Dave U. Hall
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New York City, New York United States |
| Occupation | Musician, Teacher |
| Nationality | American |
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Dave U. Hall (born R.U.Hall?, in New York City) is an American musician whose musical voice is articulated by the tones of his Electric Bass guitar. He was a member of the band Birdland with Lester Bangs (Bangs, who is often cited today as "America's Greatest Rock Critic," was editor for Creem magazine, musician and staff writer for the Village Voice. His character was played in the movie "Almost Famous") and The Rattlers (in which Hall played on their acclaimed Rattled album and CD). He has also played with other bands (and artists) including, but not limited too, Zymosis, The Makers, Luigi & the Wiseguys, Danny Russo Blues Band (Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Victoria Spivey, Spivey Records), Remod (with Richie Ramone), Jeff Salen (Tuff Darts, Sparks (band)), Tiger Beats, Tina Peel, Joey Ramone, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. By the end of the punk era, Hall had a reputation for being a session and performance player for many bands.
Dave U. Hall's formal music training began during his Forest Hills High School years. While attending school and playing concerts (in addition to playing along to his numerous album collection), Hall studied Upright Bass, Electric Bass and Flute with famous studio musicians in the New York City area. He studied flute with Seymour "Red" Press (Music Coordinator for numerous NYC Broadway shows). His bass teachers include Rick Laird (from the Mahavishnu Orchestra), Clyde Lombardi (CBS Studio Musician), Richard Davis (double bassist) (International Performing Musician) and Jay Leonhart (Sting and Frank Sinatra).
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