David Hayes (musician)
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David Hayes is an American bass guitar
player.
Hayes has worked with Van Morrison
, The Rowans
, Terry & The Pirates, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Country Joe McDonald
and others.
Hayes first played on a Van Morrison album in 1973 with the release of Hard Nose the Highway
and was a member of Morrison's acclaimed band, The Caledonia Soul Orchestra
playing on the live album, It's Too Late to Stop Now
. This album has often been regarded as one of the top live albums of all time. Hayes is a featured member of the band on Van Morrison's first ever DVD
, Live at Montreux 1980/1974
released in 2006. He also appeared with Morrison's band on his Pay the Devil
tour, performing with him at the Austin City Limits Festival in September, 2006, which was released on the limited edition album Live at Austin City Limits Festival
. The other Morrison albums Hayes has contributed to are Veedon Fleece
(1974), Into the Music
(1979), Common One
(1980), Beautiful Vision
(1982), Inarticulate Speech of the Heart
(1983), Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast
(1984), A Sense of Wonder
(1985), No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
(1986), Down the Road (2002), What's Wrong with This Picture?
(2003), Magic Time (2005), Keep It Simple
(2008), and Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl
(2009). Hayes has also accompanied Morrison in concert more times than any other musician.
David also has released three solo albums starting in 1988 with Sunbathing In Leningrad, followed by Logos Through A Sideman in 1989 and Born Heroes in 1993. He also has pursued painting along with his musical career and painted all three of the covers for his albums.
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
player.
Hayes has worked with Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
, The Rowans
The Rowans (album)
The Rowans is the second album by Country rock brothers Chris and Lorin Rowan billed this time as The Rowans and joined by their brother Peter Rowan...
, Terry & The Pirates, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Country Joe McDonald
Country Joe McDonald
Country Joe McDonald is an American musician who was the lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish.-Personal life:...
and others.
Hayes first played on a Van Morrison album in 1973 with the release of Hard Nose the Highway
Hard Nose the Highway
According to Ritchie Yorke, who published his biography, Into the Music in 1975, the album enjoyed rave reviews at the time of release. He cited one dissenting critic Charlie Gillett, who wrote in Let It Rock: "The trouble with Hard Nose the Highway is that although the music is quite often...
and was a member of Morrison's acclaimed band, The Caledonia Soul Orchestra
The Caledonia Soul Orchestra
The Caledonia Soul Orchestra was the band created by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison in 1973. The band is often considered one of the tightest performing backup groups of the 1970s...
playing on the live album, It's Too Late to Stop Now
It's Too Late to Stop Now
It's Too Late to Stop Now is a live album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1974 . Frequently named as one of the best live albums ever recorded, It's Too Late to Stop Now was recorded during what has often been said to be Morrison's greatest phase as a live...
. This album has often been regarded as one of the top live albums of all time. Hayes is a featured member of the band on Van Morrison's first ever DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
, Live at Montreux 1980/1974
Live at Montreux 1980/1974
Live at Montreux 1980/1974 is the first official DVD by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released on October 16, 2006. The films consist of two separate performances by Van Morrison at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland...
released in 2006. He also appeared with Morrison's band on his Pay the Devil
Pay the Devil
Pay the Devil is the thirty-second album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison, featuring twelve cover versions of American country and western tunes and three original compositions...
tour, performing with him at the Austin City Limits Festival in September, 2006, which was released on the limited edition album Live at Austin City Limits Festival
Live at Austin City Limits Festival
Live at Austin City Limits Festival by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison is a limited edition live album recorded from the Austin City Limits Festival concert at which he was the first night headliner on September 15, 2006...
. The other Morrison albums Hayes has contributed to are Veedon Fleece
Veedon Fleece
Veedon Fleece is the eighth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in October, 1974 . Morrison recorded the album shortly after his divorce from wife Janet Rigsbee...
(1974), Into the Music
Into the Music
Into the Music is the eleventh studio album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1979 .Typical of Morrison's music, the album draws on a variety of styles, from New Orleans R&B to Philly soul and Celtic folk, with featured soloists, saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis and violinist...
(1979), Common One
Common One
Common One is the twelfth album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1980.It has been said to be one of his most ambitious and daring albums since Astral Weeks...
(1980), Beautiful Vision
Beautiful Vision
Beautiful Vision is an album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released February 1982 by Warner Bros. Records in the US and Mercury Records in the UK. As with many of Morrison's recordings, spirituality is a major theme and some of the songs are based on the teachings of...
(1982), Inarticulate Speech of the Heart
Inarticulate Speech of the Heart
Inarticulate Speech of the Heart is the fourteenth album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1983 ....
(1983), Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast
Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast
Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast is the second live album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1984...
(1984), A Sense of Wonder
A Sense of Wonder
A Sense of Wonder is the fifteenth album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison released in 1985. When first released original pressings had to be recalled when the W. B. Yeats estate refused to allow Morrison's musical version of the poem, "Crazy Jane on God" to be included on the album,...
(1985), No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
This album was hailed by most critics as a return to form and gave Morrison his best reviews of any of his albums in the eighties. John Wilde in Sounds remarks, "the crescendos here are never dampened by their subtle nature and never fall short of blinding. The whole album aches with a steady...
(1986), Down the Road (2002), What's Wrong with This Picture?
What's Wrong with This Picture? (Van Morrison album)
What's Wrong with this Picture? is the thirtieth album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released on October 21 2003 ....
(2003), Magic Time (2005), Keep It Simple
Keep It Simple
Keep It Simple is the thirty-third solo studio album recorded by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison. It was released on March 17, 2008 by Exile Productions Ltd./Polydor in the U.K.. and on the Lost Highway Records label on April 1, 2008, in the U.S....
(2008), and Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl is the fifth live album recorded by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison, and released in the US on February 24, 2009 and on February 9, 2009 in the UK...
(2009). Hayes has also accompanied Morrison in concert more times than any other musician.
David also has released three solo albums starting in 1988 with Sunbathing In Leningrad, followed by Logos Through A Sideman in 1989 and Born Heroes in 1993. He also has pursued painting along with his musical career and painted all three of the covers for his albums.
External links
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