Dave Adams (musician)
| Dave Adams | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Malcolm Adams |
| Also known as |
Joy and Dave Joy and David Burr Bailey Silas Dooley Jr. |
| Born |
1938 Saint Helier, Jersey |
| Died |
19 March 2016 (aged 77) Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, session musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1958–2016 |
| Labels | EMI, Decca, Parlophone, Triumph |
David Malcolm "Dave" Adams (1938 – 19 March 2016) was a British singer, keyboard player and songwriter.
Born in Jersey, he began working with Joe Meek in 1958 and continued to work with him until Meek's death in 1967.[1] In the early 1960s, he helped build up Meek's studio. He recorded singles with him under various pseudonyms and wrote songs for him. He was part of the production of Telstar; a "second stage demo" of him playing the tune exists. He was also a member of Heinz Burt's backing band The Wild Boys along with Ritchie Blackmore.[2]
He later lived in Buffalo, New York. His daughter, Dee Adams writes and performs music as a solo artist, with a country-rock band called Dee and the Housecats, and with a jazz band called The Funny Valentines.
Discography
- Sep 1958: Joy and David: Whoopee! (Adams) / My Oh My (Duke) - Parlophone R 4477
- Feb 1959: Joy and David: Rockin' Away The Blues (Duke/Adams) / If You Pass Me By (Duke) - Decca F 11123 (also issued on 78)
- Mar 1960: Joy & Dave: Let's Go See Gran'ma (Adams) / Believe Me (Duke) - Triumph RGM 1002
- Oct 1960: Joy & Dave: My Very Good Friend the Milkman (Spina/Burke) / Doopey Darling (Duke) - Decca F 11291
- Dec 1961: Joy & Dave: Joe's Been A-Gittin' There (Wilkin/Martin) / They Tell Us Not To Love (Duke) - Parlophone R 4855 (demo copies contain an alternative, slower recording of the B-side).
- Jun 1963: Burr Bailey and The Six-Shooters: San Francisco Bay (Fuller) / Burr Bailey and The Fletchers: Like A Bird Without Feathers (Meek/Lawrence) - Decca F 11686
- Feb 1964: Burr Bailey: Chahawki (Meek/Raymonde) / You Made Me Cry (Joe Meek) - Decca F 11846
- The Silas Dooley Jr. L.P. (1998) (on "The Dave Adams Story" CD) (recorded in 1963 but remained unreleased until 1994 /1998. The original working title for the LP was believed to be "Naughty But Nice!").
References
- ↑ Chusid, Irwin (2000) Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious Universe of Outsider Music, A Capella Books, ISBN 978-1-55652-372-4, p. 29-33
- ↑ Record Collector, #453, May 2016, p.145