Born David Holgate Grundy on February 6, 1939, in Woodhouse, Sheffield, Yorkshire, Dave Berry grew up with music in the house because his father, a bricklayer by trade, was also a professional jazz drummer and taught him the instrument. Berry attended Woodhouse County Council School, left at 16, and worked as a welder before moving into music full time. His first group was the Cruisers, and his admiration for Chuck Berry led him to adopt the surname Berry. That decision helped define the public identity he carried into the 1960s when Decca signed him and the Cruisers after he was The post Top 10 Dave Berry Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.