Dan was born in Illinois, and sadly died 6 years ago at 56. He was an American singer/songwriter who had several gold and platinum releases in the late ‘70’s and early 80’s. During his solo career, under assistance of ‘Eagles’ manager, he rose to prominence and epitomized the soft rock 70s sound. He voiced his concerns on social and ecological issues, including the ‘No Nukes’ concerts, and worked in the studio with a variety of musicians including Van Morrison, Joe Walsh, Tim Weisberg and Ricky Skaggs. His father was of Swedish descent and a high school band director and would later be the inspiration for the song ‘Leader of the Band’. Dan taught himself to play guitar that his grandfather gave him; he also played the piano. He started his career at age 14 when he joined his first band, ‘The Clan’, which paid homage to The Beatles. After graduating from High School in ‘69, he studied theater arts and painting at University and began performing as a solo acoustic player in area coffeehouses where he made his first solo recordings as part of a folk festival recording in ‘71. There, he was discovered and became a session musician playing with artists like Van Morrison, but the ‘74 album ‘Souvenirs’ made him a major star. - See also …. fleurcom.org/blog/greatest-music-of-all-time-10/
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