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David Perper Genres Rock, Pop rock Occupations Musician Instruments Drums Associated acts Pablo Cruise, John Cipollina David Perper is a drummer.[1] David was born January 1, 1952. Since 1970, David has played and recorded with national and local Bay Area artists and bands including Kingfish, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, Jesse Colin Young, the Youngbloods, Pablo Cruise, the Mamas and the Papas, the Hoodoo Rhythm Devils, The Rowan Brothers, Peter Rowan and the Free Mexican Air Force, the Sounds of San Francisco (featuring John Cippolina, Greg Douglas, Alex Ligertwood, and David Margen), Lamb, Steve Seskin, Bill Cutler, Barry Flast and Trouble, David Denny, Chris Michie and Andy Kulberg, Rahni Raines, Joe Christmas, and Big Bang Beat. David lives in San Francisco, his home of 46 years.
He played for the California band Pablo Cruise.[2] Perper was aboard in 1983 for their last album, Out of Our Hands. He then departed in 1984 as the original members of the band briefly reunited in 1985-1986 before disbanding altogether. Perper then joined a brief (1984–85) reunion of The Youngbloods, and is known to have played as a substitute drummer for The Rhythm Rockers (Robert Valdez, guitar; Gil Roman, bass and lead vocals) circa 1990, for one gig at the now defunct Pat O'Shea's Mad Hatter on Geary Boulevard in San Francisco.
David Perper was at times a member of the band Kingfish, playing in versions of the band that sometimes included Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead.[3]
Perper played with John Cipollina in The Sounds of San Francisco circa 1986.
Notes
- ^ David Perper at Allmusic
- ^ Pablo Cruise at The 70s Project
- ^ Kingfish at Bay Area Bands.
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Bud Cockrell • Bruce Day • John Pierce • Angelo Rossi • David Perper • Stef Birnbaum • Ken Emerson • George GabrielStudio albums Pablo Cruise · Lifeline · A Place in the Sun · Worlds Away · Part of the Game · Reflector · Out of Our HandsCompilations The Best of Pablo CruiseSingles "Whatcha Gonna Do?" · "A Place in the Sun" · "Don't Want to Live Without It" · "Love Will Find a Way" · "Never Had a Love" · "I Go To Rio" · "I Want You Tonight" · "Cool Love" · "Slip Away" · "Out of Our Hands"Related articles This article on a drummer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.