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David Olney

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Template:Distinguish2 David Charles Olney (born on March 23, 1948 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American folk singer/songwriter. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill but did not graduate, instead joining Bland Simpson's band Simpson (band) in the early 1970s. He moved to Nashville in 1973 and formed the band The X-Rays, which gained a reputation during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Since then, he has performed as a solo singer/songwriter. His songs have been covered by Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, and Laurie Lewis, among others.

Discography

  • Contender (1981)
  • Nashville Jug Band (1982)
  • Customized (1984)
  • Eye of the Storm (1986)
  • Deeper Well (1989)
  • Roses (1991)
  • Top to Bottom (1991)
  • Border Crossing (1992)
  • Ache of Longing (1994)
  • Live in Holland (1994)
  • High, Wide and Lonesome (1995)
  • Real Lies (1997)
  • Through a Glass Darkly (1999)
  • Ghosts in the Wind: Live in Michigan (1999)
  • Omar's Blues (2000)
  • Women Across the River: Live in Holland (2002)
  • The Wheel (2003)
  • Illegal Cargo: Live in Holland (2004)
  • Migration (2005)
  • Lenora: Live in Holland (2006)
  • One Tough Town (2007)