David Baerwald

Musician, music producer and singer/songwriter David Baerwald was born on July 11, 1960 in Oxford, Ohio. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 70's and was the lead singer for a local club band called Sensible Shoes. It was during this time that Baerwald met fellow struggling musician David Ricketts. The two began working together in June, 1984 and formed the rock duo David & David. They released their only album "Boomtown" in 1986. The album garnered hugely favorable reviews from music critics and has since become a cult favorite amongst 80's music aficionados. This outstanding album further beget the fine and haunting hit single "Welcome to the Boomtown," which peaked at #37 on the Billboard charts. After splitting up in 1987, Ricketts and Baerwald went on to pursue solo careers. Baerwald released the solo albums "Bedtime Stories" in 1990 and "Triage" in 1993. While both albums were praised by critics, alas neither album proved to be a commercial success. In 1993 David collaborated with Cheryl Crow on her breakthrough smash debut album "Tuesday Night Music Club;" he co-wrote the songs "All I Wanna Do," "Leaving Las Vegas," "Strong Enough," and "Run, Baby, Run." Baerwald was the opening act for Jewel during her 1997 summer concert tour and co-wrote the song "Supermodel" with Jill Sobule. He composed the scores for the films "Cold Ones," "Undiscovered," and "Hurlyburly." Among the movies David's songs are featured on the soundtracks of are "Reality Bites," "Clueless," "The Crossing Guard" (Baerwald also has a sizable co-starring role in this picture), "Grace of My Heart," "The Pledge," "Moulin Rouge!" (his song "Come What May" was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won the World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film), "Runaway Jury," "Around the Bend," "The King," "Shanghai Kiss," and "Into the Wild." In 2002 he released the typically excellent and impressive album "Here Comes the New Folk Underground."