David Ellenburg

HEAVEN AND HELL Records has issued the following:

Yesterday around 4pm EST I flew in to D.C. from JFK airport; setting on the plane I read a featured Dogbane article in a advanced copy of the upcoming Decibel magazine. When I landed I thought one more flight and I will be home and can return to some sort of normalcy and rest. During my layover I received a call from Dogbane’s guitarist Mitch Allred informing me that Dogbane’s other guitarist David Ellenburg had just passed away that day a little after 4:00pm.

Hundreds of thoughts began to flood my mind; thoughts about Dave, the band, the future, and how unfair life is that this man who wanted so badly for people to hear his music that only when it began it was suddenly quieted.

I only knew David for about a year but over that short time he had become a friend. He was the kind of guy that made one feel that you had known him for years. David was one of the nicest, humblest, and most easy going guys I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. Many of nights we would chat for hours about music and his desire to have people hear his band. And the support and encouragement he gave me and the label meant so much to me, I will never forget it or him. –J. Golden

Band statement:

CLAWHAMMER has issued the following:

David Ellenburg
July 17, 1964 – July 30, 2012

It is with deep regret and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dogbane guitarist David Ellenburg. David peacefully passed away, surrounded by family and close friends, on Monday July 30th, due to complications of a severe stroke he had suffered the previous week. Dave was a great many things to a lot of people, a husband, a father, and a creative force behind Dogbane. Most importantly, he was our friend. Never the less, Dogbane will eventually continue to forge ahead in his honor, as we feel this is what he would have wanted. We ask everyone to please respect the privacy of his family and the band, as we try to cope during this very difficult time.