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. April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Cardiff (English:  Welsh: ) is the capital of Wales and its largest city. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd in... Revival of the Pub Rock Scene made popular by Dire Straits and Elvis Costello. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

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. Love Sculpture were a British blues-rock band of the late 60s, led by Dave Edmunds. ... Aram Ilich Khachaturian (Armenian: Արամ Խաչատրյան, Russian: Аpaм Ильич Xaчaтypян) (June 6, 1903 – May 1, 1978) was a composer of classical music. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Autobiography John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, and journalist. ...

After Love Sculpture split, Edmunds had a UK #1 single in 1970 with "I Hear You Knocking", a Smiley Lewis cover. This single also reached #4 US the following year, making it Edmunds's biggest hit by far on either side of the Atlantic. I Hear You Knocking is a popular rhythm and blues song with emphatic syncopation, written by Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King and published in 1955. ... Smiley Lewis (July 5, 1913 - October 7, 1966) was a Rhythm and blues musician. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ...

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. David Essex (born July 23, 1947) is a British actor and singer who has enjoyed a varied career. ... Stardust is a 1974 British film directed by Michael Apted and starring David Essex and Adam Faith. ... The Phil Spector anthology album, Back to Mono. ... Baby I Love You! is a 2004 single by Jennifer Lopez. ... Born to Be with You can refer to: Born to Be with You, a 1956 song popularized by The Chordettes Born to Be with You, a 1973 album by Dion Di Mucci This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Revival of the Pub Rock Scene made popular by Dire Straits and Elvis Costello. ... Brinsley Schwarz is a 1970s English pub rock band named for guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. ... Ducks Deluxe were an English pub rock band from the 1970s. ... The Flamin Groovies were an American rock music band of the 1960s and 70s. ...

His own solo LP from that era, Subtle As A Flying Mallet, was similar in style. In 1977, the Brinsley Schwarz connection brought about a collaboration with Nick Lowe under the name Rockpile, with Billy Bremner and Terry Williams. For contractual reasons they could not record as Rockpile until 1980, but contemporary solo LPs (such as Nick Lowe's Labour of Lust and Edmunds' own Repeat When Necessary) were in fact group recordings. Dave Edmunds had more UK hits during this time, including Elvis Costello's "Girls Talk", Nick Lowe's "I Knew The Bride", Hank DeVito's "Queen of Hearts" (a song that later became a smash U.S. hit for Juice Newton), Graham Parker's "Crawling From The Wreckage", and Melvin Endsley's "Singing The Blues" (originally a hit for Guy Mitchell). Bowi EP sleeve (1977). ... Rockpile was a British rock group noted for strong rockabilly and power pop influences. ... Billy Bremner is best known for his work as guitar player of Rockpile which played on the bulk of Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds albums throughout the mid 70s. ... Terry Williams (born 1948) is a Welsh rock drummer, whose resume includes Paul McCartney, BB King, and Bob Dylan. ... Labour of Lust is an album by British singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. ... Repeat When Necessary is an album by Welsh rock musician Dave Edmunds. ... Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954, in London), better known by his stage name, Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer, and songwriter of Irish ancestry. ... Capitol USA 7 single Queen of Hearts is a pop song written by Hank DeVito. ... Juice Newton was born Judith Kaye Cohen on 18 February 1952 in Lakehurst, New Jersey and grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia. ... Graham Parker playing at Brits Pub in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Singing the Blues is a popular song. ... Guy Mitchell (February 22, 1927-July 1, 1999) was an American pop singer, who was even more successful in the United Kingdom than his homeland, despite being an international recording star of the 1950s with five #1 singles. ...

Unexpectedly, after Rockpile released their first LP under their own name (1980's Seconds Of Pleasure), the band split, generally attributed to tensions between Edmunds and Lowe. Edmunds spent the 1980s collaborating with and producing an assortment of artists, from Paul McCartney to King Kurt, and from The Stray Cats to Status Quo. He recorded the soundtrack for Porky's Revenge, supplying the main theme, "High School Nights", and was the musical director for a television special starring Carl Perkins, with assorted guests including George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Rosanne Cash. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, (born June 18, 1942) is an English songwriter, musician and singer, best known as a member of The Beatles and one half of the songwriting partnership known as Lennon/McCartney. ... Stray Cats was formed by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer in the Long Island town of Massapequa, NY, in 1979. ... Status Quo is a UK rock band founded by bassist Alan Lancaster and guitarist Francis Rossi in 1962. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... Porkys Revenge VHS Cover Porkys Revenge is the 1985 third and final installment to the Porkys movie trilogy. ... Carl Perkins Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of rockabilly music, a mix of rhythm and blues and country music that evolved at Sun Records in Memphis in the early 1950s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular English musician, singer, and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. ... Rosanne Cash from the back cover of Rhythm & Romance (1985). ...

On his 1983 and 1984 releases, Information and Riff Raff, Edmunds collaborated on two songs with Jeff Lynne, the lead musician of Electric Light Orchestra. The former album produced Edmunds's only other US Top 40 hit, "Slipping Away", which just barely made the list at #39 and was not a hit in the UK. Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) in the Shard End area of Birmingham, England, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. ... Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) were a successful rock music group of the 1970s and 1980s from Birmingham, England. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ...

Edmunds recorded less frequently after the mid 1980s, and now lives in Wales in semi-retirement, touring Scandinavia infrequently, after surviving a quadruple bypass several years ago. Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd in...

Discography

as Love Sculpture:

• Blues Helping (December 1968)
• Forms and Feelings (January 1970)

as Dave Edmunds' Rockpile:

• Rockpile (June 1972)

as Dave Edmunds:

• Subtle As a Flying Mallet (April 1975)
• Get It (April 1977)
• Tracks on Wax 4 (September 1978)
• Repeat When Necessary (June 1979)

as Rockpile: Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Tracks on Wax 4 is a 1978 album by Dave Edmunds. ... Repeat When Necessary is an album by Welsh rock musician Dave Edmunds. ...

• Seconds of Pleasure (October 1980)

as Dave Edmunds: Seconds of Pleasure was the first (and sole) album of the band that backed both Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe from 1976 to 1981. ...

• Twangin' (April 1981)
• D.E. 7th (March 1982)
• Information (April 1983)
• Riff Raff (September 1984)
• I Hear You Rocking (June 1987)
• Closer to the Flame (April 1990)
• The Best of Dave Edmunds (March 1991)
• The Anthology: 1968-1990 (April 1993)
• Plugged In (August 1994)
• Hand Picked: Musical Fantasies (January 2000)
• A Pile of Rock: Live (September 2001)
• From Small Things: The Best of Dave Edmunds (April 2004)
• Alive and Pickin' (February 2005)