Dave Manning
Dave is a two-time finalist in the Alaska Song of the Year Contest in the "Alaska Songs" category. He also received an honorable mention in the 2001 Anchorage "Press Picks" for his excellent songwriting. The Anchorage Press called his CD "a treat from beginning to end."
Dave tours in "Vincent" his '65 Microbus. In a time when the traveling storyteller and songwriter have long been replaced by television and Karaoke, Dave is still out there with the last of them. Cruising at a lazy 50mph and playing in a different town every few days, Dave isn't afraid of "paying his dues." His bus is full of stories of the road from AK to the high deserts of Arizona and everywhere between.
Dave's previous job as a documentary videographer for Heartbeat Alaska; a show specializing in bush Alaska, allowed him into the lives of amazing people from all over the North. You may have seen his work on PBS, ABC, CBS, FOX and the Discovery Channel. The people and places he sees first hand ring out in his songs, (sometimes they don't tell you the whole story on TV.)
Dave's voice is most often compared to Tom Waits, and his style on the piano varies widely from soulful ballads to blues, country to boogie-woogie. He is the definition of an engaging performer; even improvising songs based on audience members' names. He always brings along his fist-full of blues harmonicas that round out his sound. He is also an award-winning published poet, and has both spoken word and music releases.
Listen/Download Dave Manning: Vincent Rolls
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Listen/Download Dave Manning: Mobile Home Girl
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- Dave Manning | Official Site
- He's played Folsom Prison. He's opened for the likes of Dan Bern, Mose Allison, and Squirrel Nut Zippers frontman James Mathus. He's held up traffic all over the west puttering along in an old VW Microbus that Arlo Guthrie autographed. Dave is living his life in the old tradition of the traveling-storytelling songwriters.
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- Dave Manning | Myspace
- MySpace Music profile for Dave Manning. Download Dave Manning Americana / Acoustic / Folk music singles, watch music videos, listen to free streaming mp3s, & read Dave Manning's blog.
- Dave Manning | Official iLike Page
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- Dave Manning | iTunes
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- CD Baby: DAVE MANNING: Mobile Home Girl (2002)
- Dave is currently ramblin' all over Western North America in his 1965 VW Microbus. And yes, he is looking for VW parts.
- CD Baby: DAVE MANNING: Vincent Rolls (2008)
- Well folks, in a plastic world, you still have Dave Manning. And if you don't like my album, I'll give your money back.
- YouTube: The Dave Manning Channel
- The official YouTube channel of the award winning song writer and musician Dave Manning.
Shout Out For Dave Manning!
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- ethanmeadow ethanmeadow Mar 12, 2009 @ 5:38 pm
- Thanks for the great tunes! Look forward to catching you next time you play Missoula again!
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