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Dave Catching performing with the Eagles of Death Metal at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia
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Background information | |
Birth name | David Catching |
Also known as | Diamond Dave Darlin' Dave Davey Jo Snohawk |
Born | June 7, 1961 |
Origin | Memphis, Tennessee, US |
Genres | Stoner rock, hard rock, desert rock, garage rock revival, psychedelic rock, blues-rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboard, lap steel, twelve-string guitar |
Years active | 1982–present |
Associated acts | Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Tex & the Horseheads, The Ringling Sisters, Mojave Lords, earthlings?, Mark Lanegan, Gnarltones, Pink Slip, Mondo Generator, Smith & Pyle, Masters of Reality, Star & Dagger, Peaches, The Mutants |
Notable instruments | |
Gibson Flying V Echopark 58 Albert |
David "Dave" Catching (born June 7, 1961) is an American musician and producer from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a founding member of the California stoner rock band earthlings?, a touring member of Eagles of Death Metal and the co-founder of the Rancho De La Luna recording studio.
Catching has played the guitar for well-known hard rock bands Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age, Tex and the Horseheads, The Ringling Sisters, earthlings?, Mondo Generator and the Masters of Reality. He is also a member of Yellow#5, and the Gnarltones.
Catching has been associated with the desert country rock band, Smith & Pyle. He contributed to the debut album of country rock duo Smith & Pyle, It's OK to be Happy, which was recorded at Rancho de la Luna and released in 2008. He currently resides in Joshua Tree, California.
Catching was on stage with Eagles of Death Metal during the November 2015 Paris attacks, and escaped the Bataclan with the rest of the band.
With the Eagles of Death Metal, Catching plays his 1980's Gibson Flying V through a tuner and distortion pedal and Supro amplifier with a 2x12 cabinet. He also uses an Ampeg Dan Armstrong guitar when playing with Eagles of Death Metal. Catching also uses a leather retro leather strap by Overdrive Straps. He is endorsed by and uses coiled red Bullet Cable. During recordings he also uses some of Jesse Hughes's Matons.