David Immerglück
| David Immerglück | |
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Immerglück in October 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David A. Immerglück |
| Also known as | "Immy", "Ravi Oli" |
| Born |
May 3, 1961 Alameda County, California |
| Genres | Indie Rock, Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, Mandolin, Pedal steel, Electric Sitar, Keyboards, Backing vocals, Bass, Percussion |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Associated acts | Counting Crows, Camper Van Beethoven, Monks of Doom, Glider, John Hiatt, Ophelias, Mod-L Society, James Maddock[Cracker] |
| Website | Official Website |
| Notable instruments | |
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1966 Fender Jazz Bass 1962 Fender Jazzmaster Fender B-Bender Telecaster Twelve-string guitar Lap steel guitar |
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David A. Immerglück (born May 3, 1961) is an American multi-instrumentalist who is best known as a guitarist in the alternative rock bands Counting Crows, Camper Van Beethoven and the Monks of Doom. A versatile musician, Immerglück plays mandolin, pedal steel guitar, electric sitar, and keyboards on a professional level, sings and harmonizes with backing vocals, and performs some songs as a slide guitarist.
Immerglück began playing music in the San Francisco Bay area. Like other aspiring young musicians, he played with various childhood friends, but began a lifetime habit of joining or "sitting in" with more than one band at a time, learning from the exposure to other differing musical influences and interests. He early began to experiment with different sounds and a growing interest in instruments beyond just the guitar. Performing in an esoteric rock band called Polymorph, Immerglück recorded his first (unreleased) singles with a band named Mod-L Society; "Back To Baltimore", and "Janie", in 1985. By 1986, he had moved on to a band called The Ophelias, and the same year, had spread his interests to joining other indie rock bands.
The Monks of Doom were a side project formed by members of the popular progressive Bay area indie rock Camper Van Beethoven. Formed in 1986, the Monks of Doom "somehow fused post-punk sensibilities with prog rock decadence and folk tradition and elegance". Original guitarist Chris Molla left the group shortly after the band formed and was replaced by Immerglück, who contributed guitar, pedal steel, vocals, and keyboards in the group. One Allmusic critic compared their work to "pop experimentalists Frank Zappa and Syd Barrett".
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