Rock Musician. Born in Nottingham, England, Rowberry was an original member of the musical group, 'The Animals.' Along with Eric Burdon, Andy Summers, Hilton Valentine, Vic Briggs, Chas Chandler, John Steel, Barry Jenkins, Zoot Money, Alan Price, John Weider, and Danny McCullough, and of course Rowberry, they all made up the group at several different times, with Alan Price leaving in 1965, the latter being replaced by Dave. The band were together since around 1962 but never got their big break until 1964 when they were discovered at the Crawdaddy Club in London by music producer Mickie Most and subsequently signed to a contract with EMI Columbia Imprint. Rowberry began his musical career at the University of Newcastle and began playing piano and the keyboards with various blues and jazz bands before joining the 'Mike Cotton Jazzmen' and backup performers to the likes of Solomon Burke, P.J. Proby, and the Four Tops, later joining the 'Animals' after Price's departure. The group had just completed a brief tour of Scandinavia with Mickey Gallagher, a future member of the Arc, Ian Dury's Blockheads, and the Clash, who was filling in for Price when Rowberry came in. Often overlooked because of Price, Rowberry wasn't included when they were inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, but was considered with strengthening the band by his keyboard playing and backup singing. Rowberry went on to play on several major hits including "It's My Life," "Don't Bring Me Down" and arranged their version of "C.C. Rider" which went on to be a Top Ten U.S. hit in 1966. He also played on their album, "Animalism" which is considered one or two of their best albums in the group's history, and it was Rowberry and not Price who appeared on their biggest selling LP, "The Best Of The Animals" in the United States. After the group disbanded in 1966, Rowberry became a session player maintaining a low-profile for the next few years. In 1976 the group rejoined and released another album, and in the mid-1990s, Rowberry, along with Steel and Valentine, created the musical group, 'the Animals II' a reformed version of their original group.