Dave Edmunds

Dave Edmunds (1980)

Dave Edmunds (born April 15, 1944 in Cardiff , Wales ) is a Welsh guitarist and singer .

Life

Dave Edmunds became known as the front man of the group Love Sculpture in the mid-1960s . The group played the blues , but also pieces by “classical” composers such as Aram Chatschaturjan's Saber Dance or Georges Bizet's Farandole. It was Shakin 'Stevens & the Sunsets' then manager Paul Barrett who introduced Edmunds to rock and roll . In 1969 he began recording solo records, on which he often played most of the instruments himself. He had great success with the new editions of well-known rock'n'roll pieces.

With I Hear You Knockin 'he landed a No. 1 hit in the British charts in 1970. More hits followed. With these pieces he imitated the sound of the 1950s and 1960s in the style of Phil Spector or the Everly Brothers . In 1974 he starred in the movie Stardust . In the late 1970s he played with bassist Nick Lowe von Brinsley Schwarz in the group Rockpile . Rockpile was mostly a live band. The musicians continued to record solo records. Even after the end of Rockpile in 1981, Dave Edmunds continued his solo career. For a while his records were produced by Jeff Lynne , which gave his sound a new twist. He later performed again with Nick Lowe. In 1980 Dave Edmunds discovered the Stray Cats in London and produced their first album (Stray Cats, 1981). He helped these three teenagers from Massapequa, Long Island, to their distinctive sound and is considered to be largely responsible for their success. In 1981 he then produced the debut album Polecats are Go! the neo-rockabilly band Polecats ( USA ). Dave Edmunds has also worked as a producer for other musicians and groups, including Shakin 'Stevens (1970 and 1985), Brinsley Schwarz and the comeback of the Everly Brothers.

On October 21, 1985 Edmunds was the musical director of the television special Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session by Carl Perkins , where he appeared alongside artists such as Eric Clapton , Rosanne Cash and Ringo Starr .

Dave Edmunds has not made a major impact as a musician since the mid-1990s, but appears repeatedly at festivals in Great Britain and has been a special guest at a number of concerts - u. a. Carl Perkins ' 65th birthday in the mid-1990s.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1979	Repeat When Necessary	-	-	-	UK39 silver (12 weeks)UK	US54 (15 weeks) US	First published: June 11, 1979
1981	Twangin ...	-	-	-	UK37 (4 weeks) UK	US48 (14 weeks) US	First published: April 6, 1981
1982	DE 7	-	-	-	UK60 (3 weeks) UK	US46 (14 weeks) US	First published: March 22, 1982
1983	information	-	-	-	UK92 (2 weeks) UK	US51 (20 weeks) US	First published: April 18, 1983
1984	Riff raff	-	-	-	-	US140 (4 weeks) US	First published: September 1984
1987	I Hear You Rockin '	-	-	-	-	US106 (12 weeks) US	First published: January 1987 The Dave Edmunds Band, live album
1990	Closer to the flame	-	-	-	-	US146 (6 weeks) US	First published: March 1990

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More albums

1972: Rockpile
1975: Subtle as a Flying Mallet
1977: Get It
1978: Tracks on Wax 4
1978: College Radio Network Presents Dave Edmunds and Rockpile (with Rockpile )
1989: The Booze Brothers by Brewers Droop (Brewers Droop feat. Mark Knopfler and Dave Edmunds)
1994: Plugged In
1999: King Biscuit
1999: Hand Picked Musical Fantasies
2000: A Pile of Rock Live
2002: C'mon Everybody
2008: Alive & Pickin 'at Saint Davids Hall, Cardiff
2014: … Again
2014: Live at Rockpalast Loreley 1983

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1982	The Best of Dave Edmunds	-	-	-	-	US163 (5 weeks) US	First published: December 1981
2008	The Many Sides Of: The Greatest Hits	-	-	-	UK38 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 22, 2008

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More compilations

1974: The Classic Tracks 1968/1972
1977: Dave Edmunds, Rocker: Early Works 1968/1972
1980: The Dave Edmunds & Love Sculpture Single's A's & B’s
1986: Vol. 1 - The Love Sculpture Years
1986: Vol. 2 - The Original Rockpile
1991: The Early Edmunds
1992: Stadium Rock Volume 2 (with Joe Cocker and Barclay James Harvest )
1993: Best of Dave Edmunds
1993: The Dave Edmunds Anthology (1968-90)
1994: Chronicles
1997: The Collection
1997: I Hear You Knocking
1997: Rockin '
2000: Saber Dance
2000: Premium Gold Collection (with Love Sculpture )
2004: From Small Things: The Best of Dave Edmunds
2005: The Best of the EMI Years
2013: Original Album Classics (box with 5 CDs)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1970	I Hear You Knocking Rockpile	DE3 gold (18 weeks)DE	AT4 (16 weeks) AT	CH2 (11 weeks) CH	UK1 (14 weeks) UK	US4 (12 weeks) US	First published: November 9, 1970 Authors: Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew Sales: + 500,000; Original: Smiley Lewis , 1955
1971	I'm Comin 'Home Dave Edmunds, Rocker: Early Works 1968/1972	-	-	-	-	US75 (4 weeks) US	First published: April 1971 Author: Traditional
1973	Baby I Love You Subtle as a Flying Mallet	-	-	-	UK8 (13 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 8, 1973 Authors: Ellie Greenwich , Jeff Barry , Phil Spector Original: The Ronettes , 1963
1973	Born to Be with You Subtle as a Flying Mallet	-	-	-	UK5 (12 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 28, 1973 Author: Don Robertson Original: The Chordettes , 1955
1977	I know the bride get it	-	-	-	UK26 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 20, 1977 Author: Nick Lowe
1979	Girls Talk Repeat When Necessary	-	-	-	UK4th silver (11 weeks)UK	US65 (6 weeks) US	First published: June 18, 1979 Author: Elvis Costello
	Queen of Hearts Repeat When Necessary	-	-	-	UK11 (9 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 10, 1979 Author: Hank DeVito
	Crawling from the Wreckage Repeat When Necessary	-	-	-	UK59 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 12, 1979 Author: Graham Parker
1980	Singing the Blues Twangin ...	-	-	-	UK28 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 28, 1980 Author: Melvin Endsley Original: Marty Robbins , 1956
1981	Almost Saturday Night Twangin ...	-	-	-	UK58 (3 weeks) UK	US54 (8 weeks) US	First published: March 16, 1981 Author and original: John Fogerty , 1975
1981	The Race Is On Twangin ...	-	-	-	UK34 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 8, 1981 with The Stray Cats , Author: Don Rollins Original: George Jones , 1964
1983	Slipping away information	-	-	-	UK60 (5 weeks) UK	US39 (15 weeks) US	First published: March 7, 1983 Author: Jeff Lynne
1985	High School Nights Porky’s Revenge! (Soundtrack)	-	-	-	-	US91 (2 weeks) US	First published: April 1985 Authors: John David, Steve Gould
1990	King of Love Closer to the Flame	-	-	-	UK68 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 19, 1990 Author: Mark Johnson
1990	Closer to the Flame Closer to the Flame	DE67 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: May 1990 Authors: Fontaine Brown, Ron Nagle, Scott Mathews

More singles

1971: Blue Monday
1972: Down, Down, Down
1974: Need a Shot of Rhythm and Blues
1975: I Ain't Never
1976: Here Comes the Weekend
1976: Where or When
1977: Juju Man
1977: Little Darlin '
1977: Get Out of Denver
1978: Deborah
1978: Trouble Boys
1978: Television
1979: A1 on the jukebox
1980: Dave Edmunds (EP)
1980: Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds Sing the Everly Brothers (with Nick Lowe )
1980: Baby Ride Easy (with Carlene Carter )
1982: From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
1982: The Wanderer (Live)
1982: Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love)
1982: Me and the Boys
1982: From Small Things Big Things Come
1982: Deep in the Heart of Texas
1982: Run Rudolph Run (Dave Edmunds Band)
1983: Information
1984: Something About You
1984: Steel Claw
1985: Do You Want to Dance
1987: The Wanderer (Dave Edmunds Band, live)
1987: Paralyzed (Dave Edmunds Band, live)

literature

Irwin Stambler: The Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul . 3rd revised edition. St. Martin's Press, New York City 1989, ISBN 0-312-02573-4 , pp. 210-212.

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↑ ^a ^b ^c Chart sources: Singles DE UK Billboard 200
↑ ^a ^b The Billboard album by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c UK gold / platinum database
^ ^A ^b Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 444 .

Web links

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Dave Edmunds in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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Dave Edmunds at Discogs (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Edmunds, Dave
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Welsh guitarist and singer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 15, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cardiff , Wales

[charts-1] Chart sources: Singles DE UK Billboard 200

[Billboard-2] The Billboard album by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

[gold-3] UK gold / platinum database

[Ehnert-4] A ^b Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 444 .