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Dave Adler
In 1979, I met a 13 year old prodigy… Dave… when we were both performing in CTM Madison Family Theater’s production of "A Christmas Carol". He was already a gifted pianist, and a pure voiced tenor vocalist. He was excited to know an "older" working musician, and he sat in with The Rowdy Yates Band a few times at the keyboard. We sang and played together a lot through his high school years, and Dave was the fourth member of "O’Darby" (along with myself, Pete Burns and Doug Brown), playing washboard and singing tenor. He "outgrew" me along the way, as he moved into his college years and beyond… performing in many bands, accompanying Comedy Sportz troupes, and eventually moving to L.A. as a working musician. His work with me as a very young man, though, made a lasting impression… some of his musical suggestions are represented in certain instrumental parts in the "Old Befana" recording, and one of my favorite unreleased recordings ("Davey and Other Songs") features Dave on piano, with Doug Brown and myself on guitars.

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