A vocal music scholarship led to professional theatre gigs. From there, David moved to San Diego where he was a member of the seminal grooving punkers, Claude Coma & the IVs. A move back to his hometown of Bay City, MI, led him to play in one of the most popular bands Michigan produced in the 80s – The Burdons. This led to gigs in such legendary venues as St. Andrew’s Hall & Lili’s (Detroit), The Loop (Grand Rapids), and The Metro (Cincinnati). From Michigan, he moved to Illinois and was a member of one of Central Illinois’ most popular blues bands, Lorrie Ann & the 3D Rhythm Band, sharing the stage with blues stalwarts such as Jonny Lang, Lonnie Brooks, Duke Tumatoe, Joanne Connor, Mississippi Heat. David’s influences range from Belafonte to Costello, from The Beatles to Springsteen, and from Zevon to Champion Jack Dupree. The most common comparisons, musically, are to Van Morrison, Warren Zevon, Todd Rundgren, and John Hiatt.
Discography
Streetlife (San Diego) – single – 1980
Claude Coma & the IV’s – Art From Sin (LP) – 1981
Claude Coma & the IV’s – Who’s Listening (Compilation LP – San Diego) – 1982
The Burdons – self-titled (LP) – 1985 #40 US Rock Indie College Radio
Lorrie Ann & the 3D Rhythm Band – Cassette EP – 1995
Twin City Christmas (Illinois) – (CD/Cass) – 1996
Lorrie Ann & the 3D Rhythm Band – Big Handed Daddy (CD) – 1998
The Burdons – Live at the Penny Arcade (Michigan) – 1999
David Davenport – The Big Machine (CD) – 2003 – marketed by The Planetary Group/Boston – received airplay on over 60 Midwestern U.S. radio stations.
David Davenport – One Brother (CD) – 2008 – Planetary Group – received airplay on nearly 200 stations across the US and Canada
Visit David online at: www.daviddavenportmusic.com
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