Dave Peabody (born David Peabody, 20 April 1948, Southall, Middlesex, London, England) is an English singer-songwriter, blues and folk musician, record producer and photographer, active since the late 1960s, who has appeared on more than 60 albums. He is primarily known for his acoustic guitar playing, in both bottleneck and fingerpicking styles.
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Career
He first recorded in 1971 as a member of a group, Polly Flosskin, who recorded an album, Sailin’ on the Ocean, and subsequently as a supporter of a successor group, Tight Like That, on the Village Thing label. He furthermore performed past early versions of Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac. His first, self-titled solo album was released in 1973. In all, he has released nine solo albums, the most recent being Side by Slide in 2005. He has also performed and recorded in imitation of a broad variety of further blues musicians, notably Charlie Musselwhite and enormous Joe Duskin, as well as in a duo following Bob Hall, and has appeared at many blues festivals in the United States and Europe.
In 1996, he replaced Paul King in the King Earl Boogie Band. Peabody was voted “Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year” in 1995, 2001 and 2002.
Last update 2021-08-06