David Freel was the lead singer and guitarist for the rock band Swell who passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Freel founded Swell in 1989 after meeting drummer Sean Kirkpatrick in the San Francisco

In April 1990, they published their self-titled first album on their own pSychosPecificMusic label, and that August, they opened for Mazzy Star at San Francisco’s I-Beam.

Over the following two decades, they would produce over a dozen albums and compilations, including…Well? (1991), Too Many Days Without Thinking (1997), and For All the Beautiful People (2001). (1998). Freel wrote the majority of 2001’s Everybody Wants to Know on his own, and by 2009’s Be My Weapon.

Greasy, his most recent album, was released in 2014.

He was 56 years old.

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David Freel cause of death

He died from a short illness per his family and friends.

He was being treated when this happened.

David Freel wife and children

Freel married and relocated to Oregon, where he and his wife Jen started a custom on-demand vinyl-cutting business.

None of his children are documented.

David Freel net worth

The net worth of Freel as of 2022 was worth 2 to 3 million. This stems from his stellar career as a musician

When is David Freel funeral?

Swell and David Freel fans will grieve his death but celebrate his life and career.

Details of the ceremony will be published soon.