Dave Bronze

David Eric "Dave" Bronze (born 2 April 1952 in Billericay, Essex) is an English bass guitarist. He has worked with such musicians as Dr. Feelgood, Tom Jones, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Procol Harum, Gary Moore, Nik Kershaw, Belinda Carlisle, Art of Noise, Duane Eddy, Bryn Haworth and Mary Chapin Carpenter among many others.

In 1991 Bronze joined a reformed Procol Harum, and can be heard on their The Prodigal Stranger and The Long Goodbye albums. In 1993 he left the band to rejoin Dr. Feelgood and was replaced by Matt Pegg.

Bronze is the bass guitarist on Eric Clapton's 1994 album From the Cradle and performed on the tour following the album's release. He was a member of Eric Clapton's band until 1997. In 2000 he was voted British Blues Connections' 'Bass Player of The Year'.

He played with the line-up at the Concert for George in November 2002. He again joined Clapton on stage for the Teenage Cancer Trust benefit at the Royal Albert Hall in March 2003. Bronze also played with Clapton every New Year's Eve at an annual gig held in aid of Alcoholics Anonymous.

In 2008 Bronze toured with Andy Fairweather Low, with whom he had played previously when backing Clapton. In 2011 he appeared on the latest album by Bryn Haworth One Way Ticket.

Bronze rejoined Clapton's band for the 2-night Baloise Session performances in 2013 and a series of concerts in the United States and Europe in 2014. In 2016 Bronze rejoined Clapton once again to perform in a limited series of shows in Japan.

In February 2020 Bronze appeared with Mick Fleetwood and friends at The London Palladium to celebrate the music of Peter Green, and in March 2020 at the Music For Marsden charity event at The O2 Arena, accompanying Tom Jones, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Mick Hucknall, and several other notable artists.