David Charles Olney is an American folk singer/songwriter. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill but did not graduate, instead joining Bland Simpson's band Simpson (band) in the early 1970s. He moved to Nashville in 1973 and formed the band The X-Rays, which gained a reputation during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Since then, he has performed as a solo singer/songwriter.

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  • David Charles Olney is an American folk singer/songwriter. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill but did not graduate, instead joining Bland Simpson's band Simpson (band) in the early 1970s. He moved to Nashville in 1973 and formed the band The X-Rays, which gained a reputation during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Since then, he has performed as a solo singer/songwriter. His songs have been covered by Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, and Laurie Lewis, among others. One of his most popular songs is called "Wait Here For the Cops," in which his partner, Sergio Webb, convincingly imitates a police siren on the guitar.
  • David Charles Olney, auteur-compositeur et interprète folk américain, est né le 23 mars 1948 à Providence dans l'état de Rhode Island. Il échoua dans ses études à l'Université de Caroline du Nord à Chapel Hill, et débuta sa carrière de musicien dans un groupe, Simpson, au début des années 1970. Il déménagea à Nashville en 1973, où il forma son propre groupe, The X-Rays, qui se tailla une réputation lors de la seconde moitié des années 1970 jusqu'au début des années 1980, quand David décida d'entamer une carrière solo après la sortie de l'album Contender, le seul album commercial de sa carrière, et la dernière collaboration du groupe. Il a écrit entre autres pour des artistes comme Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt etc.
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  • David Charles Olney is an American folk singer/songwriter. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill but did not graduate, instead joining Bland Simpson's band Simpson (band) in the early 1970s. He moved to Nashville in 1973 and formed the band The X-Rays, which gained a reputation during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Since then, he has performed as a solo singer/songwriter.
  • David Charles Olney, auteur-compositeur et interprète folk américain, est né le 23 mars 1948 à Providence dans l'état de Rhode Island. Il échoua dans ses études à l'Université de Caroline du Nord à Chapel Hill, et débuta sa carrière de musicien dans un groupe, Simpson, au début des années 1970.
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  • David Olney
  • David Olney
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