Dave Alford also known as Rockin Dave is an American Heavy Metal Rock drummer, singer, songwriter and producer who has played in the bands Max Havoc,

Ratt Ratt is an American glam metal band formed in San Diego, California, in the 1970s, that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum, and multi-platinum by the RIAA. The group is bes ...

Jailhouse A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correcti ...

, Mod Ev, Kryme and

Rough Cutt Rough Cutt is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles who released two studio albums on Warner Bros. Records in the mid-1980s. Rough Cutt never achieved the commercial success enjoyed by many other Los Angeles bands of that time but vari ...

, whom he rejoined in 2016 upon their reformation. Alford also contributed to the

Hear 'N Aid Hear 'n Aid was a charity record recorded by a large ensemble of 40 heavy metal musicians and released in 1986. The project was organized by Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain, and Vivian Campbell, all from the band Dio. Proceeds from the album were ...

video project where various heavy metal/ hard rock artists collaborated to raise money for Famine Relief in 1985; produced by

Ronnie James Dio Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and H ...

. In 2013 Dave reunited with members of Jailhouse to perform on the Monsters of Rock Cruise. More recently, Dave has reunited with

members for the 2016 Monsterwood Monsters of Rock Cruise. Dave Alford currently resides in Los Angeles, California and is playing various venues; also supporting his new project Rockin Dave's Hit Factory.

Discography

With Ratt

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'' (2000) * '' In Your Direction'' (2004)

With Rough Cutt

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Wants You! ''Wants You!'' is the second album of the band Rough Cutt. On certain versions/portions of the album, the full title appears as ''Rough Cutt Wants You!'', as opposed to simply ''Wants You!''. Producer Jack Douglas also worked with Cheap Trick ...

'' (1986) *'' Rough Cutt Live'' (1996) *''

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Rough Cutt in Japan Live - Piece of My HeartRough Cutt MTV Music Video - Piece of My HeartRough Cutt MTV Music Video - Never Gonna DieRough Cutt MTV Music Video - Double TroubleRough Cutt Live at the Rock Palace 1984 - Street Gang LivingRough Cutt Live in Japan - Dreamin' Again

With Jailhouse

*''Alive In A Mad World'' (1989) *''Jailhouse'' (1998
Jailhouse on Demon Doll RecordsJailhouse on FacebookJailhouse MTV Video - Please Come Back to MeJailhouse Live - Jailbreak

References

Monsters of Rock (2013)

External links

Dave Alford Interview

Dave Alford Official MySpace
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Hear 'n Aid Hear 'n Aid was a charity record recorded by a large ensemble of 40 heavy metal musicians and released in 1986. The project was organized by Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain, and Vivian Campbell, all from the band Dio. Proceeds from the album were ...

Hear 'N Aid - Wikipedia *

Rough Cutt - Wikipedia

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Rock Detector - Rough Cutt

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