David Mansfield

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David Mansfield
Born (1956-09-13) September 13, 1956 (age 67)
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Violin
Years active1974–present

David Mansfield (born September 13, 1956)[1] is an American musician and composer.

Mansfield was raised in Leonia, New Jersey. His father, Newton Mansfield was a first violinist in the New York Philharmonic.[2] David played guitar, pedal steel guitar and fiddle in his first band, called Quacky Duck and His Barnyard Friends, which also included two sons of Tony Bennett.[3]

Bob Dylan asked Mansfield to tour with him on his 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour; he remained in Dylan's band through their 1978 world tour.[4]

After the Revue ended in 1976, Mansfield and two other members of Dylan's band,

Cindy Bullens that same year.[7]

In 1986, Mansfield was an initial member of Bruce Hornsby and the Range,[8] including playing the title instrument on the hit "Mandolin Rain". However, he left the Range before their first tour.

Since The Alpha Band broke up, Mansfield has continued to work as a musician in sessions for Dylan, Burnett,

and others.

Mansfield composed the music for the 1980 film

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score).[12]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "David Mansfield Biography (1956-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Newton Mansfield, Violin". nyphil.org. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Quacky Duck—a Hot New Group from the Suburbs". People.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  4. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Alpha Band | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Alpha Band | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "Desire Wire - Cindy Bullens | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  8. ^ "David Mansfield interview 2001". Bruuuce.com. July 23, 2011.
  9. ^ Heaven's Gate (1980) - IMDb, retrieved March 14, 2019
  10. ^ Songcatcher (2000) - IMDb, retrieved March 14, 2019
  11. ^ The Ballad of Little Jo (1993) - IMDb, retrieved March 14, 2019
  12. ^ Broken Trail (TV Mini-Series 2006– ) - IMDb, retrieved March 14, 2019

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