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Who is Dave Edwards and why is that name so familiar?

• Founding member, lead singer/songwriter for THE LOOK
• THE LOOK recorded 4 albums – Dominating radio & video in the 80’s with “We’re Gonna Rock”, “You Can’t Sit Down”, “Baby, Do You Want Me To?”, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”, “Memories”, “Second Chance”, “Who Knows Me” and more.
• Toured with John Mellencamp, Jefferson Starship, The Rockets, Cheap Trick, The Kinks, J Geils Band and many others.
• Also fronted Tantrum & RH Factor during significant phases of Motor City Music History.
• Mr. Edwards – fronting RH Factor performed for the Pope at Pontiac Stadium in September of 1987.

Spotty record distribution, confusing management and recording deals killed the momentum and development of The Look’s career (come on! They sign with Fantasy Records in the early 80’s and the label refused to make videos. It would have been a better deal if Fantasy had shot the band in their “had it up to here” heads!). Alas the band members went their separate ways.

Dave Edwards retained the name The Look and began performing with rotating sidemen performing the hits of The Look and peppered them with classic covers from The Rockets, Bob Seger & The Romantics (bands you couldn’t see up close too often) – as well as classics of Rod Stewart, Van Morrison, Bryan Adams, The Rolling Stones and lots of Motown.

In 2004, Dave Edwards began a remarkable and noteworthy solo career recording TAKE ANOTHER LOOK with not only a musical contribution from famed Detroit musicians Johnny “Bee” Badanjek & Jim McCarty, but also Bee, a noted artist, painted and contributed the artwork for the cover. Dave’s unique arrangement of Tracy Chapman’s “Give Me One Reason” remains Dave’s biggest selling track on ITunes to this day!

In 2007, Dave released an EP entitled SECOND LOOK Volume 1, a series he hopes to revisit from time to time. The first volume featured 3 newly recorded tracks, including a duet on The Boxtops’ “Soul Deep” with the great Shaun Murphy. Second Look Volume 1 closes with a live version of Paul Carrack's “I Need You” recorded at the Riverfront Concert Series in downtown Detroit.

In May of 2009 Dave released LONE SURVIVOR, his second full length CD. Lone Survivor is a hodge podge of classic rock, blues & country that fits together like a cold beer on a Friday night. A running theme throughout the CD is survival, from the opening “How Long? (with a Who’s next feel), stopping off at a bluesy take on Carole King’s “It’s Too Late”, a whiskey soaked version of Leonard Cohen’s “Ain’t No Cure For Love” and closes with the fireworks of “Can’t Keep A Good Man Down” that finds the lone survivor back on his horse and getting out of town.

Lone Survivor featured many special guest including Johnny “Bee” Badanjek, Jimmie “Bones” Trombly, Black Market alumni Bob Monteleone (who also produced the CD) & drummer Mitch Purdy (on mandolin) as well as Dave’s recent core band members. The original song “It’s Written All Over Your Face” was recorded at Harmonie Park Studios and mixed by Los Angeles engineer Tony Ugval who was also Grammy nominated in 2010 for Album of The Year with Lady GaGa. “It’s Written All Over Your Face " received a Detroit Music Award nomination, for Outstanding Country Recording. Dave also received another Detroit Music Award Nomination for Outstanding National Indie Label Artist/Group.

The scope of shows around this project are some of the best shows in Dave’s storied career. CD Release night saw The Romantics, Wally Palmer join the band on stage for a 3 song set. Countless club nights, Jimmie Bones joining the band while Kid Rock had down time. The band opening for Randy Bachman, performing in front of thousands at Wyandotte Street Fair & climaxed on 9/5/10 at Arts, Beats & Eats. Several thousand people and (sometimes folks there is just magic) as the only encore won that day was for Dave Edwards and The Look.