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
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Mick Fleetwood Says ‘Without Peter Green, There Would Be No Fleetwood Mac': Exclusive Inte…
Fleetwood Mac have been making music since 1967. That's a lot of history.
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This was his fifth album, but it might as well have been his first.
50 Years Ago: Jefferson Airplane Release Their Debut Album, ‘Takes Off’
The musical revolution ignited by the Beatles in the '60s exploded in many directions.
That Time Stevie Nicks Went Solo With ‘Bella Donna’
Fleetwood Mac pretty much owned popular music during the last half of the '70s.
Producer Sandy Pearlman Dies at 72
Sandy Pearlman, one of rock and roll's most revered producers, has died.
The Day the Final Episode of ‘The Monkees’ Aired
When the television show premiered in 1966, no one could have guessed the phenomenon it would become.
When John Lennon Was Ordered to Leave U.S. by Immigration Authorities
On March 23, 1973, John Lennon was issued an order by U.S. immigration authorities to leave the United States.
When T. Rex Unveiled Their Last Hurrah, ‘Tanx’
Marc Bolan's star soon began to fade, but not before he left us with one more classic LP.
Revisiting the Beatles’ ‘Lady Madonna’ Video
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Top 10 Rolling Stones Bill Wyman Songs
Born William George Perks on Oct. 24, 1936, he has been called laid back, stoic and reserved.
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By the beginning of 1969, Steve Marriott was really growing tired of what he saw as the limitations of the Small Faces.