Dave Coutts

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Long Beach band Ten Inch Men formed in 1983. Original Band Members consisted of:Singer, Guitar Dave Coutts
Keyboards, Singer Schumacher, Jim Guitar Mark Templin Bass Rusty Riopelle and Drummer Steve Coutts.

Although the original band never got signed to a major label, their music was well accepted within the college communities. Their 1984
12" single Good For The Soul received heavy rotation and made it to #3 on radio station KNAC, Long Beach. In March of 1984, Ten Inch Men performed their first stadium size show at Long Beach State, opening for the punk band X.

Between 1984-1985, several unreleased live shows and studio recordings where recorded. Spin-off videos where created from the songs
Eyes Of Blue, High Society and Pink Champage; all three aired briefly on a local Long Beach cable station. In 1986, Ten Inch Men released their 4-Song EP Hours In Pain containing the original recordings of Flower Power, Bars Of Time, Brick Wall and New Eyes. 'Flower Power' became their signature song & made it to #1 in New York with light to medium airplay on many college radio stations across the country.

Late 1986, the original members parted ways, created a void until Dave Coutts, Mark Templin & Steve Coutts kept the band alive by bringing in Lisa Marie Presley's first husband Danny Keough to play bass. This would keep the band alive until their (1993, Victory release) Pretty Vultures.

After the bands final disbandment in 1993,Mark Templin married Carrie Hamilton daughter of Joe Hamilton and Carol Burnett, and former Ten Inch Men singer Dave Coutts joined former members of the Stone Temple Pilots to create the band Talk Show, who released their eponymously named album in 1997.

Despite being regarded as an excellent rock music vocalist, and solid album reviews, the release did not do well commercially. Talk Show disbanded in early 1998.

[edit] Discography

Ten Inch Men (12" Single) (1984 Ten Inch Men) - Ten Inch Men, Original Band Members
Hours In Pain (12" 4-Song EP) (1986 Ten Inch Men) - Ten Inch Men, Original Band Members

Pretty Vultures (1993, Victory) - Ten Inch Men
Never Say Hello (10") (1993, Victory) - Ten Inch Men
Talk Show (1997, Atlantic) - Talk Show
Hello Hello (single) (1997, Atlantic) - Talk Show

[edit] See also

Clan Farquharson - the surname Coutts is a sept of this Scottish clan
Legislative Assembly of Alberta - for the progressive conservative politician, David Coutts