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Note from Dave Sanborn; |
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Friends, family,
fans -- my sincere
thanks for visiting this
new website. It's
also a privilege to read
so many positive
messages sent to me from
all over the world on my
long overdue Facebook
page, and to be able to
send messages in return.
It means to me that we
are all part of this
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...David Sanborn has
released 24 albums, won six
Grammy Awards, and has had eight
Gold albums and one Platinum
album. Having inspired countless
other musicians, Dave has
worked in many genres which
typically blend instrumental
pop, R&B and lately, more and
more traditional jazz. He
released his first solo album
Taking Off in 1975, but has been
playing the saxophone since
before he was in high school
when he was inspired by the
great Chicago blues artists near
his hometown of St. Louis.
Having
contracted polio at the age of
three, Dave was introduced to
the saxophone as part of his
treatment therapy. By the age of
14, he was able to play with
legends such as Albert King and
Little Milton. Dave went on
to study music at Northwestern
University before transferring
to the University of Iowa where
he played and studied with the
great saxophonist JR Monterose.
Later traveling to California on
the advice of a friend, he
joined the Butterfield Blues
Band and played Woodstock with
Paul Butterfield. Following
that, Dave toured with Stevie
Wonder and recorded for Wonder’s
Talking Book album, played with
The Rolling Stones, and toured
with David Bowie with whom he
recorded the famous solo heard
on “Young Americans”.
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