David Cleary (b. 1954) is a classical music composer and cellist who also has a keen interest in and knowledge of rock music. He received a D.M.A. from the University of Cincinnati, M.M. from the Hartt College of Music, and B.M. from the New England Conservatory, with all degrees in music composition. His works have been performed and broadcast throughout the U.S., Europe, and Australia, including festival performances at Tanglewood and Warebrook. He has received numerous prizes, grants, commissions, and arts colony residencies, including First Prize in the Harvey Gaul Composition Contest, an Ella Lyman Cabot Trust Grant, and colony residencies at MacDowell and Yaddo. His music appears on CD on the Centaur, Vienna Modern Masters, and Arcadian Winds labels, and his article on composing careers is published by Gale Research. His bio appears in the latest Marquis Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, and similar publications of this type. He is currently president and co-director of Composers in Red Sneakers. His specialty areas include classical music of all types, as well as chart-oriented rock music from the 1950's to the 1970's and punk/independent rock from the 1970's and 1980's. Desert Island Picks The B52's: The B52's The Beatles: Abbey Road, The Beatles (the so-called "White Album"), The Beatles Second Album, Meet the Beatles, Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Chuck Berry: The Great Twenty-Eight Billy Bragg: Back to Basics Buffalo Springfield: Buffalo Springfield Again The Byrds: Mr. Tambourine Man The Clash: London Calling Elvis Costello: Armed Forces, Get Happy!!, Imperial Bedroom, This Year's Model The Cramps: A Date with Elvis, Songs the Lord Taught Us Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River Marshall Crenshaw: Field Day, Marshall Crenshaw Crowded House: Crowded House Derek and the Dominoes: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs Nick Drake: Pink Moon Bob Dylan: Another Side of Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited Dave Edmunds: Repeat When Necessary Flamin' Groovies: Shake Some Action Fleetwood Mac: Rumours Guadalcanal Diary: 2X4 Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced? John Hiatt: Bring the Family Robyn Hitchcock: Element of Light, I Often Dream of Trains Buddy Holly: The Complete Buddy Holly Husker Du: Candy Apple Grey, Flip Your Wig Jazz Butcher: A Scandal in Bohemia Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow Joy Division: Closer, Substance Katrina and the Waves: Katrina and the Waves 2, Walking on Sunshine John Lennon: Plastic Ono Band Nick Lowe: Labour of Lust, Pure Pop for Now People Joni Mitchell: Blue, Clouds, Court and Spark, For the Roses The Modern Lovers: The Modern Lovers The Mothers of Invention: Freak Out The Pretenders: The Pretenders Ramones: Ramones, Ramones Leave Home, Rocket to Russia Lou Reed: Berlin, The Blue Mask, New York R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction, Life's Rich Pageant, Murmur, Reckoning The Replacements: Let It Be, Pleased to Meet Me, Tim The Rolling Stones: Beggar's Banquet, Between the Buttons The Romantics: The Romantics Roxy Music: Country Life The Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Simon and Garfunkel: Bridge over Troubled Water The Smithereens: Beauty and Sadness The Smiths: Hatful of Hollow The Soft Boys: Underwater Moonlight Bruce Springsteen: Born in the USA, Born to Run, Nebraska Steely Dan: Katy Lied, Pretzel Logic Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story Talking Heads: More Songs about Buildings and Food, Remain in Light, Talking Heads 77 They Might Be Giants: Lincoln, They Might Be Giants 13th Floor Elevators: The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators Richard and Linda Thompson: Shoot Out the Lights Translator: Translator The Velvet Underground: Loaded, The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground and Nico Violent Femmes: Violent Femmes The Waitresses: Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? The Who: The Who Sings My Generation, Who's Next Wire Train: In a Chamber X: See How We Are XTC: Black Sea, All Music Guide