22 Facts About Dave Graney

Dave Graney is an Australian rock musician, singer-songwriter and author.

Since 1978, Graney has collaborated with drummer-multi instrumentalist Clare Moore.

David John Dave Graney grew up in Mount Gambier, South Australia.

Dave Graney attended St Mary's Primary School, Marist Brothers College, McDonald Park Primary School and Mt Gambier High School.

The cover featured images of a young Jesse James, Custer and ornate Edwardian lettering by London artist Dave Graney Western, based on a Frederic Remington cowboy painting.

Dave Graney was wearing a hot pink, crushed velvet suit and a wig and said 'King of Pop'.

The single won 'Best Video' by Mahony in 1997, the album was nominated for 'Best Cover Art' by Mahony and Dave Graney received a nomination as 'Best Male Artist'.

Album accompanied by a media CD with an interview with Dave Graney called Coffins Have no Pockets, which was part of a media booklet based on a Holden Monaro owner's manual.

In 1997 Dave Graney released his first book, It is Written, Baby, a collection of his lyrics interspersed with fragments of journalism, memoir and opinion, with photographs by Mahony.

Graney and Moore's next band was The Dave Graney Show, which formed in early 1998 with Stuart Perera on guitar and Adele Pickvance on bass guitar.

Dave Graney improvised the vocal about a performer playing to an empty room.

Dave Graney contributed strings and keyboards to albums by Kim Salmon as well as the Wagons.

Dave Graney played on Robert Forster's covers CD I Had a New York Girlfriend.

Dave Graney appears with Jane Dust and the Giant Hoopoes, her own band the Dames and with jazz combination Henry Manetta and the Trip.

Dave Graney contributed music to and played a small part in a stage production of the 1960s British play Stone in 2004.

In May 2009, Dave Graney released his first album credited as a solo billing, Knock Yourself Out.

MC Bits featured the duo of Dave Graney accompanied by Mark Fitzgibbon on piano.

UK guitarist Nick Harper played on two tracks and Dave Graney recorded all the lead vocals with Lisa Gerard at her studio in country Victoria.

Dave Graney has played at the Big Day Out Festival on many occasions, as well as the Livid festival and the Falls Festival.

Dave Graney wrote a lyric book, It Is Written, Baby.

Dave Graney contributed music to and played a small part in Stone, a stage production of the 1960s British play.

In September 2013, Dave Graney sang on Nick Harper's CD on a track called "The Beginning is Nigh".