Dann Huff | |
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Born | November 15, 1960 |
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genres | Hard rock, country, country pop |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1976–present |
Associated acts | White Heart, Giant |
Dann Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. For his work as a producer in the country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award in 2006 and 2009 at the Academy of Country Music. He is the father of American singer and songwriter Ashlyne Huff and brother of Giant and White Heart drummer David Huff.
Huff began his career as part of the original Christian rock band White Heart in which he played with his brother David Huff, and later in the melodic hard rock band Giant. He has since then been active as a session guitarist and producer in both rock music and country music with his first guitar recording debut for Ron Haffkine and Kyle Lehning. In the 1980s, Huff has played guitar on albums for Michael Jackson, Scritti Politti, Whitesnake, Roger Hodgson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Doro Pesch, Juice Newton, Michael W. Smith, George Benson,Whitney Houston's debut album Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand,Kenny Rogers and more. Since the 1990s, Huff has been working as a producer for various bands and artists, some of which include Faith Hill, Megadeth, Rebecca St. James, Rascal Flatts and Lonestar.