David Pack

==Career==
===As performer===
Pack was co-founder, guitarist and main vocalist for the band [[Ambrosia (band)|Ambrosia]].<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=david-pack-mn0000224540 |tab=biography |pure_url=yes}} |first=Rob |last=Theakston |title=David Pack Biography |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref> His collected works as a performer and producer have sold over forty million units worldwide. Hits from the band written and sung by Pack include certified gold singles "[[Biggest Part of Me]]" (1980), "[[You're the Only Woman (You & I)]]" (1980) and "[[How Much I Feel]]" (1978). He co-wrote and sang lead on the band's first top 20 hit, "[[Holdin' on to Yesterday]]" (1975). His 2005 solo album, ''The Secret of Movin' On'', included remakes of "Biggest Part of Me" and "You're the Only Woman".

Pack guested on lead vocals on the song "Ground Zero" for [[Kerry Livgren]]'s 1980 solo album, ''[[Seeds_of_Change_(album)|Seeds of Change]]''. He then performed on [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]' ''[[Vinyl Confessions]]'' album in 1982. He would later contribute guest lead vocals on the track "Shine On" off of the album ''[[It's a Jungle Out There!]]'' by [[Mastedon]], one of two Mastedon albums written and produced by former Kansas lead singer [[John Elefante]] and his brother Dino Elefante.

During the 1980s, Pack enjoyed moderate success as a solo artist with the release of his ''[[Anywhere You Go]]'' LP in 1985.  The album generated three charting singles, the greatest of which was "[[I Just Can't Let Go]]" (US AC #13), a collaboration with [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]] and [[James Ingram]].<ref name="Whitburn">{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |author-link= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=182}}</ref> In 1988, he recorded a duet with [[Bette Midler]] titled "I Know You by Heart", which was featured in the film ''Beaches'' and on its soundtrack.

He co-wrote three songs ("The Three of Me", "I'm Talkin' to You" and "Oh, Life (There Must Be More)"), for which he also sang and played guitar, on Alan Parsons's 1993 album ''[[Try Anything Once]]'', and sang and played guitar on the song "You Can Run" on Parsons' 2004 album, ''[[A Valid Path]]''. (Ambrosia's first album was engineered by Alan Parsons, who served as producer and engineer for their second; all four members of Ambrosia played on the first Alan Parsons Project album, ''[[Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Alan Parsons Project album)|Tales of Mystery and Imagination]]''.) Pack joined producer Alan Parsons on his 2001 live tribute tour to the music of [[the Beatles]] called ''[[A Walk Down Abbey Road]]''.

Pack again appeared as lead vocalist on the song "I Won't Be Led Astray" on Parsons' 2022 album ''[[From the New World (Alan Parsons album)|From the New World]]''.

===As producer===
Pack has worked as producer for [[Phil Collins]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Kenny Loggins]], and Wynonna Judd. He has also produced music for Chet Atkins, [[Patti Austin]], [[David Benoit (musician)|David Benoit]], [[Natalie Cole]], [[Chick Corea]], Andrae Crouch, [[DC Talk]], [[Amy Grant]], [[Faith Hill]], Bruce Hornsby, [[Jennifer Hudson]], [[James Ingram]], [[Patti LaBelle]], [[Little Richard]], [[Branford Marsalis]], Bette Midler, Michael McDonald, [[Brian McKnight]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[The Pointer Sisters]], [[LeAnn Rimes]], [[Linda Ronstadt]], [[Brian Setzer]], [[Mavis Staples]], [[Take 6]], [[Steve Vai]], [[Trisha Yearwood]], and [[CeCe Winans]].{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

Pack produced the 1995 album ''The Songs of West Side Story'', which benefited the school. The album is notable for being the final recorded performance of [[Selena]], made three weeks before her murder in March 1995, and for containing the final work by [[Marty Paich]], who arranged the strings on Franklin's "Somewhere".

He served as producer and music director for [[Bill Clinton|President Bill Clinton]]'s inaugurations in January 1993 and 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yuzu-melodies.fr/David-Pack-Quincy-Jones-gave-me-the-break-that-changed-my-life_a1851.html |title=Interview with David Pack for the release of the album Napa Crossroads |work=Yuzu Melodies |date=September 15, 2014 |access-date=September 17, 2014 |archive-date=January 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104105242/http://www.yuzu-melodies.fr/David-Pack-Quincy-Jones-gave-me-the-break-that-changed-my-life_a1851.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
In 1997, the White House asked him to direct the music and produce the presidents' Volunteer Summit in Philadelphia for presidents Clinton, Bush, Carter and Ford. In 2000, he was asked to direct and produce Yamaha's Michael McDonald Lifetime Achievement Award Show at the L.A. Shrine for his good friend. Pack brought together Ray Charles, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, [[Boz Scaggs]] and [[Christopher Cross]] for the event. In 2005, he produced and directed the 2005 World Aids Day Concert at Saddleback Church in Orange County for author and pastor [[Rick Warren]].