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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: People from Dumbarton, David Byrne, Abe Hartley, John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith, Dumbarton Castle, Robert Napier, William Babtie, John Fraser, Ian Campbell, G postcode area, Geordie Dewar, Steve Murray, William Strang, John Robertson, Dave MacLeod, John Campbell of Stonefield, Dumbarton Central railway station, Finlay Speedie, John Brown Hamilton, John O'Hare, Dumbarton and district pipe band, Pat Ward, Joe Thomson, Dumbarton East railway station, Bill Barnes, Jack Taylor, Murdoch Dickie, Dalreoch railway station, Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Jimmy Hartley, James McNaught, John MacCrate, David Napier, Ben Humble, Dumbarton Collegiate Church, William Andrew Hart, Bobby Doyle, Dayton Callie, Evan Williams, Castlehill, Dumbarton, Dave Watson, Scotch watch. Excerpt: David Byrne (born May 14, 1952) is a Scottish-born, American musician and artist most associated with his role as a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography, opera, and non-fiction. He has received Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe awards and been inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Byrne was born in Dumbarton, Scotland, to Tom and Emma Byrne. He was the elder of two children. Two years later, his parents moved to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and then to Arbutus, Maryland, when he was 8 or 9 years old. His father worked as an electronics engineer. Before high school, David Byrne already knew how to play the guitar, accordion, and violin. He was rejected from his middle school's choir because they claimed he was "off-key and too withdrawn." From a young age, Byrne had a strong interest in music. His parents say that he would constantly play his phonograph ...
