Born on the Cherokee Strip in Perry, Oklahoma, Dave up with Western Swing. As a child, Dave regularly sat on the bandstand while his father Ashley Alexander performed with such Western Swing greats as Bob Wills, Johnny Lee Wills and Leon McAuliffe. He began playing trumpet at age fourteen in a fifth grade band class instructed by his father. Dave would go on to receive his degree in music at the University of North Texas.
 

Dave has performed on numerous Big Band albums and has toured internationally with artists such as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Glen Campbell, Guy Lombardo, Ray Charles, and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. He has personally entertained Presidents George Bush and Ronald Reagan, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Prince Charles.

Dave's overwhelming career in popular music has never overshadowed his love for Western Swing Music. After fulfilling many of his dreams as a popular music performer and entertainer, Dave set his sights on creating his own Western Swing Big Band in the late 50's. His first swing band "The Legends of Western Swing" consisted of Western Swing greats such as Leon Rausch, Pee Wee Lynn, Johnny Gimble, Eldon Shamblin and Billy Briggs.

Today, Dave is recognized as having the finest Western Swing Big Band in existence. His "Big Texas Swing Band" delivers over- whelming performances wherever he performs. Dave has been named "Entertainer Of The Year" by the Academy of Western Artists.

Dave credits much of his success from his days of touring with Western Music legends Don Edwards, Red Steagall and The Texas Playboys. Last year, Dave and his golden Palomino Missy made over one hundred personal appearances at some of the largest professional rodeos in the country. He has performed, toured and recorded with some of the biggest names in Western Swing Music. In his spare time, you will find him at home near Dallas, Texas. His loves include vintage cars, American Quarter Horses and Longhorn cattle.

 

Dave was inducted into the Seattle Western Swing Music Society in August 2006.