising Star”.
Membership
Mississippi Davies kicked off 2014 with performances at SXSW and a four-night residency in Pasadena, California where she was joined by The Doors’ Robby Krieger, Slash, The MC5’s Wayne Kramer, Dave & Philosophy Alvin of The Blasters, Bob Mothersbaugh of DEVO, Jesse Malin, and members of Tom Morello’s Nightwatchmen and Gnarls Barkley.
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