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Infobox musical artist | name = David Rawlings| image = David Rawlings and Gillian Welch.jpg| caption = David Rawlings and Gillian Welch performing in 2006| image_size = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| origin = North Smithfield , Rhode Island , United States | instrument = Singing , guitar | genre = bluegrass music|Bluegrass , neotraditional country , Americana (music)|Americana , Old-time music|old time , folk music|folk , American Primitivism | occupation =| years_active =| label =| associated_acts = Dave Rawlings Machine, Gillian Welch | website = http://www.daverawlingsmachine.com/| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = 1935 Epiphone Olympic Guitar David Todd Rawlings is a professional guitarist and singer. He is best known as the longtime musical partner of Bluegrass music|bluegrass singer-songwriter Gillian Welch .
David attended the Berklee College of Music and studied with guitar professor Lauren Passarelli .
He is known in his own right as a Record producer|producer , having produced Welch and bands such as Old Crow Medicine Show . He has recently performed under the billing of "Dave Rawlings Machine". He has also contributed to the Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes album Cassadaga (album)|Cassadaga , the Ryan Adams album Heartbreaker (Ryan Adams album)|Heartbreaker (which opens with "Argument with David Rawlings Concerning Morrissey "), and the Robyn Hitchcock album Spooked (album)|Spooked .
Rawlings co-wrote the tracks "To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)" and "Touch, Feel and Lose", with Ryan Adams .
David Rawlings achieves his signature guitar sound flatpicking a small archtop guitar. The 1935 Epiphone Olympic that has been his primary instrument was a mid-priced guitar for its time, with a carved arched solid sprucewood top, carved arched solid mahogany back and mahogany sides.1934 Epiphone sales catalog It sold for about $35 in 1935. http://www.acguitar.com/issues/ag76/gear76.html David Rawlings' guitars, Acoustic Guitar Central The guitar's lower bout measures 13 5/8& nbsp;inches wide, and it has three piece f-holes.
The Dave Rawlings Machine album A Friend of a Friend was released on November 17, 2009. Rawlings recorded the album in Nashville , and produced it himself. Co-writers and musicians on the album include Welch, members of Old Crow Medicine Show, Bright Eyes, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers .cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/news/dave-rawlings-steps-into-spotlight-with-1004016758.story#/news/dave-rawlings-steps-into-spotlight-with-1004016758.story|title= Dave Rawlings Steps Into Spotlight With 'A Friend Of A Friend'|last=Graff|first=Gary|date=September 29, 2009|work=Billboard.com|accessdate=2009-09-30
Discography
Dave Rawlings Machine & nbsp;- A Friend of a Friend (November 2009 · Acony Records )
Album appearances
Also see Gillian Welch#Discography|Gillian Welch Discography
Ryan Adams & nbsp;- Demolition (Ryan Adams album)|Demolition (2002)
Ryan Adams & nbsp;- Heartbreaker (Ryan Adams album)|Heartbreaker (2000)
Ani DiFranco & nbsp;- Swing Set (2000)
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External links
MySpace|daverawlingsmachine
David Rawlings and Gillian Welch http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=123086467 NPR Tiny Desk Concert Video
David Rawlings on http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2010/06/dave-rawlings-steps-into-the-spotlight.html PBS NewsHour
Gillian Welch Persondata | NAME =Rawlings, David | ALTERNATIVE NAMES =Butch Hobson | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Rawlings, David Category:American acoustic guitarists Category:American bluegrass guitarists Category:American bluegrass musicians Category:American country guitarists Category:American male singers Category:American record producers Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:People from North Smithfield, Rhode Island Category:Berklee College of Music alumni
