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My Take
Dave Keuning is the kind of musician I instinctively root for: the architect behind the sound rather than the face out front. Co-founding the Killers with Brandon Flowers in 2001, his shimmering, melancholy guitar work defined the band's early identity as much as anything. Across six albums and every show until Lollapalooza 2017, he was the structural backbone holding the songs together. Coming from tiny Pella, Iowa, to shaping one of rock's most recognizable sounds is no small leap. I have deep respect for players who stay out of the spotlight yet remain utterly indispensable. Keuning is exactly that.
Overview
David Brent Keuning (born March 28, 1976) is an American musician, best known for being the lead guitarist of the rock band the Killers, which he founded alongside frontman Brandon Flowers in 2001 and with whom he has recorded six studio albums. Keuning played every show with the Killers since its inception up until the show at Chicago's Lollapalooza in August 2017.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dave Keuning
- Name (Japanese)
- デイヴィッド・キューニング
- Reading
- でいゔぃっど・きゅーにんぐ
- Born
- March 28, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Pella, Iowa, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Chaminade College Preparatory School
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.