[Dixielandjazz] RIP "Tuba Dave" Freeman, Hyperion Outfall Serenaders

[David Richoux]

> David Freeman, a.k.a. “Tuba Dave,” who played with the Manhattan  
> Beach musical institution Hyperion Outfall Serenaders for more than  
> three decades, died on Sept. 23 of congestive heart failure. He was  
> 69.
>
> Friends said Freeman’s most defining attribute was his loyalty to  
> family and friends.
> “He was always on hand, dependable in any situation and giving of  
> himself,” said fellow band member Bob White.
>
> Freeman’s favorite hobby was cooking. The bigger the group to feed,  
> the more Freeman relished the challenge, White wrote.
>
> Freeman was born on April 6, 1940 in Syracuse, New York and moved to  
> Southern California in 1960 to attend El Camino College. He served  
> in the Army from 1964 to 1966. He also worked for General Telephone  
> and Hughes Aircraft. He retired from Hughes in 1990.
>
> Dave’s devotion to the band was intense, and his skill with  
> electronics brought him added “roadie” status as he dealt with the  
> Serenaders’ sound system, White said. His father had played tuba  
> with the famous Sousa Band, a talent that White likely inherited.
>
(The Hyperion Outfall Serenaders is a 6 piece jazz band that plays for  
a variety of events around Southern California. - the Hyperion Outfall  
is a sewage treatment facility, BTW.)

Dave Richoux