Dave Mattacks
David James 'Dave' Mattacks (born 13 March 1948 in Edgware, Middlesex, England) is a rock and folk drummer. He began as a trainee piano tuner before taking up the drums. He played with several jazz bands before joining Fairport Convention in 1969. He has also worked both as a session musician and as a performance artist.
In 1998 "DM", as he is known, moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts in the United States, where he is a sought-after studio musician, producer, and member of the band Super Genius, though he still tours the UK, Europe, and Australia regularly with various acts.
He has toured and recorded with
- Kate and Anna McGarrigle
- Chris Rea
- Ralph McTell
- Mickey Jupp
- Everything But the Girl
- Richard Thompson
- Georgie Fame
- Jethro Tull
- Ashley Hutchings
- Steeleye Span
He has toured with
He has recorded with
- Mike Heron
- Incredible String Band
- Elton John
- XTC
- Paul McCartney
- George Harrison
- Cat Stevens
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Brian Eno
- Alison Moyet
- Martin Phillipps
- Joan Armatrading
- Jimmy Page
- The Proclaimers
- Gary Brooker
- Elkie Brooks
- Nick Drake
- Liane Carroll
- Sandy Denny
- Super Genius
- Four Piece Suit
- Barbara Dickson
- The Happy Kenneths
- Sebastian Santa Maria
- Shelagh McDonald
- Shirley Collins
- Spirogyra
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