Kevin Danzig

Artist Information

Biography

"Kevin Danzig still leads the nomadic troubadour’s life where stories are indelibly etched within a blink of an eye. Danzig impresses with intriguing songwriting atmospheric vocals and diversely textured arrangements. Danzig has a knack for crafting memorable, tuneful compositions that stretch across a gamut of emotions….for Danzig, life’s good once again and it shows.” -- OffBEAT Magazine review by Dan Willging

Kevin Danzig writes and performs modern folk and acoustic rock tunes as well as selected cover songs, accompanied by acoustic guitar, ukulele, and harmonica; He plays tambourine with his foot. Originality is Danzig's hallmark; Kevin's lyrics are invariably intelligent, the instrumental arrangements are in perfect sync and skillfully executed.
Kevin's fans range from age 3 to 93 and his original songs can be heard on rock, folk, Americana, Inspirational and easy listening stations in North America and are available for digital download at www.cdbaby.com, itunes.com, amazon.com, and many other sites. He is endorsed by ELIXIR STRINGS.
Kevin Danzig makes his home in the rocky mountains of Colorado. He plays a wide range of venues throughout North America, including clubs, concert halls, churches, festivals, restaurants, college campuses, coffee shops, outdoor arenas, house concerts, corporate events and weddings. In the past 10 years, he has been invited for a return engagement to every venue at which he's performed.
Growing up in a musical family in Southern California, Kevin Danzig has been a performing songwriter nearly his entire life and a professional since the age of 18. At age 11, Kevin was recording for K-TEL Records, (Mike Curb Productions), as one of the jubilant voices of "50 Children’s Favorites” (as seen on TV). It was in 1978, however, that he got his first big...rejection, when Chuck Barris, (host of the Gong Show), told him, "Kid, you're TOO GOOD for this show!"
Kevin has three songs featured on the Soundtrack of the movie SOULTAKER and has won five BILLBOARD MAGAZINE Song Awards. His song "HEY DEAN!" was featured on the syndicated radio program CAR TALK.
Kevin has recorded eight full length CD's of mostly original material, (seven solo and one duet). His CD’s, LOUD AND CLEAR, THE TIME IS RIGHT, BOX CARS, WELCOME HOME, KEVIN DANZIG, LATELY, THE KEY, (Danzig & Woolley), and FREE THE POET, are available for sale at www.kevindanzig.com and www.cdbaby.com

His most recent CD, (released 01/06/12),
LOUD AND CLEAR is a collection of Kevin's more spiritual songs as well as a number of new songs co-written with Freda D'Souza. It was recorded with the "Box Cars" team once again at the Ninth Ward Pickin' Parlor in Lawrence KS under the production of Mike West.
The band Kevin calls "That Band From Kansas" includes Mike West on electric guitar, mandolin, and some harmony vocals, Ken E. Keller on bass guitar, Bradford Hoopes on Hammond Organ and piano, Colin Mahoney on drums and percussion and Betsy Ellis on violin. The title track came to Kevin in a dream and it seemed to be an appropriate title for a collection such as this.
THE TIME IS RIGHT includes seven of Kevin's original songs and seven songs of "hit" songwriters that Kevin delivers with his own interpretation and style. It's the perfect CD for intimate situations.
Kevin's 2008 release, "BOX CARS" highlights the diversity and history of the Tri-State Region in the Midwest, (Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma). Produced by MIKE WEST at the Ninth Ward Pickin' Parlour in Lawrence, KS, it charted in the top 40 Americana/folk charts.

2010 The single, "Sweet Rain, Pure Rivers, Clean Seas" calling attention to the oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico and other environmental harm to our planet, garnered airplay in numerous coastal areas of the United States. The song/video can be experienced at Kevin's websites. The original song, “SWEET SAN CLEMENTE” has been claimed by the California city as its official anthem. The NEW song ,"ON PUBLIC RADI

Instrumentation

Kevin plays acoustic guitar/harmonica/foot tambourine and sings at the same time.

Discography

1983- KEVIN DANZIG BAND THE FIRST YEAR
(only on cassette) 10 studio recordings featuring Kevin, Kelly Danzig, and Raul Sanchez. Nashville's own Billy Block plays drums on 4 tracks.

1986- THE DANZIG BAND D.TALES only on vinyl, this album included 8 songs written by Kevin, performed by Kevin, Kelly Danzig, Raul Sanchez and John Hamilton

1990- THE DANZIGS TWO FOR ONE only on cassette This work was a "live" recording done at T. P. Crockmiers in Mobile, Alabama

1992- THE HEARD released only on cassette..a 4 song EP including Kevin's original songs Music Town, Jaded Past, Real World, and Love Stumbles In, (Danzig/Coman)

1994- THINKING OUT LOUD (out of print) A rock and roll collection of Kevin's earlier work. Nashville Studio musicians were hired for this project produced by Eddie Moore and Marty McClantoc. Jon Walding also produced two tracks.

1997- LATELY Still one of Kevin's favorite of his collections of works featuring some of New Orleans finest musicians, helping to season the mix. Gina Forsyth on fiddle and Sam Price on bass guitar.

1999 - FREE THE POET Cathe Danzig and Eddie Crist are all over this recording helping to give it a more traditional "folk" sound. Other noteworthy guest performances include Mike West on Banjo and Myshkin on percussion and vocals. A favorite of many of Kevin's listeners.

2001- THE KEY A collaboration between Cat Woolley Danzig and Kevin Danzig, with wonderful fretless bass played by Tommy Kennedy and a number of full band tracks that give this CD a harder edge...while remaining mostly acoustic. It includes a song by Don Oja Dunaway called "Halloween In Marblehead" This remains Cat Woolley's favorite of her works...

2004 - KEVIN DANZIG The new Self-Titled Album!This is Kevin's 5th release and it features a wide range of emotions ranging from Love to Sorrow...from frustration to elation...there are some clever character studies as well...helping Kevin out are musician's Ken E. Keller, Jerimy Obergoenner, and Jill Watkins Price...as well as many of the common folk of Cape Girardeau, MO...

2006 - WELCOME HOME/"LIVE" FROM THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL This features 15 tracks recorded on a stellar June evening in the Texas hill country in front of a "live" audience. This one is "all" Kevin..with featured vocals by AUTUMN JOHNSON and a cover of RICHARD BERMAN'S song, PEOPLE HOLDING HANDS

2008 BOX CARS
The 13 tracks on Box Cars were produced and recorded by Mike West at the 9th Ward Pickin' Parlor, Lawrence, KS. Danzig developed all the songs for the CD, (inspired from stories told by the people of the tri state region, KS/OK/MO), except "Oklahoma Twilight" written by Wayne Parker; "Paducah", written by Don Oja Dunaway, and "The Oklahoma Miner", adapted by Kevin from a 1921 poem by Arman C. Lassiter.

2010 THE TIME IS RIGHT Seven original songs by Kevin and seven selected covers by "hit" songwriters who continue to inspire and renew a sense of purpose and wonder. The perfect CD to put on for intimate situations.

2010 SWEET RAIN, PURE RIVERS, CLEAN SEAS (single)
Re-written with the help of Freda Danzig and re-recorded with the help of Ken E. Keller to reflect the current situation happening in the Gulf Of Mexico and give hope to all mankind follwoing such a disaster.

2012 LOUD & CLEAR
Kevin's newest release is the most elaborate and fully orchestrated work to date. It is a collection of old and new songs that show his spiritual side. Some earlier pieces, like THE LIGHTHOUSE and PEACE TO US ALL, have been slightly altered lyrically.

Compilations and Collections:
1972 - 50 CHILDRENS FAVORITES K-Tel records
1981 - KFMK's Big Music America (Houston area songwriter's collection)
featuring Kevin's song, "Hiding From Reality"
1982 - Houston Music Album (a collection of songs about HOUSTON) featuring Kevin's song "Houston"
1986 - Soundtrack to the movie SOULTAKER starring Joe Estavez. Songs featured are

Links

• MySpace
• You Tube Video "FINGERTIPS" 5/7/09
• You Tube Video "UNTIL THE SIRENS CALL"
• BOX CARS 2008 release
• Welcome Home 2006
• Reverbnation, (NEW VIDEOS< MORE SONGS)

Audio

• The Lighthouse
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• Ireland, (Peace Has Come At Last)
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• Something In His Eyes
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• Meet Me Down In Dana Point
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• Rocky Mountain Dreams
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• Trouble Child "Live" solo performance
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• You Were Always In My Heart
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• Vagabond
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• Box Cars
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• Not So Close
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Lyrics

• Ireland (Peace Has Come At Last)
• Not So Close
• Rocky Mountain Dreams
• Emotional Roller Coaster
• The One You Feed
• Never Give Up
• Oh Yosemite
• Fingertips
• All In The Book In The Car
• Yesterday's Gone

Video

Fear Of The Unknown Woman

Photo Gallery

Press

• JFH STATE INSPECTION (Loud & Clear review) [+ Show ]
  

  Acoustic rock singer Kevin Danzig has been releasing his own albums since 1983, and has kept going s...Acoustic rock singer Kevin Danzig has been releasing his own albums since 1983, and has kept going strong all these years. Almost thirty years later, Danzig traveled to Lawrence, Kansas to record his newest album, Loud and Clear, which he released in December of 2011. Danzig's folk and Americana roots show up, giving each song a sort of down-home feel. Loud and Clear can easily be considered a southern rock album in those aspects. There are also very noticeable traces of other bands' sounds throughout the album; whether he considers them influences or not isn't mentioned in his bio, but I hear glimpses of the 90s alternative sounds we got from Barenaked Ladies and R.E.M. In an interesting - and surprising - shift in sound, "The Smile of My Old Face" takes on a disco vibe. If you can remember the song "Canned Heat" by Jamiroquai (more famously known as the Napoleon Dynamite dance), you have a good idea of what that song sounds like. "Peace To Us All" follows along with the BNL/R.E.M. sound, but has a hint of the 70s' "Jesus music." It's light, but it reminds me of other bands I've heard from that era. Loud and Clear brings with it a message of hope and perseverance, clearly sung of in the song "Never Give Up," where Danzig reminds the listener that "In the darkest night, there's a ray of hope, let it shine on you, never give up." It's a message that continues on through the entirety of the album, and is sure to be an encouragement to fans of Americana and southern rock music.
  
  - Review date: 2/9/12, written by Scott Fryberger of Jesusfreakhideout.com

• "...the nomadic troubadour's life..." [+ Show ]
  

  "Kevin Danzig still leads the nomadic troubadour’s life where stories are indelibly etched within a ..."Kevin Danzig still leads the nomadic troubadour’s life where stories are indelibly etched within a blink of an eye. Danzig impresses with intriguing songwriting atmospheric vocals and diversely textured arrangements. Danzig has a knack for crafting memorable, tuneful compositions that stretch across a gamut of emotions….for Danzig, life’s good once again and it shows.”
  
  ---Dan Willging
  OffBEAT Magazine, December 2005

• Review of Original Music [+ Show ]
  

  "After a brief sound check, the beret-clad troubadour steps to the mic, and his face lights up. With..."After a brief sound check, the beret-clad troubadour steps to the mic, and his face lights up. With the first notes from his guitar you sense that the room is his."
  ---Ian Whitaker (The Room), Review of Original Music

• "...a young Andrew Lloyd Webber..." [+ Show ]
  

  "Kevin reminds me of a young Andrew Lloyd Webber, in an 'off-Broadway' sense." ---Rod Kennedy, Foun..."Kevin reminds me of a young Andrew Lloyd Webber, in an 'off-Broadway' sense."
  ---Rod Kennedy, Founder
  Kerrville Folk Festival

• "Kevin somehow just pours his energy into his guitar...." [+ Show ]
  

  "Kevin somehow just pours his energy into his guitar, yet not at all like those thousands of players..."Kevin somehow just pours his energy into his guitar, yet not at all like those thousands of players with more energy than skill. This is something more ethereal, kind of a 'something inside him flows from his being through the instrument out to the listening space' that enhances the vocals and the lyrics instead of burying them for the attentive listener."
  ---Seegar & Miki Swanson
  Fiddler's Green/Atlanta, GA

• Kevin's latest CD
  

  "Kevin's latest CD is the best acoustic record I've heard!" ---Jason Hanks LSU Spectrum

• Music For Reflective Listeners [+ Show ]
  

  "Reflective listeners will hear Kevin but will see themselves." ---Dennis Kahler Alabama Songwrite..."Reflective listeners will hear Kevin but will see themselves."
  ---Dennis Kahler
  Alabama Songwriter's Guild

• Ian Anderson vs. Cat Stevens [+ Show ]
  

  "One minute he's like Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull's charismatic leader), and the next, he's crooning l..."One minute he's like Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull's charismatic leader), and the next, he's crooning like Cat Stevens."
  ---Caroline Aiken
  Atlanta-based musician/poet

• Danzig's voice... [+ Show ]
  

  "Danzig's voice inhabits each tune with a presence that ranges from plangent to poignant." ---Jim K..."Danzig's voice inhabits each tune with a presence that ranges from plangent to poignant."
  ---Jim Kirlin
  Taylor Guitars

• CD-Box Cars-review [+ Show ]
  

  BOX CARS Kevin Danzig KEDA I feel sure I have reviewed an album of his before and I think it ...BOX CARS
  Kevin Danzig
  KEDA
  I feel sure I have reviewed an album of his before and I think it was
  for an appearance at Acoustic Sounds Café. This album is a delightful
  piece of work. Danzig is a good guitarist, who can also play
  harmonica, and is an excellent singer / songwriter. On a couple of
  these songs he reminds me a lot of old Mudcat, but for the most part
  he is your basic folk / pop stylist. He writes very personal songs
  that have a universal appeal. I especially enjoyed the opener, which
  is also the title track, and that sweet closing cut, with Kevin joined
  on vocals by a boy named Siel Snowden, nothing less than a charmer.
  
  
  
  

Setlist

Kevin usually plays a collection of his original songs with some selected covers mixed in, depending on the situation. He tends to cater to whatever audience he is playing to...a real entertainer!
His sets range from 45 minutes to an hour and a half...once again, depending on the situation.

Current Playlists (original songs)

0. All In The Book In The Car
1. A Businessman's Business, (a cowboy's
affair)
2. Another Side of New York
3. Beatle Bob
4. Bed
5. Best of Friends
6. Birds Of Paradise
7. Box Cars
8. Burgundy Wine
9. Colorful Clarissa
10. Come Clean
11. Communion, (something in his eyes)
12. Cradle Me In Your Palm
13. Crazy In Love
14. Crow's Feet
15. Daddy's Little Girl
16. Death Row
17. Dysfunctional Family Bingo
18. Easy To Love
19. Eclectic Acadia
20. Eye To Eye
21. Faith, Be Mine Tonight
22. Fear Of The Unknown Woman
23. Feet Of Clay
24. Fingertips
25. First Tourist In Outer Space
26. Fishbowl
27. Freedom Rings
28. Free The Poet
29. Frustrated Angel
30. Great Mississippi
31. Hands On Experience
32. Happy Scabs
33. Happy Today
34. He Ain't Worth The Drive
35. Hey Dean!
36. I Call It Love
37. I Haven't Been Myself
38. Imaginary Friend
39. In The Shadow Of The Arch
40. I've Got A Crazy Life
41. Jai' Marches Dans Du Poop
42. Jonathan's Plea
43. King Kong Came Close
44. Kissing Amanda
45. Left Behind
46. Liar's Corner
47. Local Crazies On Parade
48. Love Stumbles In
49. Making Memories
50. Marion
51. Maximum Strength Love
52. Mexican Hat
53. Mourning Dove
54. My Chauffer
55. My Favorite Candy 56. My Mind Was On You, (but my body wasn't
thinking)
56. Ms. Miriam
57. Music Town
58. Never Give Up
59. My Great Smokey Mountains
60. Out Of My Way
61. Peace To Us All
62. Pearly Gates
63. Points For Style
64. Private Superstar
65. Purgatory, (come along trustworthy.)
66. Rainy Day
67. Retzina Wine
68. Rocky Mountain Dreams, (w. Freda Danzig)
69. Romantic
70 Route 66, (I didn't know this road went
through Kansas)
71. Saltwater Cowboy
72. Say Hello To Love
73. Serious Looks
74. Seventy One
75. She's An Artist
76. She's Rock N' Roll
77. Shimmering Waters
78. Sisyphus
79. Sold
80. Somewhere in Arizona, (Grand Canyon)
81. Streets of New Orleans
82. Sweet Guitar
83. Sweet Rain
84. The Key
85. The Law
86. The Lighthouse
87. The Smile Of My Old Face
88. The Wolves Of Isle Royale
89. Thick
90. Thoughts of Yesterday
91. Thumbelina
92. The 13th Floor
93. Troy
94. T.V.
95. Vagabond
96. Van Gogh Firefly
97. We Won't Live Like This
98. Whippoorwill
99. World Rushing By
100. Journey Through Yellowstone, (w/Freda Danzig)
101. Yesterday's Gone
102. You
103. Oh, Yosemite
104. You Can See Forever
105. You're Gonna Love Me Again
106. Not So Close (with Freda Danzig)
107. Sweet San Clemente ,(w/ Freda Danzig)
108. From Here,(A View From Camp Pendleton), (w. Freda Danzig)
109 Mama's Taking Control Of This Party,(written with Wayne Parker)
110 The One You Feed
111. Meet Me Down In Dana Point
112. In This Play We're All Part Of
113. River Of Grass (w/Freda Danzig)
114. Emotional Roller Coaster
115. You Were Always In My Heart
116. The Wolves Of Isle Royal
117. Happily Ever After
118. A Case Of Karma

KEVIN DANZIG SELECTED COVER SONGS
(in alphabetical order by artist)
ADELE Rolling In The Deep
ALLMAN BROTHERS Sweet Melissa
AMERICA Tin Man, Sister Golden HaIr
ANIMALS House of the Rising Sun
HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS This Guy's In Love With You (Bacharach/David)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG What A Wonderful World
THE BAND The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down, Up On Cripple Creek
BARE NAKED LADIES Brian Wilson
BEACH BOYS Surfer Girl
BEATLES Help!, You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away, Norwegian Wood, Blackbird,Yesterday, A Day In The Life, I Saw Her Standing There, Ticket To Ride, Eleanor Rigby, Dear Prudence, Rocky Raccoon, Here There and Everywhere, Hey Jude, In My Life, Eight Days A Week,
Here Comes Th

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