Gospel singer, performer and Central City’s pride and joy Jo “Cool” Davis passed away at his home after coming back from the hospital on Friday, August 5, 2016. He was 63 and had been in poor health for the last several years. Davis suffered from diabetes and lost a leg to the disease 10 years ago.

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. “Jo was everybody’s buddy at the back door of Tip’s,” said Jan Ramse...