DAVE KUSWORTH GROUP ’THE BRINK’ DOUBLE CD OUT ON APRIL 21ST 2008
Eamonn, Dave K and Dave T, Ebensee
Dave Twist and vintage champagne sparkle Ludwig- soundcheck, Birmingham
Eamonn, Austrian truckstop at dawn
Dave K, studio playback, Leamington Spa
Meet Paul Duffy!. our ever patient road manager and engineer
Dave Twist, Dressing Room, Somewhere.
Dave k, acoustic cover dubs for another fabulous track destined for inclusion on ’Silver Blades’
The talented Mr Darrel Bath adds backing vocals to ’The Brink’
Eamonn Duffy, waiting for a train, Leamington Spa
Band History
1977. Drawing upon the sounds of the Stooges and New York dolls, a 16 year old DAVE KUSWORTH forms TV EYE- Prime movers on Birmingham’s Punk Rock Scene, they share a rhythm section - EAMONN DUFFY and DAVE TWIST - with THE PREFECTS - a band well regarded by many, including Jon Savage, John Peel and Paul Morley. Duffy and Twist perform the same role today in The Dave Kusworth Group.
1979. Kusworth and Twist lure STEPHEN DUFFY (THE LILAC TIME) away from a fledgling DURAN DURAN to form THE HAWKS. A single is released, the band make local TV appearances and are entertained by several major A&R departments. However, Rock ’n’ Roll has temporarily fallen from critical and commercial grace and the band are ultimately passed over by the wider industry. Their ’BIG STORE’ has since been covered by THE JACOBITES and, in 2005, was recorded by New York singer-songwriter SPIKE PRIGGEN, backed, to the bands delight, by members of THE VOIDOIDS and CHEAP TRICK.
1983. Having contributed to the first solo recordings of SWELL MAP NIKKI SUDDEN, Dave is engaged by THE DOGS D’AMOUR as lead guitarist on their first european tour and throughout their debut album ’THE STATE WE’RE IN’. Latter-day Dog and former CRYBABY, UK SUB and IAN HUNTER BAND member DARREL BATH completes the line up of the DAVE KUSWORTH GROUP. THE JACOBITES, Dave’s longstanding partnership with NIKKI SUDDEN have carried his name and reputation to the United States where his songwriting has been feted by TOM WAITS, PETER BUCK and CHUCK PROPHET and his songs covered by EVAN DANDI AND MERCURY REV.
THE JACOBITES have continued to tour Europe, the UK and in the United States. They have released albums for a variety of labels- BOMP!, TRIDENT, GLITTERHOUSE and SECRETLY CANADIAN. Dave maintained a parallel career as a solo artist and as a leader of his own band THE BOUNTY HUNTERS.
CREATION RECORDS released THREADS by THE BOUNTY HUNTERS in 1989, and followed this with solo releasesALL THE HEARTBREAK STORIES and first career overview CHAMPAIGN EYES, LEMONADE POCKETS in the 90’s
Re-united with TV EYE and HAWKS drummer Dave Twist in THE TENDERHOOKS, Dave released Glam era homage ENGLISH DISCO in 2001, LIKE WONDERLAND AVENUE IN A COLD CLIMATE, 2004, saw the arrival of Darrel Bath on guitar. With the return of Eamonn Duffy at the years end, the new line-up, THE DAVE KUSWORTH GROUP, made their debut in Oslo, Norway at Christmas. Followng visits to France, Germany, The Ukraine, Belgium, Austria, and Greece all in the past few months THE DAVE KUSWORTH GROUP spent April and May 2005 at Woodbine Studios in Leamington Spa recording their new album SILVER BLADES.
