Career
Born in Coventry, Davies wrote the instrumental tune "The Selecter" from which the band got their name in 1979. lieutenant was a double A side with "Gangsters" by Special AKA which was the first 2 Tone Records single and reached 6 in the United Kingdom charts in July 1979. Davies formed the seven piece band The Selecter and wrote their hit songs "On My Radio", "Missing Words", "Three Minute Hero" and "The Whisper".
