Brother Dave Gardner

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David Gardner (June 11, 1926 - September 22, 1983), known as Brother Dave Gardner, was a U.S. comedian and singer. A Tennessee native, Gardner studied drumming beginning at age 13. After a one-semester term as a Southern Baptist ministerial student at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, he began a musical career as a drummer and occasional vocalist. After a pair of 'demo' singles for Decca Records around 1956, he had a 1958 Top-20 hit on OJ Records with "White Silver Sands." It was his comedy routines between songs, however, that brought him to the attention of RCA Records artist & producer Chet Atkins. The eventual result was a comedy album with a couple of songs on it, Rejoice Dear Hearts! (1959), which propelled Gardner into the national eye, along with the first of several appearances on national television talk/variety shows such as The Tonight Show. An arrest for marijuana possession in 1962 ended his visibility on television; then, it seemed, changing public tastes (i.e., 'beatnik'-style comedy falling out of favor), coupled with Gardner's holding onto his same performing style, resulted in a similar fading of his recording career. After 6 albums for RCA Victor Records, he made 2 for Capitol Records, and then others for lesser labels. He had another legal problem over tax-evasion charges in the 1970's, which his son helped clear up. He had a role as a Southern preacher in the 1978 made-for-TV film Big Bob Johnson's Fantastic Speed Circus. He was cast in a B-lev

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Aint That Weird?

Rejoice, Dear Hearts

Kick Thy Own Self

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Brother Dave Gardner - Live In Concert, Vol. 1

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Brother Dave Gardner - Live In Concert, Vol 2

Rejoice, Dear Hearts!

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Two Classic Albums From Brother Dave Garder

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Did You Ever?

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Very Best Of Brother Dave Gardner

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45 Rpm Single-Not On An Album

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Ain't That Weird?

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