Dave Bonney, born in New York on 09/11/1951, is an American singer songwriter living in Regensburg, Germany. He grew up in Brooklyn Heights, tried his hand at most things including the Regis Paper Co. but realized his passion was music. After leaving the USA in the 80's he made his home in Europe traveling through Holland and Belgium until he ended up in France. He married a French girl and they moved to Munich, Germany where they brought up two sons. Dave worked for a time with Ralf Segel as a songwriter. Since then he has worked and lived in Germany as a street musician, in bars and clubs and is also a recording artist.
After dropping out of the scene following the break up of his marriage and the death of his mother and father in New York he found it more and more difficult to get work and ended up on the welfare. He is allowed to make small change entertaining shoppers on the streets of Regensburg and he does this on a regular basis. He has to pay for a street musicians license each day and the weather dictates how much he can earn. At 56 I think it is time for him to reap the fruits of his labor.
Dave has recorded music and published CD's but the advertising and marketing of these gems has always been secondary to playing live. He is now living hand to mouth and wonders where he went wrong. "If only the people could hear the music ..." he muses. So, I am writing this to start an action called "Save Dave". He doesn't want charity or handouts although I think that's what he really needs for Christmas. He just wants you to hear his music and make up your own mind. So go to http://cdbaby.com/all/davebonney and take a look and listen. the proceeds go directly to Dave and you can alway send him a gift of some cash using PayPal to purchase@davebonney.com
Dave is also selling off his art... check out his gallery on the right, for prices call Tim Dowd +49 (170) 244 6197
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Diary of a Musician
