David Bowling
BORN: The Truman Administration
JOINED THE DV STAFF: May 2007
HOMETOWN: Woonsocket, R.I.
NOW LIVING IN: Whispering Pines, N.C.SPOUSE / KIDS?: Daughters Amy and Stacey and two grandchildren
FAVORITE ARTIST: The Beach Boys
OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: Roy Orbison, Lou Reed, the Jefferson Airplane, Dire Straits, Dusty Springfield, Etta James, Pat Benatar, Mary Chapin Carpenter, early Santana, Bob Dylan.
BEER: All
OTHER HOBBIES: Reading and traveling
PERSONAL MOTTO: Relationships are temporary. Vinyl is forever.
I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: ...it is a way to express publicly the interaction between myself and the music.
Reviews
B+
Phil Ochs
Greatest Hits
Apr 15, 2020
B+
Lisa Mills
The Triangle
Mar 25, 2020
B+
Bruce Cockburn
Crowing Ignites
Mar 17, 2020
B+
Simon & Garfunkel
Sounds Of Silence
Feb 25, 2020
A
Simon & Garfunkel
Bookends
Feb 6, 2020
B
Forrest McDonald Band
Blues In A Bucket
Jan 29, 2020
A-
Sly & The Family Stone
Greatest Hits
Jan 15, 2020
A-
Elvis Presley
Elvis Live 1969
Jan 9, 2020
B
Matty T. Wall
Transpacific Blues Vol. 1
Dec 30, 2019
B+
A Girl Called Eddy
Been Around
Dec 16, 2019
A-
Jimi Hendrix
Songs For Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts (5-CD Box Set)
Dec 2, 2019
B+
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
The Distance
Nov 21, 2019
Articles
David Bowling’s 101 Favorite Songs
Feature Apr 11, 2020
20 Albums That Influenced Me: David Bowling
Feature Jan 13, 2017
It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll
Feature Feb 29, 2016
Blues Power
Feature Jan 4, 2016
From Memphis To Vegas
Feature Nov 18, 2015
Strange Days Indeed
Feature Sep 28, 2015
All Summer Long
Feature Sep 7, 2015
15 Years And What Do You Get?
Commemoratives Jan 13, 2012
Woodstock At 40 Retrospective
Announcement Aug 7, 2009
Blackmore’s Night Shines Bright
Concert Review Nov 13, 2007