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Death Valley Dave

Not in The Bible, baby!

About Me

Death Valley lives! Celebrating life below sea level, Death Valley Dave writes and plays powerpop with the strength of a 20 mule team.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/23/2006
Band Members: Singing with my favorite band, PUSHING RED BUTTONS. STEVE HERRIG and RICH GAGLIA have completed the next 4 songs for the upcoming CD "The Butterfly Net". I get to sing lead on "My Parting Shot" and "Entitled". I had a blast singing background vocals on "Bottom Feeder" and "Sticking To Your Story". Visit PRB's my space site for all the new songs. "Too Late" and "Heavy Hand" will also be on PRB's new CD this Fall! "Beautiful Music" is a song that I wrote for Tom Cavanagh's "A Bent Pussycat Christmas Vol. 8" CD.For details on the songs posted here from different eras of DVDave's "career", check the blogs. Hopefully the DVD4 (aka 3ManRush) will record someday........Enjoy!
Influences: Mr. Peter Townshend, John Entwistle, Todd Rundgren, Roger Daltrey, Phil Lesh, Jack Bruce, John Paul George and Ringo, Alice Cooper (group), Master Raymond Douglas Davies.....
Sounds Like: Guess "Who"?
Type of Label: None

My Blog

My Parting Shot

Two more fantastic songs written by Steve Herrig and recorded by Rich Gaglia and Pushing Red Buttons! "My Parting Shot" is the ballad I always wish that I'd written. "Entitled" is the rant I wish that...
Posted by Death Valley Dave on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:35:00 PST

The Dave Clark 5 HOF

FINALLY!The Dave Clark 5 has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It should have happened years ago. Say what you want about the HOF, but it’s still quite an honor. Unfortunately,...
Posted by Death Valley Dave on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:29:00 PST

Beautiful Music at Christmas time....

"When a tree falls in a lonely forest, and no animal is near by to hear it, does it make a sound? Why?"[1] Is it beautiful music if no one hears it?  Why? Why? Why sing to someone that's bey...
Posted by Death Valley Dave on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:04:00 PST

Heavy Hand and Too Late

Both great songs were written by Steve Herrig.  I was fortunate to sing these songs for Steve's band Pushing Red Buttons.  Look for the CD in the Spring!
Posted by Death Valley Dave on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:57:00 PST

The Great Salvation

Not to be confused with The Great Santini.... Alan wrote the words that inspired my music.
Posted by Death Valley Dave on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:55:00 PST

One Stolen Night

We've all had one stolen night.  Mine starts with my soulful solo demo and ends with me Jay Chippy Rip.  I wrote the title and first two lines and the music, Alan wrote the rest of the ...
Posted by Death Valley Dave on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:53:00 PST

Lorry Doll and the Wild Ones 1980

YEAAAAAH!  Summer of 1980, returning home to Long Island in a blaze of alcohol and various drugs, I was asked (told) to join my Sister Lorry Doll's punk band, "THE WILD ONES" with her boyfri...
Posted by Death Valley Dave on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:51:00 PST