One of the breakout CDs of 2012 was
the debut release by David Watt Besley titled 'Believe These Eyes',
which made a believer out of many listeners! Now, the highly
anticipated second release by David Watt Besley titled 'Hopeless
Romantic' is available! Featuring former Bon Jovi member Kurt
Johnston and Barry Dunaway (Survivor/Yngwie Malmsteen/Pat Travers)
along with Gove Scrivenor (Neal Young/John Prine/Dolly Parton/Hank
Williams Jr) and a host of other top Northeast Florida musicians,
David has created a unique sound on his new release. If you molded
Cat Stevens and John Prine you would come up with David Watt Besley.
Freelance writer Richard Wall says, “I really got the Cat Stevens
influence, particularly in David's singing style. But the songs have
a newness to them; they are well written, telling his stories from
the heart, along with some sterling accents on a solidly enjoyable
musical foundation, which suits the material.”
Virginia-born
singer/songwriter David Watt Besley currently resides in Saint
Augustine, Florida. In the mid-seventies David was part of the band
Saucer, who were one of the first US bands looked at by Virgin
Records. In the late seventies David played bass and wrote music with
the NorthStar Band, one of Washington, DC's most influential music
groups. In the early 1980s David toured with Bob Margolin (Muddy
Waters). In 1986 he joined his brother Ed Pickett and formed The
Seiners, based out of Jekyll Island, Georgia and toured the
southeast. In the early '90s David joined the group Those Guys
(several times voted Saint Augustine's #1 band). The band also
included Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynrd) and Banner Thomas (Molly
Hatchet). In 2009 he reformed Northstar with his brother Ed and
signed a publishing deal with Shadow Mountain Music. In 2010 David
put together The Big Lonesome, a group featuring some of David's
favorite local players and writers. During this time he also started
a solo career simply called “DAVE”. Even though David loves to
get together with Northstar and The Big Lonesome, he has found that
his solo career is the most enjoyable – Dave and his music. Which
leads to the release of his critically acclaimed 2011 debut CD
'Believe These Eyes'; a CD that received praise from press and fans
alike worldwide. And now, with his sophomore release 'Hopeless
Romantic', recorded with longtime friend and co-producer Jim Stafford
(Eclipse Recording Company), David hopes to bring his music to a
larger audience.
“This
is a collection of songs I have written over the years that I felt
would go together well,” David explains. “Along with the special
guest artists, I was real proud to have two of my lifelong friends
record tracks on this CD, Chuck Caudill and Jim Miner, guys I played
in bands with when I was 13. The covers I did were from two of my
favorite writers and were both very big influences on my style of
music. I have purposely tried to keep an acoustic feel on this
release as I did on 'Believe These Eyes' I'm not trying to follow any
fads, I am just trying to make good music!” David is currently
playing select gigs in support of his latest CD release.
Finally
David had this to impart: “Music is my life, it is what makes my
world go around. I would like to thank all the fans that are
following my music, it helps keep me going!”
For
more information visit www.DavidWattBesley.com
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