Dave Cartwright (30 April 1943 – 8 August 2015) was a British singer, songwriter, guitarist and author. Born in

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, Surrey, he grew up in

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, West Midlands where, on lead guitar and vocal, he formed his first rock and roll group, The Crossfires, in 1959. He then joined the Kidderminster outfit The Clippers,''Get Your Kicks on the A456'' by John Combe p.17 before 'discovering'

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in 1964. His subsequent folk club work and the signing of a deal with

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in 1970 enabled him to turn professional in 1971. He is best known for his 1970s solo albums and TV appearances on

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daytime show, ''

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'', and as a former music presenter on

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in the UK Midlands, where he hosted two shows, 'Rock'n'Roll-The Vintage Years' and 'Folkus', an acoustic showcase. Both shows ran for over 13 years. Later in life, he produced and issued his own recordings on his Luna label, from his home studio in

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, whilst still performing in the UK and Europe. Cartwright was the co-writer of "A Letter To Syracuse" with

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, as recorded by

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on his album '' Prosperous''. He was also the author of a biography of the late

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singer-songwriter

Clifford T. Ward Clifford Thomas Ward (10 February 1944 – 18 December 2001) was an English singer-songwriter, best known for his career as a solo artist. Ward's 1973 album '' Home Thoughts'' remains his best known recording and he had hit singles with "G ...

, entitled ''Bittersweet''. In the year of publication, the book was voted third best biography in ''

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'' 's review poll. He died suddenly and unexpectedly, at his home in

on 8 August 2015.

Discography

Solo albums

*''A Little Bit Of Glory'' (Transatlantic TRA255, 1972) produced by Nathan Joseph *''Back to the Garden'' (Transatlantic TRA267, 1973) produced by John Worth *''Don't Let Your Family Down'' (Transatlantic TRA284, 1974) produced by John Whitehead and Dave Cartwright *''Masquerade'' (DJM DJF20489, 1976) produced by Hugh Murphy *''The Transatlantic Years'' (Luna 255) compilation from the above TRA albums *''Honesty'' (Luna 245) *''Strange News'' (Luna 246) *''Willow Patterns'' (Luna 247) *''Long Shadows'' (Luna 249)

Other recordings

"Dave Cartwright – - – - Number 1" (Highway Records HWY 6001, 1965) EP

with Bev Pegg

*'' Bev Pegg'' (Harmony DB0005, 1969) *''Middle of the Road'' (Harmony DB0001, 1970) – Vinyl LP, only 99 copies produced, but now available on CD *''Away From The Sand'' (Harmony DB0006, 1975)

Books

*''Bittersweet: The Clifford T Ward Story'' (Cherry Red Books)

References

External links

Dave Cartwright website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cartwright, Dave 1943 births 2015 deaths English male singer-songwriters English folk guitarists English male guitarists English folk singers People from Surrey (before 1965) Musicians from the West Midlands (county) Transatlantic Records artists People from the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley