Dave Hinton

Drums

“English” Dave Hinton brings not only his British sense of humor but a wealth of playing experience gained in the UK. From duos to big band, R&B, soul, dance band, jazz and other styles, Dave has learned to have fun and please the guy who pays at the end of the night!

“I’ve been playing drums since I was eleven and over the years have had the honor to play in some pretty neat places. The Royal Albert Hall, in London, certainly ranks up there as special. My time as a musician in the British Army gave me the opportunity to play there twice.”

As an avid listener of radio, Dave heard a new band in the early ‘60’s called “The Beatles”. “They gave a concert at a local cinema in 1963 with Roy Orbison, and I didn’t go! What an idiot! [May 28^th 1963, Gaumont, Worcester, UK.]

Mind you, I’m not sure I would have enjoyed listening to all those young fans screaming at the tops of their voices! Funny thing is, years later, when the cinema closed and was sold to a company who now run it as a Bingo Hall, I got to play on the very same stage; just an organist and me playing tunes between bingo sessions and no screaming fans!”

“I’m having a blast in the 96.5 House Band, playing many of the tunes I used to listen to, and play, as a teenager.”

If you hail from the UK, be sure to say hi to Dave at one of our gigs. He’d love to reminisce about fish and chips and brown sauce!