# Dave LaRue

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American bassist. (born 1956)

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Dave LaRue Background information Born (1956-10-27) October 27, 1956 (age 69) East Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. Genres Progressive rock progressive metal jazz fusion Occupation Bassist Instrument Bass guitar Years active 1978-present Member of Steve Morse Band, Flying Colors Formerly of Planet X, Dixie Dregs Website www.davelarue.com

Musical artist

**Dave LaRue** is an American [bassist](/source/Bassist) who performed with the [Dixie Dregs](/source/Dixie_Dregs) from 1988 to 2017 and with guitarist [Steve Morse](/source/Steve_Morse)'s Band since 1989. He also has worked with [Dream Theater's](/source/Dream_Theater) [John Petrucci](/source/John_Petrucci), [Mike Portnoy](/source/Mike_Portnoy), [Derek Sherinian](/source/Derek_Sherinian) and [Jordan Rudess](/source/Jordan_Rudess). He plays [Music Man](/source/Music_Man_(company)) [bass guitars](/source/Bass_guitars), among them the "Grilver" and "StingRay 5 five-string" but has mainly switched to their "Bongo" line (which he was instrumental in helping develop) including four- and five-string fretted and fretless models. From March 2006 to September 2006, he toured with [Joe Satriani](/source/Joe_Satriani) on the [Super Colossal](/source/Super_Colossal) tour.[1] Most recently, LaRue became a member of the supergroup [Flying Colors](/source/Flying_Colors_(band)) alongside long-time bandmate Steve Morse.[2]

## Discography

### Solo albums

- *Hub City Kid* (1992)

### with Dixie Dregs

- *Bring 'Em Back Alive* (1992)

- *[Full Circle](/source/Full_Circle_(Dixie_Dregs_album))* (1994)

- *California Screamin'*(2000)

### with Steve Morse

- *[Southern Steel](/source/Southern_Steel_(album))* (1991)

- *[Coast to Coast](/source/Coast_to_Coast_(Steve_Morse_Band_album))* (1992)

- *[Structural Damage](/source/Structural_Damage)* (1995)

- *[StressFest](/source/StressFest)* (1996)

- *Major Impacts* (2000)

- *Split Decision* (2002)

- *Major Impacts 2* (2004)

- *Prime Cuts – From Steve Morse's Magna Carta sessions* (compilation, 2005)

- *[Out Standing in Their Field](/source/Out_Standing_in_Their_Field)* (2009)

### with Vinnie Moore

- *[The Maze](/source/The_Maze_(album))* (1999)

- *[Defying Gravity](/source/Defying_Gravity_(Vinnie_Moore_album))* (2001)

### with T Lavitz

- *Extended Play* (1984)

- *Storytime* (1986)

- *From the West* (1987)

### with John Petrucci

- *[Suspended Animation](/source/Suspended_Animation_(John_Petrucci_album))* (2005)

- *[G3: Live in Tokyo](/source/G3%3A_Live_in_Tokyo)* (2005)

- *[Terminal Velocity](/source/Terminal_Velocity_(album))* (2020)

### with [David Ragsdale](/source/David_Ragsdale)

- *David and Goliath* (Renaissance Records, 1997)

### with Joe Satriani

- *[Satriani Live!](/source/Satriani_Live!)* (2006)

Dave playing with [Flying Colors](/source/Flying_Colors_(band)), [013](/source/013), [Tilburg](/source/Tilburg) (sept. 20., 2012)

### with Flying Colors

- *[Flying Colors](/source/Flying_Colors_(Flying_Colors_album))* (2012)

- *[Live in Europe](/source/Live_in_Europe_(Flying_Colors_album))* (2013)

- *[Second Nature](/source/Second_Nature_(Flying_Colors_album))* (2014)

- *[Second Flight: Live at the Z7](/source/Second_Flight%3A_Live_at_the_Z7)* (2015)

- *[Third Degree](/source/Third_Degree_(Flying_Colors_album))* (2019)

- *Third Stage: Live in London* (2019)

- *Morsefest 2019* (2019)

### with Hammer of the Gods

- *Two Nights in North America* (2006)

### with Jordan Rudess

- *[Rhythm of Time](/source/Rhythm_of_Time)* (2004)

### Other Collaborations

- Mike Santiago & Entity - *White Trees* (1977)

- [The Markley Band](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Markley_Band&action=edit&redlink=1) - *On the Mark* (1982)

- John Macey - *Meltdown* (1984)

- Stretch – *Stretch* (1984)

- [Glen Burtnik](/source/Glen_Burtnik) - *Talking in Code* (1986)

- Scott Stewart & the Other Side - *Scott Stewart & the Other Side* (1987)

- [Planet X](/source/Planet_X_(band)) - *[Live From Oz](/source/Live_From_Oz)* (2002)

- [Balance II](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balance_II&action=edit&redlink=1) - *Balance II* (2005)

### DVD

- Steve Morse - *Sects, Dregs & Rock 'n' Roll* (2002)

- Steve Morse Band - *Live In Baden-Baden Germany March 1990* (2005)

- John Petrucci - G3 *Live in Tokyo* (2005)

- Hammer of the Gods - *Two Nights in North America* (2006)

- Joe Satriani - *Satriani Live!* (2006)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["joe satriani - road - archives - 2006 supercolossal shows"](http://www.satriani.com/2004/road/archive-2006-03.shtml). Satriani.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Flying Colors - Band"](http://flyingcolorsmusic.com/band/). flyingcolorsmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-22.

## External links

- [Official homepage](http://www.davelarue.com/)

- [Dave LaRue](https://www.discogs.com/artist/403366) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

- [Dave LaRue](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/47db4d10-b7b8-42ff-ac75-2ebd3d4be960) discography at [MusicBrainz](/source/MusicBrainz)

Dave LaRue's bands & collaborations v t e Flying Colors Casey McPherson Neal Morse Steve Morse Dave LaRue Mike Portnoy Studio albums Flying Colors Second Nature Third Degree Live albums Live in Europe Second Flight: Live at the Z7 Associated bands Dixie Dregs Spock's Beard Dream Theater Transatlantic Deep Purple Alpha Rev The Winery Dogs Sons of Apollo The Sea Within v t e Dixie Dregs Steve Morse Rod Morgenstein Andy West Allen Sloan, M.D. Steve Davidowski Frank Brittingham Dave Morse Johnny Carr Mark Parrish Allen Sloan, M.D. Bart Yarnall Gilbert Frayer Frank Josephs T Lavitz Mark O'Connor Dave LaRue Jerry Goodman Studio albums The Great Spectacular Free Fall What If Night of the Living Dregs Dregs of the Earth Unsung Heroes Industry Standard Off the Record Full Circle Related bands Deep Purple Kansas Winger Mahavishnu Orchestra Flying Colors v t e Planet X Founding members Derek Sherinian Virgil Donati Past members Tony MacAlpine Doug Shreeve Guests Brett Garsed Alex Machacek T. J. Helmerich Allan Holdsworth Tom Kennedy Dave LaRue Jimmy Johnson Billy Sheehan Ric Fierabracci Philip Bynoe Rufus Philpot Discography Universe Live from Oz MoonBabies Quantum v t e Joe Satriani Guitarists Andy Fairweather Low Eric Caudieux Mike Keneally Rai Thistlethwayte Bryan Beller Bassists Matt Bissonette Nathan East Dave LaRue Stuart Hamm Doug Wimbish Allen Whitman Chris Chaney Drummers Jonathan Mover Simon Phillips Gregg Bissonette Manu Katché Jeff Campitelli Vinnie Colaiuta Marco Minnemann Joe Travers Kenny Aronoff Studio albums Not of This Earth Surfing with the Alien Flying in a Blue Dream The Extremist Time Machine Joe Satriani Crystal Planet Engines of Creation Strange Beautiful Music Is There Love in Space? Super Colossal Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards Unstoppable Momentum Shockwave Supernova What Happens Next Shapeshifting The Elephants of Mars Compilations The Beautiful Guitar The Electric Joe Satriani: An Anthology Original Album Classics The Complete Studio Recordings EPs Joe Satriani Dreaming #11 Additional Creations Live albums Time Machine Live in San Francisco Satriani Live! Live In Paris: I Just Wanna Rock Satchurated: Live in Montreal Singles "Surfing with the Alien" "Satch Boogie" "Flying in a Blue Dream" "Friends" "Summer Song" "Cryin'" "Ceremony" "Until We Say Goodbye" "Starry Night" Related articles Discography G3 Deep Purple Steve Vai Chickenfoot SATCHVAI Band Ibanez JS Series

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