Dave Orams

{{Short description|New Zealand bass guitarist and vocalist}}

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David Orams is a New Zealand bass guitarist and vocalist. He was, briefly, the first bassist with Little River Band in 1975. He was replaced by Roger McLachlan before the band started to tour and record.{{Cite web|date=15 June 2004|title=Whammo Homepage|url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1021|url-status=live|access-date=6 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040615185835/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1021|archive-date=2004-06-15}}

Orams was a member of numerous other bands, including Bari and The Breakaways (1964–67),{{Cite web|date=9 May 2014|title=The Breakaways - AudioCulture|url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/the-breakaways|url-status=live|access-date=6 September 2021|website=www.audioculture.co.nz|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206030047/http://www.audioculture.co.nz:80/people/the-breakaways |archive-date=2013-12-06 }}{{Cite web|title=Bari and the Breakaways|url=https://www.sergent.com.au/music/breakway.html|url-status=live|access-date=6 September 2021|website=www.sergent.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515042810/http://www.sergent.com.au:80/music/breakway.html |archive-date=2010-05-15 }}{{Cite web|title=Breakaways' music still alive and well - PressReader|url=https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/taranaki-daily-news/20161217/281728384161505|url-status=live|access-date=6 September 2021|via=PressReader|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906130300/https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/taranaki-daily-news/20161217/281728384161505 |archive-date=2021-09-06 }} Bitter End (1967){{Cite web|title=Bitter End|url=https://www.wcl.govt.nz/wellington-music/index.php/artists/bitter-end/|url-status=live|access-date=6 September 2021|website=Wellington Music|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529004428/http://www.wcl.govt.nz:80/wellington-music/index.php/artists/bitter-end/ |archive-date=2018-05-29 }} and Quincy Conserve (1967–73).{{Cite web|title=Quincy Conserve|url=https://www.wcl.govt.nz/wellington-music/index.php/artists/quincy-conserve-2/|url-status=live|access-date=6 September 2021|website=Wellington Music|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529012130/http://www.wcl.govt.nz:80/wellington-music/index.php/artists/quincy-conserve-2/ |archive-date=2018-05-29 }}{{Cite web|date=29 July 2014|title=The Quincy Conserve - AudioCulture|url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/the-quincy-conserve|url-status=live|access-date=6 September 2021|website=www.audioculture.co.nz|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801084756/http://www.audioculture.co.nz:80/people/the-quincy-conserve |archive-date=2014-08-01 }}