I know lots of you people are (semi-)pro's, or at least very well informed about the things that are going on in this sweet microcosmos that is R'n'R.

Anybody know how & where I would be able to contact Dave Edmunds?!

I read that he had heart problems about 5 (or so) years ago, but I also know he occasionaly played (rather low-profile) gigs after that...

There's no official website, just an unactive Facebook-page, and no 'usual suspects' amongst the artistic agencies (UK-based or worldwide) that list him in their portfolio.

Any help would be greatly apreciated!

(P.S.: hbwriter, I have a feeling you might be able to shed some light...?! I'd e-mail you personaly about this, but your e-mail address is hidden. Drop me a line if you see fit, OK. Thx!)

Yeah...where the heck has he been ? A really great guitar player and always put out entertaining records--
would love to see Rockpile re-group and do a few shows--Edmunds and Nick Lowe and Billy Bremner and Terry Williams were terrific.

Not much to be found about him after the end of the last decade...

Dave is a tad older now. He did a solo thing in small clubs some years ago, but there wasn't much rock n roll. Imagine going to see Dave and no Chuck Berry songs. Glad I saw the Chuck Berry 60th birthday thing at the Felt Forum for and with Chuck with Dave on guitar. Dave carried the show, of course. That was a terrific band with Leavell on piano, Entwistle on bass and the drummer from Rockpile, forget his name.

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Dave is a tad older now. He did a solo thing in small clubs some years ago, but there wasn't much rock n roll. Imagine going to see Dave and no Chuck Berry songs. Glad I saw the Chuck Berry 60th birthday thing at the Felt Forum for and with Chuck with Dave on guitar. Dave carried the show, of course. That was a terrific band with Leavell on piano, Entwistle on bass and the drummer from Rockpile, forget his name.

Was that 60th birthday thing a one off-gig? Before or after the 60th birthday-gigs with Keith and the others for Hail Hail Rock'n'Roll?

A one off on Chuck's birthday, October 18th.

Thanks!

I saw his Rock And R&R Revue, circa 1990. It was fabulous. It was said at the time Dave had tinitus so bad he couldn't do a whole show hence the walk-ons (though he did perform with most of them). He hasn't done a proper tour since, that I know of and only one album of what sounded like demos.

Dave EDMUNDS?

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Dave EDMUNDS?

...and your question is...??

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Dave EDMUNDS?

...and your question is...??

proper use of capitalization?

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Dave EDMUNDS?

...and your question is...??

proper use of capitalization?

Is there such a thing?!

Dave Edmunds and Chris Spedding recording a couple of tracks with Paul McCartney in 1984.

Hopefully watching the Flamin' Groovies in London tonight.

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Dave EDMUNDS?

...and your question is...??

proper use of capitalization?

Is there such a thing?!

...I Googled it (the source of insight par exellence),
and the general meaning of the word 'proper' is something like...

"as I see fit".

So I better adjust my behaviour;
for somebody feeling offended is reason enough
to be excommunicated in any possible way, these days.

Please (all of you) accept my adjustements ...

"Dave Edmunds"

... ànd , off course, my (fashionable!!) "sincere apologies".

Just for the record
I don't give a whit
I was trying to guess at their meaning

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Just for the record
I don't give a whit
I was trying to guess at their meaning

...it wasn't personal. ;o)

Dave is a great guitarist and by the way he produced the Stray Cats, one of my favorite bands beside the Stones, the Race is on:

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Dave EDMUNDS?

...and your question is...??

Well, I do know that he`s a kind of rocker who is likely to have some fans at this site. I think I have a musiccasette called "Rockpile" from way back. Honestly, I`ve lost interest years ago.

I believe he retired from the music industry after several heart surgery's and hearing problems.

Mathijs

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Hopefully watching the Flamin' Groovies in London tonight.

I'll be seeing them on 10th July in San Francisco. Dave produced an album or two of theirs in the '80s as I recall.

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Dave is a great guitarist and by the way he produced the Stray Cats, one of my favorite bands beside the Stones, the Race is on:

Yes he is and yes he did.
Here is Dave as musical director (and playing great!) on "Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session" (21 October 1985, London) with Carl Perkins, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and some others like...Lee Rocker & Slim Jim Phantom.

Nice to see folks have not forgotten about Dave. He was such a great player and his live shows as the headliner or just him playing guitar in a strong lineup always soared. Edmunds could rock it up with the best, and he had Berry licks down as good as anyone. Nice rockabilly material to boot. I love his albums and the contributions he made within Rockpile.

Yes we are all aging. I hope Dave is doing ok.

Got me thinking about Nick Lowe...who's playing the day before the Stones as it turns out...

[nicklowe.com]

Dave and Keith at the Bottom Line (audio):

You may need to go through other people. Jools Holland likely can contact him.

The short amount of time I spent with him and Terry, who also was in Dire Strats, I found they never talked music and were mainly interested in American television detective shows. They drank beer all the time and had many tales of them falling asleep in strange places. As an American I am always charmed by the Brits interpretation of Rock 'n' Roll, as a light weight I was amazed at their ability to function on a steady booze. Dave is a great talent and perhaps to modest for his own good. Rockpile was a great band, I believe they had 2 record contracts at once. Dave Edmunds' Rockpile and Nick Lowes' Rockpile were the same band with the same setlists doing back to back tours.....



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2013-07-03 05:10 by DoomandGloom.

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Got me thinking about Nick Lowe...who's playing the day before the Stones as it turns out...

[nicklowe.com]

Yes Nick is coming to play in The US right near my country home. I will see that show for certain. It's a few weeks off, I could try to ask about Dave but I'd probably stay away from the performers. Nick Lowe does not work in luxury, I'm sure he needs his space.