Dave Edmunds is tagged as: Dave Edmunds (born April 15, 1944) is a singer, guitarist and producer from Cardiff, Wales. Though he was primarily associated with pub rock and New Wave, and had numerous hits in the late 70’s and early 80’s, he was steadfastly devoted to pre-Beatles rock and roll. An infrequent songwriter, Edmunds has largely relied on cover songs or custom-written material to sustain his career. In the late 1960s he led a blues-rock trio called Love Sculpture, who scored a quasi-novelty hit by reworking Khachaturian’s classical piece “Sabre Dance” as a speed-crazed rock number. “Sabre Dance” became a hit after garnering the enthusiastic attention of British DJ John Peel. After Love Sculpture split, Edmunds had a number one single with “I Hear You Knocking”, a Smiley Lewis cover. His only acting role followed, as a band member in the David Essex movie Stardust (1974 movie). After learning the trade of producer, culminating in a couple of singles in the style of Phil Spector, “Baby I Love You” and “Born To Be With You”, he became linked with the 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 sol... Read More About Dave Edmunds Biography...  Send Dave Edmunds ringtones to your cell
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