This page will contain news stories about Dave Edmunds, as they become available.Dave EdmundsDave Edmunds (born April 15, 1944) came out of Cardiff, Wales in the late 1960s, fronting a band called Love Sculpture who were playing blues and rocked up classical pieces. "Sabre Dance" was typical of this, a top ten hit after much airplay from DJ John Peel. After the band split, Edmunds had a huge number one single with "I Hear You Knocking", a cover of a blues classic from Smiley Lewis. After learning his trade as a producer, culminating in a couple of Phil Spector type singles, "Baby I Love You" and "Born To Be With You", he became enamoured of the concurrent pub rock movement of the early 1970s, producing Brinsley Schwarz, Ducks Deluxe, and also The Flamin' Groovies, using a stripped down, grittier sound. His own solo LP from that era, Subtle As A Flying Mallet, was similar in style. The Brinsley Schwarz connection brought about a collaboration with Nick Lowe, operating under the name Rockpile, with Billy Bremner and Terry Williams. For contractual reasons they could not record as Rockpile until 1980, and so released albums as solo LP's backed by their band. Dave Edmunds had more hits during this time, including "Girls Talk", "I Knew The Bride", and "Queen Of Hearts". Bizarrely, after their first LP as Rockpile, Seconds Of Pleasure, the band split. Edmunds spent the 1980s releasing more music to an ever selective audience, collaborating with and producing an assortment of artists, from Paul McCartney to King Kurt, via The Stray Cats. He even soundtracked a Porkies movie. He now lives in L.A. in semi-retirement, releasing the occasional album and touring infrequently, mainly due to ill health. The list of artists he has worked with is immense, from legends to footnotes in rock history. Many of his fans consider him very underrated as a performer, guitarist, and producer. This page about Dave Edmunds includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Dave Edmunds News stories about Dave Edmunds External links for Dave Edmunds Videos for Dave Edmunds Wikis about Dave Edmunds Discussion Groups about Dave Edmunds Blogs about Dave Edmunds Images of Dave Edmunds |
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Many of his fans consider him very underrated as a performer, guitarist, and producer. Blue," however, was one of the few recordings by a white group to make the rhythm & blues chart as well as the pop music chart. The list of artists he has worked with is immense, from legends to footnotes in rock history. The Fleetwoods continued to record into the 1960s, with a number of other successes, though none so big as "Come Softly to Me" Their second hit, "Mr. in semi-retirement, releasing the occasional album and touring infrequently, mainly due to ill health. The song was also recorded by some other artists, and Frankie Vaughan and the Kaye Sisters in particular had a chart hit in the United Kingdom with it. He now lives in L.A. The three singers all lived in an area where the local telephone exchange name was FLeetwood, and they took their new name from the exchange, becoming The Fleetwoods.. He even soundtracked a Porkies movie. He thought that the title was too risque, so he had it changed to "Come Softly to Me," and he also thought that "Two Girls and a Guy" didn't sound commercial enough. Edmunds spent the 1980s releasing more music to an ever selective audience, collaborating with and producing an assortment of artists, from Paul McCartney to King Kurt, via The Stray Cats. Bob Reisdorf, the owner of Dolphin Records, was responsible for the name changes. Bizarrely, after their first LP as Rockpile, Seconds Of Pleasure, the band split. They sang it a capella, then dubbed the instrumental accompaniment, consisting only of Latin-styled acoustic guitar and the rhythmic shaking of Troxel's car keys. Dave Edmunds had more hits during this time, including "Girls Talk", "I Knew The Bride", and "Queen Of Hearts". After six months, they got the song recorded. For contractual reasons they could not record as Rockpile until 1980, and so released albums as solo LP's backed by their band. They performed the song twice at school functions and their classmated wanted recordings of it so they could learn the song. The Brinsley Schwarz connection brought about a collaboration with Nick Lowe, operating under the name Rockpile, with Billy Bremner and Terry Williams. The song was at first called "Come Softly" and the group was named "Two Girls and a Guy," but both were changed en route to the song's becoming a hit. His own solo LP from that era, Subtle As A Flying Mallet, was similar in style. They started singing and humming a song together, and liked it enough to ask Gretchen's friend and singing partner, Barbara Ellis, to join them as a trio to perform it. After learning his trade as a producer, culminating in a couple of Phil Spector type singles, "Baby I Love You" and "Born To Be With You", he became enamoured of the concurrent pub rock movement of the early 1970s, producing Brinsley Schwarz, Ducks Deluxe, and also The Flamin' Groovies, using a stripped down, grittier sound. Gary Troxel and Gretchen Christopher were two high schoolers waiting for Gretchen's mother to pick them up after school to take them home. After the band split, Edmunds had a huge number one single with "I Hear You Knocking", a cover of a blues classic from Smiley Lewis. The Fleetwoods were a singing trio from Olympia, Washington, USA. "Sabre Dance" was typical of this, a top ten hit after much airplay from DJ John Peel. Goodnight My Love - 1963. Dave Edmunds (born April 15, 1944) came out of Cardiff, Wales in the late 1960s, fronting a band called Love Sculpture who were playing blues and rocked up classical pieces. Lovers by Night, Strangers by Day - 1962. The Great Imposter - 1962. Tragedy - 1961. The Last One to Know - 1960. Outside My Window - 1960. Runaround - 1960. You Mean Everything to Me - 1959. Graduation's Here - 1959. Blue - 1959 (Gold Record). Mr. Come Softly to Me - 1959 (Gold Record). |