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| name = Dave Atkins | |||
| origin = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |||
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| genre = Garage rock, psychedelic rock | |||
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'''Dave Atkins''' is an American vocalist from the Cleveland, Ohio area. He is best known as the lead singer of the garage rock band '''[[New Salem Witch Hunters]]'''. | |||
== History == | |||
Atkins began performing with guitarist Tom Fallon while both were students in Mentor, Ohio.<ref name="CS">{{cite web |title=Old Faithful: Age Is Irrelevant for the New Salem Witch Hunters |url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/old-faithful-age-is-irrelevant-for-the-new-salem-witch-hunters-3722361 |website=Cleveland Scene |date=2013 }}</ref> | |||
They later formed the New Salem Witch Hunters, whose debut album was recorded in late 1985 at Beat Farm Studios and released in 1986 on Herb Jackson Records.<ref name="GH">{{cite web |title=New Salem Witch Hunters (album) |url=https://gethiprecordings.bandcamp.com/album/new-salem-witch-hunters |website=Get Hip Recordings }}</ref> | |||
== Musical style == | |||
Atkins' vocal style with the band has been described as energetic garage-rock influenced by mid-1960s groups and the Cleveland post-punk scene.<ref name="BC">{{cite web |title=New Salem Witch Hunters: Hidden Gems |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/hidden-gems/new-salem-witch-hunters-self-titled-review |website=Bandcamp Daily }}</ref> | |||
== Discography == | |||
=== With New Salem Witch Hunters === | |||
* ''New Salem Witch Hunters'' (1986, Herb Jackson Records; later reissued by Get Hip Recordings)<ref name="GH" /> | |||
* ''Colonial Root Cellar'' (1998, Get Hip Recordings) | |||
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Dave Atkins is an American vocalist from the Cleveland, Ohio area. He is best known as the lead singer of the garage rock band New Salem Witch Hunters.
History
Atkins began performing with guitarist Tom Fallon while both were students in Mentor, Ohio.<ref name="CS"> Old Faithful: Age Is Irrelevant for the New Salem Witch Hunters, Cleveland Scene
</ref> They later formed the New Salem Witch Hunters, whose debut album was recorded in late 1985 at Beat Farm Studios and released in 1986 on Herb Jackson Records.<ref name="GH"> New Salem Witch Hunters (album), Get Hip Recordings
</ref>
Musical style
Atkins' vocal style with the band has been described as energetic garage-rock influenced by mid-1960s groups and the Cleveland post-punk scene.<ref name="BC"> New Salem Witch Hunters: Hidden Gems, Bandcamp Daily
</ref>
Discography
With New Salem Witch Hunters
- New Salem Witch Hunters (1986, Herb Jackson Records; later reissued by Get Hip Recordings)<ref name="GH" />
- Colonial Root Cellar (1998, Get Hip Recordings)
References
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