Dave Williams (musician)
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| Born = {{birth date|1972|2|29|mf=y}}
| Died = [[August 14]], [[2002]] (aged 30)
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| Genre = [[Alternative metal]]<br>[[Hard rock]]<br>[[Nu metal]]
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'''David "Dave" "Stage" Williams''' ([[February 29]], [[1972]] – [[August 14]], [[2002]]) was the lead 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, Texas|Dallas]] music scene throughout the 1990s playing in well-known clubs. In 1999, he joined Drowning Pool. The band released the album ''[[Sinner (Drowning Pool album)|Sinner]]'' in 2001.
==Personality==
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. Due to his incredible stage presence, he earned the nickname "Stage" from fellow Texas area musicians, including the late [[Dimebag Darrell]] of [[Pantera]] (Darrell also had a tattoo of Dave on his left leg).
==Death==
On [[August 14]], [[2002]], at the age of 30, Williams died from [[cardiomyopathy]], a disease of the heart muscle. He was not previously diagnosed with the disease, and the cause remains unknown.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457806/20020926/drowning_pool.jhtml | title = Drowning Pool's Dave Williams Died from Heart Disease, Coroner Says | work = [[MTV]] | accessdate = 2008-07-01}}</ref>
==Aftermath==
A public funeral was held in [[Plano, Texas]], on [[August 18]], [[2002]] at 10:00, and a DVD called ''Sinema'' chronicling his life has since been released. His lifelong dream that he wanted to accomplish before he died was to buy his parents a house. The sales from ''Sinema'' fulfilled his dream posthumously.
The Dallas, Texas music community honored Dave and his legacy with a multi-venue music festival aptly named "Stage Fest". Stage Fest which was held in downtown Dallas' Deep Ellum district on Tuesday, August 14th, 2007, the fifth anniversary of his death, and played in seven Deep Ellum venues including Club Dada, The Curtain Club, The Liquid Lounge, The Darkside Lounge, Red Blood Club, Reno's Chop Shop, and Tomcat's.
Dave's microphone was given to [[Cristian Machado]] from [[Ill NiƱo]].
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6689669 Find A Grave Entry]
*[http://www.myspace.com/stagefest Stage Fest Myspace page]
*[http://www.screamformedallas.com/stagefest.html Official Stage Fest Website]
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[[Category:People from Collin County, Texas]]
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