DAVE TAYLOR
By the age of 16, Dave had left his day job and made a living playing in various Rock*n*Roll bands in and around the Midlands, one of his earliest bands was a band called ‘Twice on Sunday’ which he joined in 1974. Dave studied classical music at the Royal School of Music for a six year period, which helped teach Dave his inimitable Boogie Woogie playing technique.
The last year of his studies culminated in the students' piano competition, featuring a compulsory classical composition, as well as a second, optional piece. Dave chose Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata as his first number and, faithful to his conviction, Honky Tonk Train Blues as his second number. Due to the conservative attitude of the panel, this, however, brought a brisk end to his studies at the classical institution!
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BIOGRAPHY
The last year of his studies culminated in the students' piano competition, featuring a compulsory classical composition, as well as a second, optional piece. Dave chose Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata as his first number and, faithful to his conviction, Honky Tonk Train Blues as his second number. Due to the conservative attitude of the panel, this, however, brought a brisk end to his studies at the classical institution!
In 1975, Dave replied to an advertisement in the Melody Maker for an audition at the Adam & Eve, a popular Rock*n*Roll venue in Homerton, East London. At the audition, Dave was snapped up by the then well-known Rock*n*Roll group, the Hellraisers, who were actually looking for a saxophone player! Having tried out a plethora of sax players, the band decided to give the job to Dave, and the very next day he found himself sailing out to Denmark to perform at the famous Hard Rock Café in Copenhagen......