Song:South Of The South
Album:South Of The South
Singer songwriter David Dondero got a lot of attention in 2006 when NPR's All Songs Considered declared him as one of the best living songwriters alongside icons like Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney & Tom Waits. It's a big deal because NPR is one of the best music sites on the web. I follow them on Twitter @NPRMusic and discover new music regularly. It gave a boost to Dondero who isn't a mainstream performer. Fortunately, his record company owner is one of his biggest fans. He was born June 24, 1969 in Duluth, MN and learned to play the drums as a child. He started out in 1993 as lead singer of the punk group Sunbrain. When they split up in 1995, he became drummer for This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb. He left in 1998 to go solo and recorded his first two albums for Sunbrain's record label Ghostmeat Records. He switched to Furure Famer Records in 2002 and recorded two albums there. But he finally found a home when Conor Oberst of the group Bright Eyes started his own label Team Love in 2003. He wanted to discover new talent and it turns out that Oberst is a big David Dondero fan. South Of The South was Dondero's first release in 2005. The song South Of The South and the album is mostly about Dondero's experiences living in Florida. Dondero now lives in Austin, TX and records all his music there. He is currently touring to support his latest CD # Zero With A Bullet which was released in August. Here's the video for South Of The South by David Dondero.
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