Dave Waterbury
Dave Waterbury is an American music producer, musician, and songwriter from Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
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Genres | Pop, rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, producer |
Instruments | Bass, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboard, drums |
Years active | 1979–present |
Website | http://www.davewaterbury.net/ |
General information
Waterbury was a member the rock band Spirit,[1] having of played bass guitar and sang on three tours in the 1980s. He was also a member of and toured with the group The Box Tops in 1979.
Background
As musician, producer, songwriter, or all three at once, Waterbury has worked with members of The Doors (Robbie Krieger), and Suicidal Tendencies guitarist (Anthony Gallo), Tears for Fears, Randy California, Pink, Mark Kendall of Great White, Ray Charles, 4 Non Blondes, Michael Jackson (Leon Abner), Terri Nunn of Berlin, Betsy of "Bitch", Marco Mendoza (of Whitesnake and Ted Nugent), The Zeros' Sammy Serious, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Doobie Brothers (Michael McDonald and Keith Knutsen), Guitar Jack, Uli Jon Roth of Scorpions, drummer Brian Tichy, Los Angeles Lakers cheerleaders, Chris Poland of Megadeth, David Eagle (Tina Turner's band), and bassist Renny J of (Parliament) and Donna Summer.
Controversy
On April 17, 2020, Waterbury caused controversy when he uploaded a meme on a Los Angeles Musicians Facebook group protesting the actions against Gov. Gavin Newsom to give aid relief to undocumented immigrants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meme contained the words, “Chinese Virus Relief Plan.” During the post, he told a United States Marine Corps veteran that he “lacked [an] allegiance to the USA.”
On June 3, 2020, Waterbury uploaded an anti-Semitic meme on his Facebook page that was watermarked with his initials. The meme accused George Soros of funding Antifa (which is not an official group) so he can make a New World Order government. [2]
References
- Ruhlmann, William. "Biography: Spirit". Allmusic. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- https://www.facebook.com/dave.waterbury/posts/10158521602507329