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Lester "Mad Dog" Davenport (January 16, 1932 – March 17, 2009), was an American Chicago blues harmonica player and singer. Born in Tchula, Mississippi, United States, Davenport moved from Mississippi to Chicago, Illinois, when he was 14. There he played with Arthur Spires, Snooky Pryor, and Homesick James, then worked with Bo Diddley, with whom he played harmonica on a 1955 Chess Records session. He led his own group in the 1960s while he worked during the day as a paint sprayer. In the 1980s he was the harmonica player for the Indiana group The Kinsey Report. In July 1994,...

Andrew Davenport (born 10 June 1965, Folkestone, Kent, England) is an award winning British producer, writer and composer specialising in creating television and publishing for young children. He is Creative Director of Ragdoll Productions. Davenport has been dubbed ‘the J K Rowling of the under fives’[1] following the extraordinary international success of 'Teletubbies' and 'In the Night Garden...'. Davenport created Teletubbies (first broadcast in the UK in 1997) with Anne Wood, and wrote all of the 365 episodes. He created ‘In the Night Garden...’[2][3] (first broadcast in the UK in 2007), wrote all of the 100 episodes, and composed the...

Bob Davenport is a Geordie from Tyneside, though he has lived in Camden for most of his life. His quiet speaking voice belies his big-voiced singing style, which can be melodic or a cross between shouting and singing. His songs are often political - he is not a great fan of the ruling classes. He also sings a range of traditional songs, telling little stories in between, and he does hilarious monologues. He has been performing in folk clubs for more than 40 years - in 1963 he apppeared alongside with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez & Tom Paxton at the...

"...some of the most lyrically and musically rich modern guitar-pop written by and for people who appreciate such cutting, take-no-prisoners observations that simultaneously celebrate and poke fun at their own worlds." (Jason Damas, AMG) "Klass writes melodic confections that seep into your psyche and stay awhile, and does so with wit and intelligence." (Gary Glauber, PopMatters) "...steeped in pop/rock--Weezer meets Ben Folds meets The Hold Steady--leading you to sing along to songs that you’re hearing for the first time while stories unfold of relationships gone awry...." (Chuck Plummer, The Deli) Here comes The Davenports' third record, which sets tales of...