Jo “Cool” Davis

We just learned that gospel singer, performer, and beloved member of the New Orleans music community, Jo “Cool” Davis, passed away earlier today at his home after coming back from the hospital. He was 63, and had been in poor health for the last several years.

Davis was a native and resident of Central City, and was a fixture at Tipitina’s, where he worked as a doorman, for many years. He was also involved in trying to revive the “Dew Drop Inn” with several benefit concerts he organized in the 1990s. R.I.P.

More information will be posted as it comes in.

UPDATE: A funeral service for Davis will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans on Saturday, August 13. Visitation will begin at 9am, and a service will follow at 10am.