David Miner (musician)

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09:56, 26 February 2007 (UTC)Manymen–David Miner (Born Los Angeles, California on June 28, 1942), sometimes credited as David Minor, is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as a member of Grace Slick's The Great Society in the 1960s. Miner sang most of the lead vocals in the early days of the band and would also write a number of songs including "That's How It Is," "You Can't Cry," and "Daydream Nightmare."

Miner left the Great Society in 1966 and went on to work with countless artists including T Bone Burnett, The Alpha Band, Leon Russell, Leo Kottke, Elvis Costello, Peter Case, Tonio K., Sam Phillips, Mark Heard, Randy Stonehill, Roy Orbison, The Choir, Jefferson Airplane, and others.

Miner is married to singer/songwriter Kate Miner.

Clearly, there are numerous David Miners. The David Miner who co-founded The Great Society along with Gerry, Darby, and Grace Slick as well as Bard Du Pont was born as Michael David Miner on July 24, 1945 in Fort Worth, Texas. He did receive some writer's credits as D Minor because of his illegible handwriting. He didn't work with any other known musicians, although he did play with local bands in New York City, such as The Axles, Avatar, and The New Race-- all during the 1980's.

After leaving The Great Society in 1966, He went to college at the University of Texas at El Paso and The State University of New York at Binghamton, earning a B.A. and an M.A. in English and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, helped along by winning a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship and a National Defense Education Act Fellowship. After teaching in the City University of New York for 8 years, he went into business and led a quiet life.

Currently he is again making music as Helion Magister. He released his first new album, Vaquero, on his own Minertavr Records in 2004 and is currently working on another album called, rather lengthily, Songs I wrote In The 60's But never Played The Way I Felt Until Now.

He still lives in New York City (Queens County) and is still pretty quiet. He has 6 children and was never married to Kate.

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