Dave LaRue is an American

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who performed with the

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from 1988 to 2017 and with guitarist

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's Band since 1989. He also has worked with Dream Theater's

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and

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. He plays Music Man

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, among them the "Sterling" 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

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on the Super Colossal tour. Most recently, LaRue became a member of the supergroup Flying Colors alongside long-time bandmate Steve Morse.

Discography

Solo albums

*''Hub City Kid'' (1992)

with Dixie Dregs

*''Bring 'Em Back Alive'' (1992) *'' Full Circle'' (1994) *''California Screamin' ''(2000)

with Steve Morse

*''

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'' (1991) *'' Coast to Coast'' (1992) *'' Structural Damage'' (1995) *'' 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'' (2009)

with Vinnie Moore

*'' The Maze'' (1999) *'' Defying Gravity'' (2001)

with T Lavitz

*''Extended Play'' (1984) *''Storytime'' (1986) *''From the West'' (1987)

with John Petrucci

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'' (2005) *'' G3: Live in Tokyo'' (2005) *''

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'' (2020)

with Joe Satriani

*'' Satriani Live!'' (2006) 20120920-230334 Flying Colors 013 Tilburg

with Flying Colors

*'' Flying Colors'' (2012) *'' Live in Europe'' (2013) *'' Second Nature'' (2014) *'' Second Flight: Live at the Z7'' (2015) *'' Third Degree'' (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'' (2004)

Other Collaborations

*Mike Santiago & Entity - ''White Trees'' (1977) * The Markley Band - ''On the Mark'' (1982) *John Macey - ''Meltdown'' (1984) *Stretch – ''Stretch'' (1984) *

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- ''Talking in Code'' (1986) *Scott Stewart & the Other Side - ''Scott Stewart & the Other Side'' (1987) *

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- '' Live From Oz'' (2002) * Balance II - ''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

External links

Official homepage
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Larue, Dave Living people Dixie Dregs members American rock bass guitarists Progressive metal bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Flying Colors (band) members 1956 births