THE OFFICIAL DAVID HACKNEY SITE

THE ORIGINAL “ROUGH FRANCIS”

Welcome to the exclusive website constructed for the legacy, memory, and extraordinary talent of David Hackney. David Hackney (Born March 19, 1952), is the oldest member of the legendary Detroit Rock band Death from the 1970s, whose music, after over 35 years was discovered in 2008, and is now credited and acknowledged by Rock music historians and Rock artists alike, as being the sound that pre-dated the entire Punk-Rock 'N' Roll movement years before the term "Punk Rock" became associated with Rock music. David is the member of Death who came up with the name for the band in 1973. David is also the one who defiantly refused and rebuked the music industry when asked to change the name of the band to secure a major-label record deal. This site center is devoted to the legacy, the ideas, the wisdom, and the music of David Hackney. David passed away in October of 2000. Fortunately for Death fans and supporters everywhere, David Hackney left a wealth of songs, song snippets, ideas, and interesting recorded pieces of spoken words and sound-art. The legacy of Death and all three brothers David, Dannis, and Bobby Hackney is wonderfully displayed in the acclaimed major motion picture documentary/film "A Band Called Death". The highly acclaimed Death album "For The Whole World To See" featuring the music recorded in Detroit in 1974 and 1975 by all three brothers at Detroit's legendary United Sound Recording studio was released in 2009 by the record label Drag City Records and is currently available throughout the world.

THE LEGACY OF DAVID HACKNEY

DAVID LOVED GUITAR PLAYING, SONGWRITING, RECORDING, MUSICIANS, FAMILY, AND LIFE. DAVID BELIEVED STRONGLY THAT LIFE GOES ON FOREVER, EVEN AFTER EARTHLY LIFE IS COMPLETE. ONE SONG THAT DAVID WROTE EXPRESSES THIS CLEARLY SIMPLY ENTITLED "LIFE WITHOUT END".THE SPIRIT OF DAVID HACKNEY IS EXPRESSED IN THIS WEB CENTER. DAVID'S MUSIC, LEGACY, AND INSPIRATION WILL LIVE ON FOREVER-"LIFE WITHOUT END"