Rock And Roll’s First Indian Superstar: Jesse ‘Ed’ Davis
Steven Rosen, LA Free Press, June 1973
JESSE "ED" DAVIS is a "musicians musician." For all those hard-nosed cynics who grimace at the overworked phrase, one glance at his list of credentials should dispel even the most misanthropic.
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