# Dave Meniketti | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 11:52 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Dave Meniketti
- Visible lyric pages: 19

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `dave-meniketti`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 11:52 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-db8a786c837d6d14
- Visible lyric pages: 19
- Pages with stored lyric text: 19
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 18508
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 19
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: All In This Together, Angel On My Shoulder, Baby Blues, Bad Feeling, Hard As I Try, I Remember, It's Over, and Lay Me Down
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Dave Meniketti grew up in Stockton, California, playing guitar and listening to Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and Led Zeppelin. In 1974, he started the band Y&T with bassist Phil Kennemore and drummer Joey Alves. Their first album, "Earthshaker," came out in 1981, followed by records like "Mean Streak" and "In Rock We Trust." Y&T's 1985 single "Summertime Girls" reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The band broke up...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. All In This Together — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/all-in-this-together
2. Angel On My Shoulder — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/angel-on-my-shoulder
3. Baby Blues — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/baby-blues
4. Bad Feeling — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/bad-feeling
5. Hard As I Try — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/hard-as-i-try
6. I Remember — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/i-remember
7. It's Over — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/it-s-over
8. Lay Me Down — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/lay-me-down
9. Loan Me A Dime — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/loan-me-a-dime
10. Messin' With Mr Big — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/messin-with-mr-big
11. No Lies — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/no-lies
12. Parchman Farm — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/parchman-farm
13. Storm — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/storm
14. Take It Like A Man — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/take-it-like-a-man
15. Take My Time — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/take-my-time
16. Tell Me (why I Should Wait) — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/tell-me-why-i-should-wait
17. The Other Side — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/the-other-side
18. Tough Luck Avenue — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/tough-luck-avenue
19. Train — https://lyroverse.com/dave-meniketti/train