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Dave Shealy
sings, plays saxophone and percussion. Shealy’s musical
career started in the late- 60’s in Spartanburg, S.C.
From 1974-1979 he traveled the East Coast with Fresh/Rize,
the 1974 Spartanburg and the 1975 S.C. Battle of the
Bands winner. 1979-1987 found Shealy fronting the
popular beach music group, Grandstrand. In 1987, he
moved to Florida forming The Kingtones, nominated best
blues band and best new band at the 1990 Tampa Bay Music
Awards. Though the band split in 1992 their website
garnered them The Top MP3 Band/Song on Rolling Stone.com
in the summer of ’98. During this period he also worked
as a session musician and sang bass with The Ruth Eckerd
Hall Singers, a small choral group that backed up Andy
Williams, Rosemary Clooney and The Canadian Brass. From
’96-’02 he performed with The Willie Lomax Blues Revue
playing festivals and clubs throughout Florida. Dave has
shared the stage with Delbert McClinton, The Fabulous
Thunderbirds, Buddy Guy, Rod Piazza, Dr. John, Marshall
Tucker, Robert Cray, Derek Trucks, Kenny Neal, Wet
Willie, The Chairman of the Board, Dave Mason, Orleans,
The Commodores, Dickey Betts, Charlie Daniels, Artimus
Pyle, .38 Special and many others.
