Dave Swanson is a writer and musician from Cleveland, Ohio. He has spent a lifetime obsessed with all things Rock & Roll. Dave has written for a variety of publications including Shindig!, Bucketful Of Brains, The Cleveland Scene and The Cleveland Plain Dealer. He hosts his own radio show, has promoted concerts and played in several bands including, but not limited to, Rainy Day Saints, New Salem Witch Hunters, The Cynics, Chamber Strings, Guided By Voices, Death Of Samantha, and Captain Groovy & His Bubblegum Army. Favorite bands-Cheap Trick, The Monkees, Sparks, Motorhead, Beach Boys, Rockpile, XTC,Van Der Graaf Generator, Sweet, Bob Dylan,etc. Favortie color- paisley. Sign-Scorpio. Favorite Movies-Love And Death, Don't Look Back & Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls. Political party-Mod & Rocker. Religion-Rock & Roll. His biggest regret is having no regrets. If not playing, writing, reading about, listening to, or discussing music, he is most likely dead.
Dave Swanson
51 Years Ago: Manfred Mann Record the No. 1 Hit ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’
Frontman Paul Jones found an earlier version of this song in his record collection, and Manfred Mann transformed it into a charttopping breakthrough hit.
The History of ‘My Sharona': How One Song Doomed the Knack
Loathed by critics and written off as a novelty act, the Knack were a genuine rock 'n' roll band.
That Time Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe Released Rockpile Albums Disguised as Solo Records
The formation of Rockpile in the mid-'70s came with one major problem: The band's co-leaders, Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe, were signed as solo acts to different labels.
51 Years Ago: David Bowie Releases His Debut Single, ‘Liza Jane’
David Bowie's first single was released on June 5, 1964.
45 Years Ago: ‘Woodstock’ Soundtrack Highlights Peace, Love, Hippie Music
The Woodstock festival was experienced by "half a million strong," as the song goes.
42 Years Ago: Paul Simon Launches First Solo Tour
On May 6, 1973, Paul Simon kicked off his first tour as a solo artist in Boston.
47 Years Ago: Buffalo Springfield Perform Final Concert
Buffalo Springfield were always a house of cards caught in a hurricane.
36 Years Ago: The Who Play First Concert With Kenney Jones
Kenney Jones, a former drummer with the Small Faces and the Faces, later admitted that the very idea of anyone replacing Keith Moon in the Who was ludicrous.
51 Years Ago: First Series of Beatles Trading Cards Released
You know you've made it in America when you get your image on a bubblegum card.
41 Years Ago: Sweet Break Out With ‘Sweet Fanny Adams’
After their 1971 debut album failed to chart, Sweet managed to pull off an impressive run of 11 U.K. Top 40 hits in a row.
47 Years Ago: The Amboy Dukes Bridge Psychedelia and Hard Rock on ‘Journey to the Center of the Mind’
In April 1968, the Amboy Dukes released of one of the era's most definitive singles, "Journey to the Center of the Mind."
37 Years Ago: ‘Ringo’ TV Special Airs
The difficulties of being Ringo Starr was the subject of a cheesy TV special in April 1978.