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David Shelley was born on 23 November, 1957 in Santa Monica, CA. Discover David Shelley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?

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Occupation Musician, songwriter
Age 58 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 23 November 1957
Birthday 23 November
Birthplace Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Date of death August 10, 2015,
Died Place Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2018

The Fort Lauderdale-based guitarist and singer...makes no apologies for infusing old-time blues with Caribbean soul, early ‘70s rock and jam-band vibes. "I never set out to be a traditional blues guy," he explained. "It wouldn't be natural for me. I have to be true to who I am."

2015

David Shelley & Bluestone performed Sunday, January 15, 2015 at The Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, Florida. It would be their last show together. Fans wore shirts with the "S" logo of Superman to show support for the artist, referencing the Shelley-Noonan song "When I Was Your Superman" from Trick Bag. Bluestone would fulfill a few remaining dates with Jeffrey James Harris on vocals and guitar.

Shelley went to California and began treatment in February. A GoFundMe page was set-up to help with Shelley's medical expenses and raised over $30,000 in a few days. Shelley returned to home hospice care in Florida where he died August 10, 2015. On Sunday, August 23, 2015, David Shelley's ashes were spread on the ocean off Fort Lauderdale beach, attended by a paddle out memorial for the surfer by his family, friends and fans.

2014

In January, 2014, David Shelley & Bluestone competed in the 30th Annual International Blues Challenge in Memphis and made it to the semi-finals. Rave reviews of the band's performances at this and other events plus increased rotation of That's My Train and Trick Bag brought attention to Shelley's music and a European label offered the artist a record deal. One hour after receiving the offer, David found out he had cancer.

In February, 2014, David Shelley had surgery to remove the cancer and he undertook a strict regime of treatment. By March he had recovered enough to resume performing with Bluestone, often with Jimmy Powers, Billy Vazquez or Drew Preston on guitar. In addition to packing South Florida venues as the main attraction, David hosted open jams, participated in benefits for others, produced recording sessions and cut tracks with friends during this time.

In August, the band appeared at the Trois-Rivieres en Blues Fest in Quebec, Canada and in October, Shelley joined Warren Haynes and Gov't Mule on stage during their Miami concert encore. David Shelley & Bluestone was nominated for the 2014 British Blues Awards as Best Overseas Artist. Although the label's offer had been rescinded, a tour of Europe (where travelling artist Albert Castiglia related there was a demand for Shelley) was being booked for May 2015, but in January David's cancer was found to have returned.

2013

In June, 2013, David Shelley released David Shelley & Bluestone's second album Trick Bag on Pink Buffalo Records. Produced by Shelley and Paul Trust, the 11 song collection featured all original songs plus David's reworking of his grandfather's composition '"Birth of The Blues".

2012

In 2012, David Shelley & Bluestone continued to play more venues and events, including a tour to Colorado.

(Monahan eventually met Shelley again in 2012 at a Train concert in Florida.)

2011

In June, 2011, David Shelley & Bluestone performed at Festival International de Jazz de Montréal with Michael Tovar from Blues Farm on lead guitar.

In August, 2011, David Shelley released That's My Train by David Shelley & Bluestone on his own label, Pink Buffalo. The self-produced 10 track album featured all original songs by Shelley and his long time co-writer Vincent Noonan. Anchored by Scott, Gasper and drummer John Yarling with D.A. Young from David's earliest LA bands on keyboards, the recording included contributions from Tovar, Soars and others.

2010

In 2010, Charles Gasper from the Mud Ponies relocated to South Florida to play bass in Bluestone. In April, David Shelley & Bluestone won the SunFest Rock n' Roll Shootout, a four-week battle of the bands competition that awarded the band opening slot for the Charlie Daniels Band at downtown West Palm Beach's annual SunFest.

2008

In 2008, Shelley put out a promotional CD of live recordings made during the band's long-running residency at Fort Lauderdale jazz and blues cafe O'Hara's.

2007

In 2007, David Shelley & Bluestone was chosen to represent SFBS at the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, where the band was a top 10 finalist.

2003

In 2003, David Shelley & Bluestone was voted by the South Florida Blues Society (SFBS) to perform at the Riverwalk Blues & Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale.

2002

In 2002, David Shelley took up residence in the Alligator Alley Allstars, a "blues and roots super group" at Alligator Alley, a "Native Florida" restaurant and live music venue (named for nearby swamp highway) that teamed the musician with players such as Albert Castiglia.

2001

Shelley produced and co-wrote Ojibwe vocalist Star Nayea's Somewhere in a Dream album, which won the 2001 Native American Music Award for Best Independent Recording. Three of its songs topped the Southwestern radio charts at #1 for several weeks.

2000

In 2000, David Shelley joined the backing band for Native American singer/songwriter Chief Jim Billie, Tribal Chairman of the Florida Seminole. This group included drummer Jeff Renza from The David Shelley Band and performed select dates around the state and across Indian country.

After joining Florida Seminole singer/songwriter Chief Jim Billie's backing band in 2000, David performed at pow wows and festivals around the country and gained even more exposure to the Native American music scene. He continued supporting Native American artists, producing singer Paula Bowers and teenage Seminole blues rock trio The Osceola Brothers, who often covered his songs in their live shows.

1996

By 1996, David Shelley was living between Los Angeles and Florida with stays in Santa Fe working with The Mud Ponies. The band had a monthlong engagement as Seventh Son in Helsinki, Finland, with Hawk Lopez replacing Vigil Gray on drums.

Shelley also played with a country and western band in Nashville and got bit parts in the movies Basquiat (1996) and New Rose Hotel (1998) starring Christopher Walken.

1991

In 1991, David Shelley joined the live studio band for The Ron Reagan Show, a syndicated late-night talk show addressing political issues of the day hosted by Ron Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan. Led by D.A. Young who had played with Shelley in Ku De Tah, the band was called D.A. and Dr. Bombay and included Hawk Lopez, musician/actor who had joined David in the Vadim film. The music was all instrumental.

1990

In the early 1990s David Shelley began jamming with drummer and painter Darren Vigil Gray in Santa Fe, New Mexico. With longtime friend Michael Tovar and Ray Rodriguez from Food For Feet (East LA band formed with Oingo Boingo's John Avila) and bassist Charles Gasper, they formed Seventh Son (named after the Willie Dixon song) and began performing live in 1995.

1989

Shelley became a member of Cher's backup band (which included Darlene Love) for the Heart of Stone Tour, performing in the US, Canada, England, Ireland and Australia and appeared with Cher on the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards and Cher Extravaganza: Live at The Mirage (1992).

1988

David's appearance in And God Created Woman caught the eye of casting directors and he was hired to portray a guitar player in the video for "You Wouldn't Know Love" from Cher's Heart of Stone album. He performed with Cher at the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards and in the controversial video for the song "If I Could Turn Back Time".

1986

An album's worth of material was recorded, but upheaval at the label from MCA's involvement in the "indie" payola scandal of 1986 caused the record to be shelved and David dropped from the roster.

1985

Shelley moved to Los Angeles anticipating a deal and eventually signed with MCA in October 1985. For his major label debut, David Shelley worked with co-producers Gary Goetzman and Mike Picarillo, whose production credits included Smokey Robinson, Kim Carnes, The Staple Singers, Latoya Jackson and the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense. Talking Heads member Jerry Harrison played keyboard on David's song "Battle of the Sexes".

1984

In 1984, David left Ti'shan to front his own band, Special Forces (eventually renamed The David Shelley Band), performing his original "power-dance-reggae" music. The David Shelley Band was a regional success, opening for reggae superstar Dennis Brown, The Kinks, Laura Branigan, Cheap Trick, Eddie Money and among the headliners at Miami's Big Orange Festival.

In February 1984, Shelley recorded a three-song demo at Criteria Studios in Miami, produced by Ron and Howard Albert, best known for producing Stephen Stills' albums. Two more songs followed in October, recorded at New River Studios in Fort Lauderdale with producer Alan Blazak, who had recently hit with Glenn Frey`s The Allnighter.

1982

In 1982, David Shelley joined popular area reggae band Ti'shan as singer and guitarist. Ti'shan played original music, provided back-up for visiting reggae artists like Barrington Levy and opened for The Clash. Shelley appeared on Ti'shan's 1982 LP "Ti'shan Reggae Music" and in videos for the band's songs.

1980

David Shelley began performing under his own name, for the first time since the 1980s, as David Shelley and Bluestone. Playing around South Florida most often as a two guitar, bass and drums quartet with occasional fifth piece, band members included Billy Vazquez and JP Soars on guitar; Jason Rosner, Alaina Reed and "Kilmo" Carl Pacillo on bass; Jeff Renza, Goetz Kujack, John Yarling and Raul Hernandez on drums; Bob Taylor and Dean Sire on keyboards; Kellie Rucker on harmonica, among others.

Dave Scott, from legendary South Florida 1980s band Tuff Luck (subject of 2015 documentary), joined Bluestone as lead guitarist. The band gained popularity and was able to raise funds from fans and supporters to record David Shelley's first CD release.

David Shelley was a leading exponent of South Florida artists in the 1980s who "incorporated South Florida's ethnic and cultural mix into their original music, blending rock with reggae, calypso, funk, salsa and/or jazz."

David Shelley began performing with Native American musicians after meeting noted artist and musician Darren Vigil Gray in the 1980s. Their band Seventh Son (later named The Mud Ponies) included members of the Kiowa Apache, Zuni Pueblo and Ojibwe nations. Seventh Son/Mud Ponies played at Indian events around the Southwest where Shelley performed with such artists as John Trudell, Keith Secola, Floyd Redcrow Westerman and the late Jesse Ed Davis.

1979

Returning to Florida in 1979, Shelley founded Ocean Sound Studio, a sixteen track recording facility, with childhood friend Michael Couzzi (who would go on to engineer hit albums like Santana's Supernatural). David played percussion live and in the studio with jazz artist Randy Bernsen, legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius, other local artists and his first self-led band, instrumental funk group Captiva.

1957

David Joseph Shelley (November 23, 1957 – August 10, 2015) was an American blues rock musician who performed with Cher and released two critically acclaimed albums, That's My Train (2012) and Trick Bag (2013).

David Shelley was born November 23, 1957 in Santa Monica, California. His grandfather Buddy DeSylva, along with Glenn Wallichs and Johnny Mercer, founded Capitol Records in 1942. DeSylva also was known for writing such standards as "California Here I Come" and "The Best Things in Life Are Free." Shelley's mother, actress and singer Martha Stewart, sang in big bands with Glenn Miller and Harry James and acted on Broadway and in films and TV, including In a Lonely Place (1950) starring Humphrey Bogart.

1956

When producer Goetzman got David's songs chosen for Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman, (remake-in-name-only of the director's 1956 classic with Brigitte Bardot), Shelley was cast to act as a rock band member in the movie, performing his own music, credited as "Dave Shelley".