14 Facts About Dave Pomeroy

Dave Pomeroy was born on April 26,1956 and is an American musician, known as a Nashville vocalist, songwriter, and producer but is best known as a bassist.

Dave Pomeroy has played electric and acoustic bass for many artists, both in the studio and in concert.

Dave Pomeroy has written numerous articles and columns for Bass Player, a magazine, and other music publications in addition to contributing as a writer to many books about the music business.

In December 2008, Pomeroy was elected as president of the Nashville Musicians Association, AFM Local 257 of the American Federation of Musicians and in June 2010, he was elected to the AFM's International Executive Board and was re-elected in 2013,2016, and 2019.

Dave Pomeroy has been re-elected without opposition to four more 3-year terms as Local 257 president in November 2011,2014,2017 and 2020.

Dave Pomeroy was born in Italy, the son of an American soldier, and lived in various places in Europe.

Dave Pomeroy was hired by rockabilly musician Sleepy LaBeef within a couple of weeks and went on tour with him for a year.

Dave Pomeroy founded his own record label Earwave Music in 1989 and has released 12 CDs and 2 DVDs, available at davepomeroy.

Dave Pomeroy is a featured artist on the "Nashville Acoustic Sessions" CD project, with Raul Malo, Rob Ickes, and Pat Flynn, released by CMH Records in 2004.

Dave Pomeroy has written more than 50 articles for Bass Player and has contributed to a number of books about music, including writing the forward for Jim Robert's book "American Basses".

Dave Pomeroy produced Restless, the first album of new material by Sweethearts of the Rodeo in over ten years, released in 2012.

Dave Pomeroy has been active in the Nashville community, raising over $495,000 for Nashville's Room in the Inn Homeless program with his annual "Nashville Unlimited Christmas" concerts over the past 22 years.

In November 2011, Dave Pomeroy was re-elected without opposition to a second three-year term as the president of Local 257 and again in 2014,2017, and 2020.

Dave Pomeroy was one of the AFM leaders in the forefront of the effort to reform airline carry on policies for musical instruments, a process completed in December 2014.