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My Take
Dave Edmunds is a Welsh treasure who never got the household-name status his talent deserved. Born in Cardiff in 1944, he's the rare figure who's brilliant on three fronts, as guitarist, singer and producer, and his fingerprints are all over the pub rock and new wave hits of the seventies and early eighties. I love that he started playing in a band with his brother Geoff at age ten; the obsession was there from the start. His production work shaped records well beyond his own, and his rockabilly-tinged guitar tone is instantly recognizable. He's a craftsman's craftsman, the kind musicians revere even when charts forget.
Overview
David William Edmunds (born 15 April 1944) is a Welsh retired singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He is mainly associated with pub rock and new wave, having produced many hits in these genres during the 1970s and early 1980s. Edmunds first played in a band with his older brother Geoff when he was 10. This led to a succession of bands with other musicians.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dave Edmunds
- Name (Japanese)
- デイヴ・エドモンズ
- Reading
- でいゔ・えどもんず
- Born
- April 15, 1944 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / music executive / songwriter / record producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.