David Grover & the Big Bear Band
David Grover and Terry A La Berry first played together when they were both 13 years old, and they haven't stopped yet! After many years playing for grown-ups and traveling around the country, David took a break to raise his daughter Jessie, and to concentrate on songwriting. What he didn't know was that he would fall in love with playing for children and families.
In time, David wrote more and more kids songs and began the famous Wednesday Dos Amigos family night in Gt. Barrington, MA becoming friends with all the kids and parents who came to hear his fun and uplifting music for kids. He discovered that he had a lot to teach children about music and about getting along with each other and with the world. Eventually, he made his first tape for kids - "Kids Mean the World To Us".
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As the crowds outgrew Dos Amigos, David decided it would be fun to play kids music with a band. So, of course he called on his old friend, drummer extraordinaire, Terry A La Berry. But who would play the bass? There was a singer and an actress who David thought would be perfect as the third band member. He knocked on Kathy Jo's door one night and asked her if she was interested in joining a new kids band. When she said yes, he told her she'd have to learn to play the bass. That very night David taught Kathy Jo to play "This Land is Your Land", and she hasn't stopped since!
David Grover and the Big Bear Band have been to a lot of places and played a lot of music since that tiime 10 years ago, but their messages and their love of kids have remained the same. From the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to New York City to the White House, kids all over America have enjoyed and learned from David and the Band and their songs. As they keep touring and playing, and as they expand their audience through television and other media, we all hope that even more kids and families will get the message that WE ALL CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!