Former NY Governor David Paterson embarks on musical career.

Original Story on Channel 6 can be seen here. Click video to play ALBANY, N.Y. — He was New York’s first African American governor, the state’s first legally blind governor and now another first, Governor David Paterson embarks on his musical career. With an eclectic mix of politicians on hand, and an intro from New York Attorney General Letitia James, former …

Blind Dog Dave

Former NY Gov. David Paterson has a band. We checked it out.

See original story in the Gothamist hereYes, Former NY Gov. David Paterson has a band: Blind Dog Dave and the Pirate Throng featuring Governor David A. Paterson (Blind Dog), David Murray on guitar and percussion, and musical director Simon Mills on piano. The band is usually a seven piece featuring Liberty DeVitto on drums and host of other talented cats …

These Democrats and Republicans Have Something in Common. It’s a Bar.

It has been a bad decade — or three — for political nightlife in Albany, N.Y. Can a Manhattan P.R. man bring back the bipartisan schmoozefest? Original New York Times post linked hereAt the War Room Tavern, everyone knows your name, especially if you’re former Representative Carolyn Maloney, right, or former Gov. David A. Paterson, to her left. Also pictured …

Blind Dog Dave and the Pirate Throng

The Business Council of New York wisely decided to book David’s new band for their annual conference at Bolton’s Landing on Lake George in September of 2023. This kicked off the decision to make the band available for other performances from festivals to corporate shindigs. The seven piece band features New York music legend Liberty DeVitto and a host of …