Dave Cousins

David Joseph Cousins was an English musician. He was the leader, singer and most-active songwriter of Strawbs, from 1967. Cousins was a founding member of Strawbs, which started out as the Strawberry Hill Boys playing bluegrass music, then moved on to folk, folk rock, and progressive rock. He also performed as an acoustic duo with Strawbs guitarist Brian Willoughby, and as Acoustic Strawbs with Willoughby, Dave Lambert and Chas Cronk.