Dave Edmunds

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Dave Edmunds
Edmunds performing with Rockpile at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, 1980
Background information
Birth name	David William Edmunds
Born	(1944-04-15) 15 April 1944 (age 80) Cardiff, Wales
Genres	Rock and roll rockabilly blues rock country rock roots rock pub rock power pop new wave[1]
Occupations	Musician singer songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	1968–2017
Labels	Regal Zonophone MAM RCA Swan Song Arista Columbia Sony Music EMI ManhattanCapitol

David William Edmunds (born 15 April 1944)^[2] is a Welsh retired singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Although he is mainly associated with pub rock and new wave, having many hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s-style rock and roll and rockabilly.^[3]