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David Rosenthal (musician)

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Instruments
  
Keyboards

Education
  
Berklee College of Music

Name
  
David Rosenthal

David Rosenthal (musician) wwwdavidrosenthalcomimagesdaverosenthalhome
Role
  
Keyboardist · davidrosenthal.com

Music groups
  
Rainbow (1981 – 1984), Happy the Man (Since 2000), Billy Joel Band

Albums
  
Bent Out of Shape, Difficult to Cure, Straight Between the Eyes, The Best of Rainbow, Live Between the Eyes

Similar People
  
Chuck Burgi, Bobby Rondinelli, David Stone, Greg Smith, Micky Lee Soule

David Rosenthal (born 1961) is an American keyboardist, music producer, and songwriter mostly known for working with the British hard rock band Rainbow and Billy Joel. Rosenthal has been nominated for 3 Grammy Awards and in addition to Rainbow and Joel, has toured and recorded with Bruce Springsteen, Enrique Iglesias, Robert Palmer, Steve Vai, Cyndi Lauper, Yngwie Malmsteen, Little Steven and Happy The Man.

After the breakup of Rainbow, David Rosenthal pursued a career in hard rock releasing the album Never Say Surrender in 1993 with his band Red Dawn, featuring former Rainbow and Alice Cooper band members. The album was released in Japan and the United Kingdom and is currently available at http://shop.davidrosenthal.com/product/red-dawn-cd/. Rosenthal had also recorded some demos previously with singer Mitch Malloy and guitarist Reb Beach.

Rosenthal co-wrote the No. 11 R&B hit "Let Me Take You Down" by Stacy Lattisaw. He is also credited with co-writing the songs "Miss Mistreated" from Rainbow's 1982 album Straight Between the Eyes, and "Can't Let You Go" and "Fire Dance" from Rainbow's 1983 album Bent Out of Shape.

In 2000, he joined a reunited Happy The Man, replacing long-time keyboardist Kit Watkins, who opted not to rejoin the band. To-date he has recorded one album with them in 2004 called The Muse Awakens.

David is a member of the Billy Joel Band as musical director and keyboardist. He has been with Billy Joel since 1993.

Songs

I Surrender
Street of Dreams
Can't Let You Go
Stone Cold
Spotlight Kid
Magic
Difficult to Cure
Power
Snowman
Death Alley Driver
Desperate Heart
Jealous Lover
Vielleicht Das Nachste Mal
Can't Happen Here
Tite Squeeze
MISS Mistreated
Fire Dance
Tearin' Out My Heart
Anybody There
Learning By Living
Balaila
Rain Reflections
The Muse Awakens
Fool for the Night
Drinking With the Devil
Speak To Me
A Wish To Forget
Stranded
Sunrise
Maybe the Next Time
Smoke on the Water
Dreams

References

David Rosenthal (musician) Wikipedia