Dave McArtney born April 5 1951. New Zealand singer song writer best known for his tenure with Hello Sailor and Pink Flamingos.

Gutter Black became the theme song for his life, it kicked off the chart career for Hello Sailor. It was a deeply personal song inspired about the then recent death of his brother.

Gutter Black is a metaphor for the river of life and the journey that you follow.

Dave had been writing a biography for some years about his life with and without the band and that evolved into Gutter Black the book. Which was published not long after his passing April 15 2013.