Dave Sharp (born 28 January 1959)[1] is an English guitarist who co-founded, along with Mike Peters, the Welsh punk/new wave band the Alarm.
[2] Sharp was born in Kersal, Salford, Lancashire, and began playing with the band Seventeen in the 1970s; he made his recording debut on their "Don't Let Go" / "Bank Holiday Weekend" single.
To complete the lineup, Sharp and McCullough brought in Zoot Money on keyboards; Gary Fletcher on bass; and Colin Allen on drums.
Sharp went on to form another lineup for the band, featuring guitarist Scott Poley, Norman Cooke (Drums), Christian Madden (Hammond Organ), and Paul Sudlow (Acoustic Guitar).
Together with North West musicians, Wayne Parry, Dave Black, Tom Szakaly, and Si Smith, AOR played their debut gig at Glasgow Rockers on 18 April, later supporting the Damned at Heywood Civic Centre in support of the Sophie Lancaster Foundation on 26 November 2008.