David Lowery

David Lowery
Background information
Born	September 10, 1960 (1960-09-10) (age 51) Texas, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock
Instruments	Vocals Guitar
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Savoy/429
Associated acts	Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker

David Lowery (born September 10, 1960) is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter; he is the founder of alternative rock band, Camper Van Beethoven, and co-founder of the more traditional rock band, Cracker. Lowery released his first solo record, The Palace Guards, on February 2, 2011 via the 429 Records label.

Lowery was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of a career Air Force father. His family moved around a great deal during his youth before finally settling in Redlands, California, where he attended high school. Lowery formed Camper Van Beethoven in Santa Cruz, California^{[citation needed]}. The band is best known for their cover of the Status Quo song "Pictures of Matchstick Men" from the Key Lime Pie LP and their original composition "Take the Skinheads Bowling" from the band's 1985 debut LP, Telephone Free Landslide Victory, later featured in the Michael Moore movie Bowling for Columbine.

In the early 1990s, Lowery formed Cracker with guitarist and long-time friend Johnny Hickman, and bassist Davey Faragher. Cracker rejected the indie-rock sound of Camper Van Beethoven in favor of a more traditional, roots rock sound. Cracker's biggest hits were "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" from its eponymous LP released in 1992, and "Low" from 1993's Kerosene Hat. Cracker continues to perform today, although Lowery has also re-formed Camper Van Beethoven, which released a cover of the entire Fleetwood Mac album Tusk in 2002 and a new album of original music, New Roman Times in 2004. Cracker was still touring throughout the USA during the summer of 2009, Camper Van Beethoven followed with several California shows in September, and early 2010 saw a double bill with both bands together.

David Lowery attending a book reading in 2011

Lowery has also done work as a producer at Sound of Music Studios in Richmond, Virginia, working on records by Sparklehorse, Counting Crows, Lauren Hoffman, September 67, Wormburner, L.P.(lprock.com), Tea Leaf Green, and others. David, along with Ian Solla-Yates of WNRN started RadioVA with Sound of Music in May 2010, an interview program hosted by David that has featured The Hold Steady, Drive-By Truckers, Minus the Bear and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

On September 13, 2010, David married Velena Vego. Vego has been the manager for both Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven since 2004. She is also the Talent Buyer of the 40 Watt Club in Athens, GA and Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, GA. Additionally, he is now a lecturer in the University of Georgia's music business program.^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.redandblack.com/2011/02/01/taking-notes-rockstar-becomes-university-music-professor/

External links

• David Lowery's "300 Songs" Blog
• RadioVA
• David Lowery's personal blog and music collection at MOG.com
• David Lowery collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
• Cracker collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
• PopGurls Interview: David Lowery

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Name	Lowery, David
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Date of birth	September 10, 1960
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