David Michael Jenkins (born August 29, 1947) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
smooth rock band
Pablo Cruise
Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul.
People
*Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer
*Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer
* Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer
* Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist
*Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer
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[ ] Jenkins was a member of the band at its conception in 1973, and stayed until they disbanded in 1986. In 1996, Jenkins,
Bud Cockrell and two new members reformed Pablo Cruise. He was also a member of the
country rock band
Southern Pacific
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
between 1987 and 1989.
Throughout the late 80's, as the original lead vocalist, Jenkins continued touring in the world of country music, with Southern Pacific.
As, they racked up hits like “Midnight Highway” and “New Shade of Blue” and “Honey I Dare You.”
The band toured all over the United States.
In 1994, Dave teamed up with the well known native Hawaiian singer, Kapono Beamer. They released the album “Cruisin’ on Hawaiian Time”
Together they were nominated for the prestigious Hoku Award for Album of the year.
Dave has recorded with other greats including, Jefferson Starship, Huey Lewis and the News, The Doobie Brothers, to name just a few.
Currently, as of 2019, he is joined by Cory Lerios, co founder of Pablo Cruise, Steve Price, original member and Larry Antonio and Robbie Wyckoff, as they tour to perform their two greatest hits.
Dave's favorite thing to enjoy is being in Hawaii with a surf board and in his flip flops.
References
External links
Pablo Cruise Bio(archived fro
on 28 October 2006)
Bio
1947 births
Living people
Pablo Cruise members
Southern Pacific (band) members
Lead guitarists
American male guitarists
American male pop singers
American male singer-songwriters
American pop guitarists
American rock guitarists
American rock songwriters
American rock singers
Guitarists from San Francisco
20th-century American guitarists
20th-century American male musicians
Place of birth missing (living people)
Singer-songwriters from California
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