David Knox McDaniel

My good friend 'Disco Dave'...GOAT bass player...many great sessions...many great memories.

Dave, The Bassman, a cool guy that went out of his way to assist a trumpet player as he tried to get his music degree. I met Dave thru the CB radios we all had in our area north of LA, CA. Turned out we had 2 things in common CB & music. He introduced me to the “serious” part of Beatles songs. How they were constructed along with anecdotes about the recording of them. My wife hears me talk about Dave quite a bit and she asked me what albums he had played on. I could only recall three so I...

Dave fixed my stereo and my radio. I saw him play at Six Flags once, plus on TV with Sonny and Cher. RIP, Dave.

Dave and I played together so many times during the 70's. We were both in the Don Ellis band and quit on the same night as to play on a Joe Cocker album. So much more but as to not hog space, simply put, Dave was an incredible bassist!!!!!!!!!!! We wre very good friends in that era and I always dug his humor. He will surly be missed by all.

A shocking revelation at the 40th reunion of our high school class . . I just heard the news and I'm saddened at the loss of such a great friend and musician . . Dave and I played the same instrument so never worked in the same band together but his influence and inspiration were amazing (I nearly quit - he was so good). His personality and music will always be remembered fondly . . .

I think I actually met Dave in person a handful of times, but over the past 20 years have had numerous "unusual" telephone conversations with him. I loved it when he would call, tell a joke or pose a trivia question and then just hang up! On those "rare" occasions when I could get him to stay on the phone for more than 5 minutes, half way through he would say "you're on the air". I loved Dave for his compassion and his eccentric ways. He was a good friend with a big heart. I will never...

I always loved it when we were on the same gig . Dave could be a bit distracted , there was the time he put his bass on top of his car and then , drove off .Oh well . He was a great musician .

It was my pleasure to know David, and as a fellow bass player we often traded gigs with different high level artists and bands over the years. I'll always remember not only his skill as a musician but his keen intellect and sharp wit. God bless you David, I know you've found peace now with the Father.