Dave Elsbree Bass, Vocals
Dave started playing guitar when he was 8 years old and started taking lessons at a music store in East Rochester. The guitar teachers at the store were students from the Eastman School of Music. Dave started playing in bands when he was 13 years old, but the bands could not find decent bass players, so he decided to learn how to play the bass guitar.
In high school, Dave was in a band called Teaser. The band played blues and pop rock including Dave Bowie, CCR, Kiss and Styx. After high school Dave joined a band that played Southern Rock called the Cole Younger Band. The band toured all over Upstate NY, playing the music of the Allman Brothers, .38 Special, ZZ Top, Wet Willie and Huey Lewis and the News.
After a 5-year hiatus to raise a family, Dave joined a classic and blues band called Mr. Dingo. The band played together for a few decades, sometimes as a full band or as a power trio. Dave has collected enough sound equipment through the years to play small bars or large outdoor events.
Dave joined Herding Cats in February 2020, about 3 months after the band started.