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Dave & Sugar
During the middle 70’s and through the early 80’s, Dave & Sugar were among the most successful vocal groups in Country music. Dave Rowland and an assortment of lovely and talented ladies (in twos) purveyed what has been described as "Tuxedo Country." The son of a Gospel minister, Dave started out as a dance band vocalist and then, after being drafted, in 1965, he became a trumpeter with the 75th Army Band and while at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, he formed his own group.
During his Army period, he became the only serviceman to receive a theatrical scholarship from the Entertainment Division of the Army. He also studied acting under Estelle Harmon. He graduated from the Stamps School of Music in Texas and moving to Nashville, became a member of the Stamps Quartet, in 1970.
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He also qualified for a real estate license. For a year and a half, he toured, as a member of the Stamps, with Elvis Presley. He and Presley became friends because of their common int