Dave Graney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dave Graney
Occupation	Australian Musician
Date Of Birth	Feb 2, 1959(1959-02-02)
Age	65
Birthplace	Mount Gambier
Country	Australia
Birth City	South Australia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Dave Graney Biography

Dave Graney is one of the most popular and richest Australian musician who was born on February 2, 1959 in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia. Graney played music in and performed a minor (musical) performance in an onstage performance of the 60s British production of the 1960s British play Stone during 2004. Graney as well as Moore released the double album called Hashish and Liquor in 2005. On the first disc featuring Hashish, with Graney as well as the follow-up album, Liquor, performed by Moore.

The ARIA Music Awards are given out every year since 1987 to ARIA. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Graney along with Dave Graney ‘n’ the Coral Snakes have won two awards in the nine nominations.

During June 1990, Graney, Hayward and Moore travelled to London and recorded I Was the Hunter… and I Was the Prey with Blair on bass guitar, Ross on guitar, and Vause on piano. The album was produced by Vinall at a Croydon home studio run by former Procol Harum organist Matthew Fisher. The cover by Western shows Graney with full ‘Hickock’ curled moustache and velvet pomp. It was not issued until May 1992, due to problems with the label, under the name Dave Graney with the Coral Snakes. In mid-1991, the band had moved back to Melbourne with a line-up of Blair, Graney, Moore, and Hayward; with Robin Casinader on keyboards (ex-the Wreckery). In July 1992, they released a live album, Lure of the Tropics on the Torn & Frayed label on Shock Records. It was recorded at St Kilda’s Prince of Wales Hotel. A week earlier the group had performed their Little Big Horn Show and first presented the title track. The cover art was by Mahony, the album featured three other improvised tracks and was originally mixed by Phil McKellar – it was re-released in 1997 with extra tracks and remixed by Tony Cohen.

For their April 1993 album, Night of the Wolverine, the band signed with PolyGram, Andrew Picouleau (ex-Sacred Cowboys) provided the bass guitar and Cohen co-produced. Graney adopted a new persona, The Golden Wolverine, with the album described as “a certified Australian rock classic. It captured Graney at the peak of his songwriting powers … [tracks were] full of elegant and eccentric detail”. Tex Perkins (The Cruel Sea) guested on lead vocals for “Night of the Wolverine II” with Amanda Brotchie on backing vocals. The title track and “You’re Just Too Hip, Baby” reached No. 48 and No. 59 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 for 1993. Cover art was by Mahony who directed the video for “You’re Just Too Hip, Baby”. Graphic design for the album was by Richard Ford @ Serious Business. The band toured backing Hunters & Collectors, then The Cruel Sea before heading their own national tour. The album and tours had raised their profile with mainstream music critics. Night of the Wolverine earned an ARIA Award nomination for ‘Best Alternative Release’ at the 1994 ceremony. It was released on the This Way Up label in the UK in 1996 and also re-issued on Graney and Moore’s own label, Cockaigne, in 2004 with extra tracks from later works.

In the middle of 1986, Graney and Moore disbanded The Moodists, they formed Dave Graney ‘n’ the Coral Snakes (also seen as Dave Graney with the Coral Snakes) in the latter half of 1987. They performed in London bars and clubs. Other members included Gordy Blair who plays bass, Malcolm Ross (ex-Orange Juice, The Moodists) on guitar, and Louis Vause on piano and keyboards. In 1988 together with Barry Adamson (former member of Magazine, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) producing, they recorded enough material to make an extended version of the play at His Stone Beach released in September on the Fire label. The cover was embellished with ornate Edwardian-style letters from UK artist Dave Western. In 1989 Graney as well as Moore were exiled from their country in 1989 by UK immigration officials. These four songs, “World Full of Daughters”, “Listen to her Lovers Sing”, “A Deal made for Somebody Else” and “The Greatest Show in Town” Later, they were included on the CD Version of the Dave Graney with the White Buffaloes’ album, My Life on the Plains.

Dave Graney Net Worth

Dave Graney is one of the richest Australian Musician from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dave Graney 's net worth $3-5 Million. * (Last Update: February 3, 2024)

David John Graney grew up in Mount Gambier, South Australia. He joined the band in 1978. moved to Adelaide and, in his role as the lead vocalist was joined by drummer Clare Moore , to form Sputniks along with Liz Dealey on bass guitar, Phillip Costello on guitar and Steve Miller on guitar. Sputniks released a single “Second Glance” on an independent label prior to shifting into Melbourne in 1979. There, they broke up. Graney, Miller and Moore created the post-punk group The Moodists with Steve Carman on bass guitar in the year 1980. They released the single “Where the Trees Walk Downnhill/I Should Have Been Here” on the Au Go Go label. Carman was later replaced with Chris Walsh (ex-Negatives, Fabulous Marquises) on bass guitar. This group put out the single “Gone Dead”/”Chads Car” and the EP “Engine Shudder” on the Au Go Go label. The band formed in April of 1983. Mick Turner (previously in Sick Things, Fungus Brains Later, in Dirty Three) joined on guitar, and they moved in their home in the United Kingdom in October. The band released their debut album Thirsty’s Calling in 1984, on their Red Flame label with Victor Van Vugt composing. Red Flame also released an album in 1985 titled “Double Life”. One track “Justice and Money Too” was released on the Creation label. Chris Walsh left in the same year, in 1985. David McClymont – ex Orange Juicewas joined on bass. The band recorded two EPs of 12 “Take the Red Carpet out of Town” and “Someone’s Got to Give” on the TIM label in the UK.

David John “Dave” Graney is an Australian rock musician, author, singer and songwriter from Melbourne. In the years since 1978, Graney has been accompanied by drummer Clare Moore. They’ve been in numerous bands , including The Moodists (1980 to 1987), Dave Graney and The White Buffaloes (1989 to 1990), Dave Graney and Coral Snakes (1987 to 1989 1991, 1997 to) and The Dave Graney Show (1998 to 2003) , Dave Graney and Clare Moore featuring the Lurid Yellow Mist or Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist (2004 until 2011) and, currently, Dave Graney and the mistLY. He was named the “Best Male Vocalist” during the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 for his work on the Soft and Sexy Sound and “Feelin’ Kinda Sporty” was named the award for “Best Video in 1997. Additionally, the band has also received seven ARIA Award nominations. He also hosts an air show since 2009 . It airs on Melbourne’s Triple R 102.7 community radio station, which is known as Banana Lounge Broadcasting aka “BLB”.

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Dave Graney ‘n’ the Coral Snakes released a compilation, The Baddest, in September 1999. It included an unreleased version of “The Sheriff of Hell” from The Devil Drives which was re-recorded and remixed with Andrew Duffield (ex-Models) on keyboards, Phil Kenihan and Billy Miller (The Ferrets) on guitar and vocals. The same team had issued “Feelin’ Kinda Sporty” the previous year. It also featured an unreleased cover version of the AC/DC song “Show Business”. Cover art was provided by Mahony.

Facts & Trivia

Dave Ranked on the list of most popular Australian musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Dave Graney celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.

In July 2002, the band released Heroic Blues, which was produced by Graney, Moore and Adam Rhodes. The single, “Are We Goin’ Too Fast For Love?”, was issued. The title track was recorded live at a sound check at the Tarwin Lower Pub earlier in the year. Graney improvised the vocal about a performer playing to an empty room. He called it a “folk soul” album.