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Dave Bidini (born September 11, 1963) is a Canadian musician and writer. Originally from Etobicoke, Ontario, he was a founding member of the rock band Rheostatics, and currently performs with Bidiniband. In addition, he has published several books about music, travel and sports, and has written feature journalism pieces and columns for numerous Canadian magazines and newspapers. ==Rheostatics (1979–2007)== (詳細はTim Vesely, keyboardist Dave Crosby, and drummer Rod Westlake, Bidini formed the Rheostatics in 1979. After their first studio session and early shows (the band debuted in February 1980 at The Edge), Westlake left the band, and Bidini recruited drummer Dave Clark, which cemented the band's formative lineup. They released their first independent single, "Satellite Dancing/My Generation," and played their first few Toronto shows in 1980, notably opening for Popular Spies at Toronto's legendary Edge Club. When Crosby left the band after 1981, they enlisted a horn section ("Trans Canada Soul Patrol"), released a few independent cassettes, and in 1985, began playing with guitarist / singer / songwriter Martin Tielli. Two of the band's eleven albums, 1990's ''Melville'' and 1992's ''Whale Music'' have been listed among top Canadian records of all time, both in Bob Mersereau's book ''The Top 100 Canadian Albums'' and in three reader polls conducted by the music magazine ''Chart''. In 1995, they recorded ''Music Inspired by the Group of Seven'', a commissioned work from the National Gallery of Canada, and later made ''The Story of Harmelodia'', a concept album considered one of the finest children's recordings of its time. Their biggest chart hit was 1994's "Claire," which they recorded as part of the soundtrack to the film ''Whale Music'', and two years later, the band opened a cross-Canada tour for The Tragically Hip, which became the basis for Bidini's book ''On a Cold Road''. After 27 years, the Rheostatics broke up in 2007. Their final show was in March 2007 at Toronto's Massey Hall. Bidini's wife, Janet Morassutti—guitar player in Toronto noir-folk quintet The Billie Hollies—has received songwriting credit on the band's songs "Dope Fiends and Boozehounds", "Delta 88" and "Northern Wish", and was the narrator on the band's 1999 children's album ''The Story of Harmelodia''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dave Bidini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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