David Mansfield

David Mansfield (born c. 1957) is an American violinist, mandolin player, guitarist, and composer.

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1957 - American - Violinist - Mandolin - Guitarist - Composer

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Raised in Leonia, New Jersey, his first band was Quacky Duck and His Barnyard Friends, which also included two sons of Tony Bennett.

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Leonia, New Jersey - Quacky Duck and His Barnyard Friends - Tony Bennett

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Bob Dylan asked Mansfield to tour with him on his 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour; he remained in Dylan's band through their 1978 world tour.

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Bob Dylan - 1975 - Rolling Thunder Revue - 1978

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After the Revue ended in 1976, Mansfield and two other members of Dylan's band, T-Bone Burnett and Steven Soles, formed The Alpha Band. The band released three albums, The Alpha Band in 1977, Spark In The Dark in 1977, and The Statue Makers of Hollywood in 1978.

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T-Bone Burnett - Steven Soles - The Alpha Band - 1977 - 1978

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In 1986 Mansfield was an initial member of Bruce Hornsby and the Range, including playing the title instrument on the hit "Mandolin Rain". However he left the Range before their first tour.

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1986 - Bruce Hornsby and the Range

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Since The Alpha Band broke up, Mansfield has continued to work as a musician in sessions for Dylan, Burnett, Johnny Cash, Nanci Griffith, Roger McGuinn, Sam Phillips, Mark Heard, The Roches, Edie Brickell, Spinal Tap, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam, and others.

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Johnny Cash - Nanci Griffith - Roger McGuinn - Sam Phillips - Mark Heard - The Roches - Edie Brickell - Spinal Tap - Lucinda Williams - Dwight Yoakam

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Mansfield composed the music for the notable 1980 film Heaven's Gate — he appears in the movie, playing the fiddle on roller skates — and has since gone on to write scores for a number of other films.

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1980 - Heaven's Gate - Roller skates

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