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David Bluefield
Bluefield in 1972
Born
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • composer
  • musician
  • producer
  • arranger
  • video director
Years active1970–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Piano
  • keyboards
Labels
Websitedavidbluefield.com

David Bluefield is an American songwriter, composer, musician, producer, arranger, and video director. His song, "What's the Use," recorded by Mary MacGregor, was the "International Grand Prix Winner" as well as winning the "Most Outstanding Performance Award" at the World Popular Song Festival in 1980.[1][2] He has recorded with Stevie Nicks and Tim Buckley and has shared the stage with Badfinger, Frank Zappa, Traffic, Alice Cooper, Paul Williams, and Paul Anka.[3][4][5] He toured extensively with Three Dog Night and Mary MacGregor and was a band member of the music group, Kindred, who released two albums on Warner Bros.[6][7][8] He wrote, produced, and directed, Music Has His Back: Leo Pearlstein, the 104-year-old Drummer, which won a Texas Short Film Festival Award for "Most Inspirational Film" and won an Audience Award at the Under 5 Minutes Film Festival for "Best Documentary."[9][10]

Early life

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David Bluefield (David Bluefield Pearlstein) was born and raised in Hollywood, California. His father, Leo Pearlstein is a successful advertising executive, author, and jazz drummer.[11] Bluefield attended Fairfax High School where he played in the rock band, "Potluck", who shared the stage with Traffic and Alice Cooper.[4][12]

Career

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David Bluefield is songwriter, musician (piano/keyboards/organ) producer, arranger, and composer. He has released 15 studio albums and his genres have generally been classified as pop, rock, jazz, blues, and classical.[13] Bluefield has played with the Platters, Steve Martin, Tracey Ullman, Three Dog Night, Paul Williams, Paul Anka, Iron Eyes Cody, and performed live with Ringo Starr.[3][14][15]

In the early 1970s he was a band member (piano, keyboards, organ) and the main songwriter in the music group, Kindred.[16] They toured nationally and shared the stage with Three Dog Night and Badfinger, among others. They released two albums on Warner Bros., "Kindred" and "Next of Kin."[17][18][19]

In 1977, Bluefield played the keyboard in Close Encounters of the Third Kind when the humans tried to communicate with the aliens in the spacecraft.[4]

In 1978, Bluefield's co-write, "Memories," recorded by Mary MacGregor, was selected as one of Billboard's "Top Single Picks" and was included on her "Greatest Hits" album release in 1979.[20][21] His co-write, "What's the Use," recorded by Mary MacGregor, was the "International Grand Prix Winner" as well as winning the "Most Outstanding Performance Award" at the World Popular Song Festival in 1980.[1][2][22] Both singles were co-written with Marty Rodgers, whom Bluefield wrote and performed with for 10 years.[1] Bluefield also toured with Mary Macgregor, playing keyboards and organ.[23]

He played keyboards and drum machine on Stevie Nicks' hit single, Stand Back in 1983 and in 1984 won a Clio Award for producing the music for the Los Angeles Police Department's television commercial titled, "It Could Happen."[24][12] In 1985, Bluefield played piano on The American Music Project (album), which included performances by Don McLean, Rita Coolidge, and Hoyt Axton, among others.[25]

In 1995, he released albums, "Clazzual Sax" and "Reclassified" which received favorable reviews.[26] In 1996, Bluefield released "Rolling Over the Classics." (album) and in 2020 released "Munchtime" (album).

Bluefield filmed his 103 year old musician father, (Leo Pearlstein) playing drums on "All of Me," (Bluefield played the piano) which went viral on YouTube and in 2025 had received over 3,000,000 views.[27][28] In 2024, he wrote, produced, and directed, Music Has His Back: Leo Pearlstein, the 104-year-old Drummer,[29] which won an Audience Award at the Under 5 Minutes Film Festival for "Best Documentary" and was nominated for "Best Documentary" at the Couch Film Festival.[30][10][31]

Discography

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Source:[32]

Solo discography

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Source:[35][36]

  • 1995 - "Clazzual Sax" (album) - Rhythm & Bluefield Band - composer, producer, arranger, piano, engineer[26]
  • 1995 - "Reclassified" (album) - Rhythm & Bluefield Band - composer, producer, arranger, piano, engineer[37]
  • 1996 - "Rolling Over The Classics" (album) - Rhythm & Bluefield Band - composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
  • 2023 - "Munchtime" (album) - David Bluefield - composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
  • 2023 - Rockin' Nursery Rhymes Singalong (album) - composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
  • 2023 - Earth Idol - Rhythm & Bluesical (album) - composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
  • 2023 - ArRanger in the Brainforest: Bite-Sized Instrumentals (album) - composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
  • 2023 - Suite 1 from "5 Suites de Pandemica": On the Couch (album) - composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
  • 2023 - Suite 2 from "5 Suites de Pandemica": From the Chair (album) - composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
  • 2023 - Suite 3 from "5 Suites de Pandemica": By the Bed (album) - composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
  • 2023 - Suite 4 from "5 Suites de Pandemica": In the Bath (album) composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
  • 2023 - Suite 5 from "5 Suites de Pandemica": And Beyond (album) composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
  • 2024 - Clazzax Trilogy 1: Clazzual Sax (album) - composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
  • 2024 - Clazzax Trilogy 2: ReClassified (album) - composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
  • 2024 - Clazzax Trilogy 3: Rolling Over the Classics (album) - composer, arranger, producer, keyboards
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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bluefield, Rodgers, MacGregor Sweep Top Prizes At World Pop Song Festival" (PDF). Cashbox. November 29, 1980. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Mary Macgregor sings way to titles" LaCrosse Tribune, Page 37, January 10, 1981
  3. ^ a b "2,000 Students Attend Concerts at Central School" Oroville Mercury Register, Page 3, May 21, 1985
  4. ^ a b c d "Jazzy improvisation a new classic by Richard O. Jones" Kokomo Tribune, Page 17, November 30, 1994
  5. ^ "MARK BEHRENS FRANK ZAPPA, TIM BUCKLEY PEPPERLAND HANDBILL". D King Gallery. September 25, 1970. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  6. ^ "Platter Chatter" Valley News, Page 27, September 15, 1972
  7. ^ "Mary Macgregor Wows Gathering" Anchorage Times, Page 7, June 11, 1979
  8. ^ "Kindred" El Paso Herald, Page 31, March 25, 1972
  9. ^ "Texas Short Film Festival - 2025 Award Winners". Film Festival Circuit. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  10. ^ a b "HIGHLIGHTS: February 2025 Under 5 Minute Festival". Under 5 Minute Film Festival. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  11. ^ "Leo Pearlstein Celebrates His 100th Birthday on October 5, 2020". Cal Seafood. October 5, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Conversations with David Bluefield". Voyage LA. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  13. ^ "David Bluefield". Spotify. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Reclassified". Amazon Music. January 26, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  15. ^ "Iron Eyes Cody" Paradise Post, Page 9, May 17, 1985
  16. ^ "Negron Unveils Kindred on WB" (PDF). Cash Box. December 4, 1971. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  17. ^ "Kindred is a Group to Watch" The Times, Page 28, March 30, 1972
  18. ^ "Records, Records, Records" Detroit Free Press, Page 142, November 5, 1972
  19. ^ "In Concert Here" Tulsa Daily World, Page 32, July 11, 1972
  20. ^ "Billboard Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. August 19, 1978. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  21. ^ "Mary MacGregor Greatest Hits". Hit Parade. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  22. ^ "Tokyo Festival Singing Prizes Go to American" Albuquerque Journal, Page 42, May 8, 1981
  23. ^ "Classical Sax is an Interesting Try" Rocky Mount Telegram, Page 42, November 27, 1994
  24. ^ a b "Steve Nicks - Stand Back credits". Stevie Nicks. May 19, 1983. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  25. ^ a b "The American Music Project". Discogs. 1985. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  26. ^ a b "Clazzual Sax - Music You Still Respect In the Morning". Amazon Music. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  27. ^ "Y'all Aren't Ready for the Oldest Living Jazz Drummer Leo Pearlstein, aged 103, and Just Wait 'til You Hear His Phat Grooves! by Stephen Charlton". Music Man UK. September 10, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  28. ^ "Dad, 104 years old (Oct.5) the world's oldest living jazz drummer". David Bluefield YouTube. November 6, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  29. ^ "Music Has His Back: Leo Pearlstein, the 104-year-old Drummer 20254m". IMDB. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  30. ^ "MUSIC HAS HIS BACK: Leo Pearlstein, the 104-year-old drummer documentary". YouTube. February 18, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  31. ^ "Couch Film Festival Nominees and Winners". Couch Film Festival. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  32. ^ "David Bluefield". Discogs. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  33. ^ "David Bluefield - Hollywood Dodgers". Apple Music. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  34. ^ "Richard Simmons and the silver foxes". Discover Library. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  35. ^ "David Bluefield". Apple Music. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  36. ^ "David Bluefield". Soundcloud. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  37. ^ "the rhythm and Bluefield Band, CD Reclassified: Clazzual Sax 2, D'Blue records" Fort Worth Star, Page 89, September 8, 1995
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