Dave Williams (musician)

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Dave Williams
Born	February 29, 1972
Died	August 14, 2002
Genre(s)	Alternative Metal Hard Rock
Affiliation(s)	Deceased member of Drowning Pool
Years active	3

David (Dave) Williams (February 29, 1972 – August 14, 2002) was the singer for the band Drowning Pool. He was born in Princeton, Texas to Charles Edward and Jo-Ann Williams, and was a fixture in the Dallas music scene throughout the 1990s playing in well-known clubs. In 1999, he joined Drowning Pool. The band released the album Sinner in 2001. In 2002 he was found dead on his tour bus from an apparent heart failure.

Despite the hardcore, grungy attitude that he was known for during concerts, Dave Williams was highly known for his positive, friendly attitude. A statement from his bandmates during his funeral states that he was a friendly man who always made a point to give at least one person a gift and was very friendly- especially to his fans. Dave was also known to be very realistic as well- this was shown when he explained the significance of the lyrics to the song "Sinner". Due to his incredible stage presence, he earned the nickname "Stage" from fellow Texas area musicians.^{[citation needed]}

Dave's body was found on the band's tour bus in Manassas, Virginia. At the time of his death there was much speculation about the cause; this was laid to rest by a coroner's toxicology report which showed that Williams suffered from undiagnosed cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease.

A public funeral was held in Plano, Texas, on August 18, 2002 at 10:00, and plans for a DVD chronicling his life called Sinema has been released. His lifelong dream that he wanted to accomplish before he died was to buy his parents a house. The sales from the Sinema fulfilled his dream posthumously.

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• Find A Grave Entry

Drowning Pool
Ryan McCombs | C.J. Pierce | Stevie Benton | Mike Luce
Former Members: Dave Williams | Jason Jones
Discography
Albums: Sinner | Desensitized | Full Circle
Singles: Drowning Pool | Peices Of Nothing | Bodies | Tear Away | Step Up