Biography

Dave Rowland was born on January 26, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007), Amil the Ewok (2012) and Iron Core Talk (2010). He was married to Terri. He died on November 1, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Prior to breaking out as a solo act in late 1975, worked as backup singers for Charley Pride, and was his opening act at his concerts at one point. Rowland had also worked as part of the Stamps Quartet.

Lead singer of the country group Dave & Sugar. The "Sugar" part of the trio included two women (which, at one time or another, included Jackie Frantz, Vicki Hackeman, Sue Powell, Melissa Dean and Jamie Jaye.

Rowland went solo in 1982 and recorded an album called "Sugar Free."

Together, Dave & Sugar had three No. 1 hits on Billboard magazine's country singles chart -- "The Door is Always Open" (1976); "Tear Time" (1978); and "Golden Tears" (1979). Other major hits included "Queen of the Silver Dollar" and "I'm Gonna Love You" (1976); "Don't Throw it All Away," "That's the Way Love Should Be" and "I'm Knee Deep in Loving You" (1977); "Gotta Quit Lookin' at You Baby" (1978); "Stay With Me" and "My World Begins and Ends With You" (1979); and "Fool By Your Side" (1981).