Biography David Zollo




1 biography

1.1 years
1.2 high , lonesome
1.3 solo career
1.4 trailer records
1.5 middle western





biography
early years

iowa native zollo learned piano @ age 4. grandfather e. payson re new york jazz pianist. zollo s music tastes influenced father s extensive collection of vintage american music, , while in teens sang rhythm , blues songs family , friends.


high , lonesome

in 1992, zollo founded iowa city pub rock band high , lonesome (named jimmy reed song). members included zollo, ruari fennessy (guitar), dustin conner (bass), darren mattews (guitar), , jim viner (drums). high , lonesome released 3 albums on zollo s trailer record label: alackaday, livefromgabes, , sale or rent, produced zollo , bo ramsey.


though play reunion shows, band dissolved while zollo recovered throat surgery. zollo formed band dave zollo , body electric.


in 1996, zollo moved nashville, joining todd snider s band nervus rex. when snider downsized band in 1997, zollo returned iowa city.


solo career

in 1994, zollo released first solo album morning long way home, produced bo ramsey.


his 1998 album uneasy street began high , lonesome recording, released zollo s solo album. featured ramsey, andy carlson (guitar, fiddle), mary christensen (bass), , eric griffin (bass).


in 2002, zollo released album big night, on wrote 1 song. helping out ramsey, eric straumanis (vocals, guitar), jon chamberlain (guitar), chris winter (guitar), dale thomas (steel guitar), steven howard (bass), brad engeldinger (drums), , eric griffin (percussion).


for hire in 2014 zollo s first recording since leaving trailer records. band included zollo, hward, brian cooper (drums), , randall davis (guitars, lap steel guitar).


trailer records

inspired example of local artists collective shed records, zollo founded , operated trailer records 1994 until 2005. trailer records released albums greg brown, bo ramsey, high , lonesome, pieta brown, brother trucker, , kelly pardekooper. in 2005, zollo’s vocal chords recovered, closed down trailer records focus on touring , recording.


middle western

zollo met iowa musician william elliott whitmore when whitmore gave zollo demo tape, , sat in high , lonesome in 1996. since then, 2 have performed shows together, , zollo has played on whitmore s albums.


zollo , whitmore formed band middle western in 2016, , planned record album. other members of middle western include stephen howard (guitar, bass), stevie doyle (guitar, bass), , brian cooper (drums).








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