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Jul 11, 1937Songwriter/producer Billy Davis is born in Detroit, Michigan. He writes such hits as "Lonely Teardrops" and "Reet Petite" and produces Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me." He also pens a Coke commercial that Dottie West re-writes as "Country Sunshine"Sep 2, 2004Songwriter Billy Davis dies in New Rochelle, New York. Also using the alias Tyran Carlo, he penned Jackie Wilson's R&B hit "Lonely Teardrops," which became a country hit for Narvel Felts, as well as Dottie West's "Country Sunshine"
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