He was an amazing musician. I first saw him in the early 1960s at the Topanga Canyon Banjo and Fiddle contest, playing banjo and fiddle solo or in the Smoggy Mountain Boys. He was in his late teens and I was a pree-teen.
I was a huge fan of his next band, Kaleidoscope, and saw them many times at the Ash Grove.
Later on I followed his career with Jackson Browne and El Rayo X.
Not sure I ever saw him live after about 1970. He was a great influence on me, helping to convince me to buy a banjo in 1964,
Goodbye Mr. Dave, RIP
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