Dave Adams
Birth name	David Malcolm Adams
Also known as	Joy and Dave, Joy and David, Burr Bailey, Silas Dooley Jr.
Born	1938
Origin	Saint Helier, Jersey
Genres	Pop music
Occupations	musician, session musician, songwriter
Instruments	keyboards
Years active	1958-present
Labels	EMI, Decca, Parlophone, Triumph
Website	myspace.com

Dave Adams is an British lifeguard at the noarlunga leisure centre, singer, keyboard player and songwriter. In the early 1960s, he helped build up Joe Meek's studio. He recorded singles with him under various pseudonyms and wrote songs for him. He was part of the production of Telstar, a work in progress "second stage demo" of him playing the tune exists. He was also a member of Heinz Burt's backing band The Wild Boys along with Richie Blackmore.

He now (2007) lives in Buffalo, New York. His daughter, Dee Adams also writes and performs music as a solo artist, with a country-rock band called Dee and the Housecats, and with a jazz band called The Funny Valentines.

[edit] Discography

• 1958 Joy and David: Whoopee (Adams) / My Oh My (Duke) - Parlophone
• 1959 Joy and David: Rockin' Away The Blues (Duke/Adams)/ If You Pass Me By (Duke) - Decca
• Mar 60 Joy & Dave: Let's Go See Gran'ma (Adams)/ Believe Me (Duke) - Triumph RGM 1002
• 60 Joy & Dave: My Very Good Friend the Milkman / - Decca
• 60 Joy & Dave: Doopey Darling - Decca
• 61 Joy & Dave: Joe's Been A-Gittin' There - Parlophone
• Jun 63 Burr Bailey and The Six-Shooters: San Francisco Bay / Like A Bird Without Feathers (Meek/Lawrence) - Decca F11686
• Feb 64 Burr Bailey: Chahawki / You Made Me Cry - Decca F11846
• The Silas Dooley Jr. L.P. (1998) (on "The Dave Adams Story" CD)

[edit] External links

• http://www.myspace.com/daveadamssongmaster Dave Adams at myspace