Olney attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hilll, but did not graduate. He began working with Bland Simpson’s band in 1971, recording one album before moving to Nashville in 1973. There he formed his band, The -Rays, who recorded two albums for Rounder Records and appeared on Austin City Limits. … [Read more...] about David Olney Dies: Proflic Musician, Composer, Cinematographer Was 71, Passed On Stage
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David Olney, Poetic Americana Songwriter, Dead at 71
Born in Rhode Island in 1948, Olney did a stint at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill studying English literature before shuffling through Georgia, where he had an epiphany at a Townes Van Zandt concert. He moved to Nashville in the early Seventies and pursued a career as a songwriter and composer. Impossible to label — his music touched on folk, country, and roots rock — he found his first success fronting the new wave band the X-Rays and delivered a stunning, theatrical performance on Austin City Limits in 1982. … [Read more...] about David Olney, Poetic Americana Songwriter, Dead at 71
David Olney Dies: Prolific Musician, Composer, Cinematographer Was 71, Passed On Stage
David Olney, an Americana singer-songwriter whose works were covered or cowritten by Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Linda Rondstadt, Steve Young, Del McCoury and Laurie Lewis, has died. Olney passed on Saturday night while performing onstage at the 30A Songwriter Festival. He was 71. … [Read more...] about David Olney Dies: Prolific Musician, Composer, Cinematographer Was 71, Passed On Stage
