HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Huntsville City Council will vote Thursday on a pair of measures to permanently honor the legacy of beloved local blues musician Dave “Microwave Dave” Gallaher, who died in February.
On the agenda are two ordinances and a resolution. The first ordinance would rename a stretch of Cleveland Avenue NW between Church Street and Meridian Street as “Microwave Dave Way.” The second would rename the Downtown Dog Spot — the dog park located near I-565 and Pratt Avenue — as the “Microwave Dave Dog Spot.” A separate resolution honors his life and legacy in full.
Together, the measures represent one of the more sweeping civic tributes the council has undertaken for a local cultural figure.
Who was Microwave Dave?
Dave Gallaher grew up in Chicago, where music surrounded him from an early age. He played the ukulele, guitar, trumpet and French horn before his family relocated to Atlanta, where he attended Georgia State College and formed a horn-driven R&B group called The Majestics — his first serious band…