Dave Plaehn has been played on NTS in shows including Luke Mele, featured first on 19 November 2021. Songs played include Not Bound To Lose, No More Talk and For You (I'd Undo Anything).

Dave Plaehn was born and raised in Iowa. Both his parents sang, his father sounding like Mario Lanza. One of his mother's favorite artists was Sarah Vaughn. He like Ricky Nelson and eventually the Beatles. He played in a band in high school covering the Stones, Jimmy Hendrix, Dylan, Donovan and Cream.

Late high school and early college he began getting into the blues listening to Koerner, Ray and Glover and…