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Dave King.

Dave King (b. 12th November 1961 in Dublin, Ireland) is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter and lyricist for the Irish-American punk band Flogging Molly. He is now based in Los Angeles, California. Image File history File links Information. ... Shortcut: WP:WIN Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, also an online community. ... Shortcut: WP:CU Marking articles for cleanup This page is undergoing a transition to an easier-to-maintain format. ... This Manual of Style has the simple purpose of making things easy to read by following a consistent format — it is a style guide. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish American Irish punk band, that formed in Los Angeles and is currently signed under SideOneDummy Records. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ...

Personal life

Dave King grew up in a Dublin neighborhood known as Beggar's Bush near an old British Army barracks in a small two-room flat. When he was around the age of six or seven his parents bought him a guitar.^{[citation needed]} Beggars Bush is the name of a former barracks on Haddington Road in Dublin, as well the surrounding area and a nearby pub. ...

According to the Whiskey on a Sunday DVD, when King was ten, his father died. Because King had been the one to draw attention to his father's ill appearance, he partially blamed himself for his father's death. King has said that his father's death was the most traumatic event of his life.

After emigrating to the United States, he was without a United States Permanent Resident Card for eight years, making him incapable of visiting his home. This forced separation from his homeland has been claimed by some to be a contributing factor in many of Flogging Molly's song lyrics. A United States Green Card. ... Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish American Irish punk band, that formed in Los Angeles and is currently signed under SideOneDummy Records. ...

Career information

Prior to forming Flogging Molly, Dave King was the vocalist for Fastway, a 1980s-early 1990s heavy metal band, featuring guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke of the metal band Motörhead. They recorded their first four records with King on vocals, as well as a live record. After disbanding Fastway (Eddie carried on the name with all new members) King formed Katmandu with Mandy Meyer (former member of the band Krokus), who released one self-titled album, had a couple of minor hits but later disbanded. Dave King retained a record deal with Epic records, who wanted him to sing for The Jeff Beck Group, but he declined. He started working on new material with a distinct Irish sound, but still retaining the hard driving, loud and fast musical style. He asked to be let out of his Epic contract because "they wouldn't know what to do with the new music anyways...". Since then Dave King has had great success with Flogging Molly, reaching a peak position of #20 on the Billboard charts top 200 and a #1 on the Billboard Indie Chart. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... “Heavy metal” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Edward Clarke, better known as Fast Eddie Clarke, is a guitarist who was a member of the British heavy metal bands Fastway and Motörhead. ... This article is about the band. ... Krokus is a hard rock/heavy metal band from Switzerland. ... The current version of this article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. ...