Dave Gray

David (Dave) Gray was born into a family who loved music. Raised in Victoria, BC, he started singing as soon as he could talk and took singing lessons from age 12 to 16. He formed his first band, called The Yeoman, at age sixteen which lasted from ‘64-‘66. This started his adventure into the world of music. From there he went on to play with a line up of many great musicians and bands. Morning Star , in which he was featured as singer and rhythm guitarist from ’69-’70, was an all original music band, showcasing his talent as a vocalist, songwriter and guitarist. From ’72 through ’73 Dave worked with a band called Buckeye including notable guitar whiz Tim Zurowski. His next musical project from ’73-’75 was called Magic , playing a mix of originals and covers. During this time he had the honour of playing with Jerry Schef who was the bass player with Elvis Presley during his Las Vegas days. Then Dave and his good friend Reid Hudson (bass guitar) formed a band called Stash which played locally from ’75-’77. From ’80-’85 came a band called Zipper for which he wrote a song called “Never Too Old to Rock & Roll” that was successfully released as a 45 R... more...