David William Sanborn was born on July 30,1945 and is an American alto saxophonist.
23 Facts About David Sanborn
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David Sanborn released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school.
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David Sanborn was born in Tampa, Florida, and grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri.
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David Sanborn suffered from polio for eight years in his youth.
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David Sanborn began playing saxophone on a physician's advice to strengthen his weakened chest muscles and improve his breathing, instead of studying piano.
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David Sanborn performed with blues musicians Albert King and Little Milton at the age of 14.
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David Sanborn continued playing blues when he joined Paul Butterfield blues band in 1967.
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David Sanborn recorded on four Butterfield albums as a horn section member and soloist from 1967 to 1971.
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In 1972 David Sanborn played on the track "Tuesday Heartbreak" on the Stevie Wonder album Talking Book.
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David Sanborn performed with Eric Clapton on film soundtracks such as Lethal Weapon and Scrooged.
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In 1991 David Sanborn recorded Another Hand, which the All Music Guide to Jazz described as a "return by David Sanborn to his real, true love: unadorned jazz" that "balanced the scales" against his smooth jazz material.
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In 1994 David Sanborn appeared in A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, known as Daltrey Sings Townshend.
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David Sanborn plays on the song "Your Party" on Ween's 2007 release La Cucaracha.
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In 2010, David Sanborn toured primarily with a trio featuring jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco and Steve Gadd where they played the combination of blues and jazz from his album Only Everything.
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In 2011, David Sanborn toured with keyboardist George Duke and bassist Marcus Miller as the group DMS.
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In 2013, David Sanborn toured with keyboardist Brian Culbertson on "The Dream Tour" celebrating the 25th anniversary of the song "The Dream".
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David Sanborn has performed and hosted radio, television, and web programs.
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David Sanborn was a member of the Saturday Night Live Band in 1980.
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David Sanborn appeared a few times on the Late Show with David Letterman in the 90s.
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David Sanborn is currently playing a mouthpiece designed by Aaron Drake.
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David Sanborn has won six Grammy Awards and has had eight gold albums and one platinum album.
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David Sanborn won Grammy Awards for Voyeur, Double Vision, and the instrumental album Close Up.
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In 2004, David Sanborn was inducted into the St Louis Walk of Fame.