Her brother Adalard (nicknamed 'Shorty Davis') was also musically inclined. He could sing as well as play the fiddle and guitar, and was comedically gifted as well. Gerry's talents included singing as well as playing guitar, mandolin, upright bass, and piano. In 1938 Shorty befriended Arthur Demers, who would eventually become known on the music circuit as Curly Williams, and Gerry and Curly were married in 1943. Curly played the resophonic guitar (also known generically as the "Dobro") and eventually the pedal steel, and the three of them started getting together and rehearsing their favorite country music songs of the time. Eventually they joined up with a man named Ray Bradley and formed a group called the Tennessee Champions. Country music (or 'hillbilly" music as it was also called) was quite popular at the time, and the group traveled around the Northeast playing barn dances and school auditoriums, as well as doing the radio shows that were common in the wee hours of the morning. They also made several 78 rpm recordings in NYC in the mid-1940's. Gerry remembered the promoters playing up her native American looks and heritage by clothing her in headresses and fringed buckskin dresses for her performances. In later years, she would continue to sing and play primarily at home or house parties and the occasional jam session at a bluegrass festival.

My mom will live on in the music I play; it's very much a part of me. I will miss her.