Dave Meniketti

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Dave Meniketti (born circa 1953) is a lead guitarist and Singer/Song writer for 70's/80's Hard Rock/Blues band Y&T. Dave Meniketti has also done two individual solo efforts, which are more blues-oriented, but is touring with Y&T on an off and on basis.

Dave Meniketti was born and raised in Oakland, California where he has been an icon for guitar players worldwide and a San Francisco Bay Area vocal and guitar legend for over two decades. Perhaps it is the diversity of the artists that influenced him as a kid (Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, James Brown, Led Zeppelin) that is responsible for his varied expressions in both his singing and guitar playing, and what truly makes him admired by rock stars to the kid on the street.

As the lead singer/lead guitarist with Bay Area Rockers Y&T, Meniketti has sold over 4 million records worldwide, recorded 17 albums and toured across the United States and around the world. His style has influenced some of the major stars in rock and over the years he’s been asked to join many top bands including Ozzy Osbourne and Whitesnake.

When Y&T took a break from recording and performing, Dave wasn’t ready to hang up his guitar. After building his own recording studio in his home, he answered a primal call and recorded ON THE BLUE SIDE to quench his passion for the blues. Followed up with his pure rockin’ sophomore solo release MENIKETTI, this CD drives home the reasons why BAM christened Dave “a guitar hero in the classic sense of the term,“ and why the BBC calls Dave’s guitar playing “special…indeed.”