Singer/songwriter David Olney to perform in McCrory Hall on March 26
| 10 March 2010
St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School will host singer/songwriter David Olney on Friday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. for a free public concert in McCrory Hall for the Performing Arts.
Over a career spanning four decades, David Olney has built a reputation as a performing songwriter with a sharp literary mind that often cuts to the bone of the human condition.
His first taste of show biz success came in 1975 when he fronted the band the X-Rays and began performing in clubs around Nashville. By 1978 they were one of the hottest bands on Nashville's alternative music scene, winning a slot on Austin City Limits, opening for Elvis Costello & the Attractions, and landing a deal with Rounder Records. Later Olney signed as a solo artist with the Rounder/Philo label, releasing six critically acclaimed albums by 1999, followed by Omar's Blues in 2000 on the Dead Reckoning label. In 2003 he signed with the Austin-based Loud House Records and released The Wheel, followed by Migration in 2005. Olney's songs have been covered by numerous artists, including Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Del McCoury, Lonnie Brooks and many others.
According to late Olney friend and fan Townes Van Zandt, "Anytime anyone asks me who my favorite music writers are, I say Mozart, Lightnin' Hopkins, Bob Dylan and Dave Olney. Dave Olney is one of the best songwriters I've ever heard — and that's true. I mean that from my heart."
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ABOUT ST. ANDREW’S-SEWANEE SCHOOL: St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School is a college preparatory boarding and day school in Sewanee, Tenn. The school’s performing arts faculty is comprised of professional directors and performers with more than 60 years of combined teaching experience.
