Information AboutDavid Ackles |
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| 1937 births | |
| ackles, david | |
| 1999 deaths | |
| american singer-songwriters | |
| california musicians | |
| lung cancer deaths | |
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David Ackles ( February 27 , 1937 - March 2 , 1999 ) was a Californian Singer-songwriter of the 1960s and 1970s. Although he never gained wide commercial success he has influenced other artists, such as Elvis Costello . His first album, the self-titled '' David Ackles '' (1968), made little direct public impact but was influential among singer-songwriters. This and his follow-up 1969 release, '' Subway To The Country '', featured songs that melded strong theatrical influences with piano-based rock. His songs reflected the views of their characters-narrators, many of whom were societal outcasts. In this way he presaged many of the songs of Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle . His best known album, '' American Gothic '', released in 1972, was produced by Bernie Taupin . All four of his albums have been re-released on CD, most recently his final album, 1973's '' Five & Dime '', with bonus tracks featuring other musicians' covers of Ackles songs. Before his death from Lung Cancer on March 2 , 1999 , at the age of 62, he taught songwriting and theater studies in Tujunga, Los Angeles, California . In 1968, Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll had a minor hit with Ackles' song Road to Cairo. DISCOGRAPHY
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