Dave Cousins
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Dave Cousins | |
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progressive folk | |
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| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Labels | A&M |
| Member of | Strawbs |
Dave Cousins (born David Joseph Hindson; 7 January 1945) is an English musician[2] who has been the leader, singer and most-active songwriter of Strawbs, since 1967.[3]
Cousins is a founding member of Strawbs, which started out as the Strawberry Hill Boys, playing
Biography
Cousins was born
He ran Witchwood Media Limited, an independent record and publishing company, until the company's catalogue was sold to Cherry Red Limited.[7] Cousins once toured North America and Europe with Acoustic Strawbs, several months every year. In February 2012, a new venture with producer Chris Tsangarides was announced, the Dark Lord Records label; the first release was by band Spit Like This on 21 May. In 2014 Cousins' autobiography Exorcising Ghosts: Strawbs and Other Lives was published by Witchwood Media Limited.[8]
In December 2021, Cousins announced his withdrawal from live performance for health reasons. [2]
University of Leicester awarded Dave Cousins an honorary Doctor of Music (DMus) degree Jan. 20, 2023.[9]
On August 11, 2023 Dave Cousins and Strawbs gave their final live show and farewell gig at Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2023. [10]
Special appearances
In 1980, Cousins made a guest appearance on On Through the Night, the debut album by British heavy metal group Def Leppard. Cousins' speaking voice can be heard at the beginning of "When the Walls Came Tumblin' Down", reciting a melancholy tale that serves as the track's intro.[11]
Albums
- Dave Lambert, etc)
- Old School Songs (1980) (with Brian Willoughby)
- The Bridge (1994) (with Brian Willoughby)
- Hummingbird (2002) (with Rick Wakeman)
- Wakeman and Cousins "Live 1988" (2005) (with Rick Wakeman)
- High Seas (2005) (with Conny Conrad)
- The Boy in the Sailor Suit (2007)
- Secret Paths (2008)
- Duochrome (2008) (with Ian Cutler) live recordings from the US tour in March 2008
- Moving Pictures (2015) solo acoustic live recording from The Kent Stage, Kent, Ohio US 15 March 2008
See also
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Strawbs Dave Cousins withdraws from live performance". Loude. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Rock Legend to Share Memories of Growing Up in Chiswick". Chiswick W4. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Ewingpublished, Jerry (26 January 2023). "Leicester University alumni Dave Cousins awarded honorary degree". louder.
- ^ "Meet musician Dave Cousins". Great British Life.
- ^ "STRAWBS ALBUMS". www.strawbsweb.co.uk.
- ^ Cousins, Dave (2014). Exorcising Ghosts: Strawbs and Other Lives. Withchwood Media Limited.
- ^ "Strawbs founder honoured by University of Leicester | News". University of Leicester. 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Strawbs Setlist at Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2023". setlist.fm.
- ^ "The Strawbs Official Home Page". StrawbsWeb. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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