Maxine and Nial Davis (born March 13, 1926, in New Lexington, Ohio)—professionally known as Honey and Sonny, the Davis Twins—were an American musical duo best known for their twin harmony singing and long association with West Virginia radio and TV.

The twins began performing as a vocal duet in church, singing Jesus Loves Me at age three, and adding piano by age six. They later incorporated mandolin and guitar into their act and began entering amateur music contests. In 1938, at age 12, they won the Ohio State Fair Amateur Contest. Shortly thereafter, they were invited to join the Wheeling Jamboree, the state’s premier live-audience radio program, broadcast on WWVA. Their parents initially declined the offer, believing the twins were too young. When the Jamboree renewed its invitation two years later, the twins relocated to Wheeling with their mother. At that time, they adopted their stage names, Honey and Sonny, and became known collectively as the Davis Twins.

Often compared to the Grand Ole Opry, the Wheeling Jamboree introduced the Davis Twins’ harmony-driven performances to a broad regional audience. While attending Wheeling High School, they supplemented their radio work by booking private engagements and appearing on other popular radio programs, including Sagebrush Roundup in Fairmont. Following their graduation in 1944, Sonny entered active military service. After his discharge in 1946, he returned to Wheeling and rejoined Honey on WWVA. With the station’s 50,000-watt signal, the duo’s popularity expanded significantly, earning them the nickname “the Personality Kids” throughout the eastern United States.

During this period, the Davis Twins performed with notable artists, including June Carter Cash and Ken Curtis, and toured extensively with Homer and Johnnie Bailes for approximately 18 months, presenting two shows daily across the southern United States.

Honey later married fellow WWVA musician George “Sleepy” Jeffers. In 1948, Honey, Sonny, and Jeffers relocated to Charleston, where they performed on WTIP radio. As TV gained prominence, the twins became regulars on WCHS-TV’s music-comedy program The Buddy Starcher Show, followed by The Sleepy Jeffers Show. During this period, Sonny also worked as a disc jockey, first at WKLC in St. Albans and later at WTIP and WCHS in Charleston. With access to recording facilities, the Davis Twins released three 45-rpm singles.

The Davis Twins were inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2020, less than a year after Honey’s death on May 18, 2019. Sonny died on November 24, 2021.