Dave Alford
{{short description|American drummer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dave Alford
| image = David Alford 2016.jpg
| caption = David Alford, America Heavy Metal Drummer
| birth_date = {{birth date|1958|9|29|}}
| instrument = Drums, vocals
| past_member_of = Ratt, Rough Cutt, Hear 'n Aid, Mod Ev, Kryme, Jailhouse
}}
Dave Alford also known as Rockin Dave is an American heavy metal and rock drummer, singer, songwriter and producer who has played in the bands Max Havoc, Ratt, Jailhouse, Mod Ev, Kryme and Rough Cutt, whom he rejoined in 2016 upon their reformation. Alford also contributed to the Hear 'N Aid video project where various heavy metal/ hard rock artists collaborated to raise money for Famine Relief in 1985; produced by Ronnie James Dio. In 2013 Dave reunited with members of Jailhouse to perform on the Monsters of Rock Cruise. More recently, Dave has reunited with Rough Cutt members for the 2016 Monsterwood Monsters of Rock Cruise. Dave Alford currently resides in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and is playing various venues; also supporting his new project Rockin Dave's Hit Factory.
Discography
=With Ratt=
- The Garage Tape Dayz 78-81 (2000)
- In Your Direction (2004)
=With Rough Cutt=
- Rough Cutt (1985)
- Wants You! (1986)
- Rough Cutt Live (1996)
- Anthology (2008)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Fci256nx4 Rough Cutt in Japan Live - Piece of My Heart]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUD3B5PAdB4&list=RD0240Mc9XY9d1g Rough Cutt MTV Music Video - Piece of My Heart]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yck1IjIhAf0&list=RD0240Mc9XY9d1g Rough Cutt MTV Music Video - Never Gonna Die]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL-0aXPDT-c&list=RD0240Mc9XY9d1g Rough Cutt MTV Music Video - Double Trouble]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSkMnrm3YvA Rough Cutt Live at the Rock Palace 1984 - Street Gang Living]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1nRgq0lf6g Rough Cutt Live in Japan - Dreamin' Again]
=With Jailhouse=
- Alive In A Mad World (1989)
- Jailhouse (1998)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130225220939/http://demondollrecords.com/jailhouse/ Jailhouse on Demon Doll Records]
[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Online/111958432155791#!/pages/Jailhouse/142726375753481?fref=ts Jailhouse on Facebook]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxzllu67vTo&list=PL59B915E38B397686 Jailhouse MTV Video - Please Come Back to Me]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfEBW89uwX0 Jailhouse Live - Jailbreak]
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130312092439/http://www.vampdvegas.com/concerts/concert.html Vamps in Las Vegas (2013)]
- [http://monstersofrockcruise.com/the-artists/ Monsters of Rock (2013)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203204321/http://monstersofrockcruise.com/the-artists/ |date=2013-02-03 }}
External links
- [http://www.sleazeroxx.com/interviews/alford.shtml Dave Alford Interview]
- [http://www.myspace.com/rockindavealford Dave Alford Official MySpace]
- Hear 'n Aid Hear 'N Aid - Wikipedia
- Rough Cutt Rough Cutt - Wikipedia
- [http://www.hairbandrock.com/ratt.html] Hair Band Rock - 80's Rock Ratt
- [http://www.allhardrock.com/artist_ratt.php] All Hard Rock - Ratt
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101014224452/http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/united+states/california/san+diego/rough+cutt1] Rock Detector - Rough Cutt
- [http://www.myspace.com/kryme] Kryme Official My Space
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Category:American rock drummers
Category:20th-century American drummers
Category:American male drummers
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