Danny’s Reasons

Danny's Reasons
Danny's Reasons in 1967.
Background information
Also known as	Danny and the Night Sounds
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres	Garage rock
Years active	1962 - 1975
Labels	INC Carnaby Hand Uncle Sam's Great Hall
Past members	Danny Stevens Mickey Stevens Frank Marino Bob Gonyea Ceedy Van Dusen Carl Bradley Jimmy Lawrence Chuck Edwards Ross Ingram Steve Mauer

Danny's Reasons were an American garage rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1962. The band, well known for a longevity which outlasted most garage bands of the era, released five singles throughout their recording career, including covers of "Little Diane" and "Under My Thumb". Although Danny's Reasons' popularity never precipitated to much national chart success, they performed regularly across the United States and have since been featured on compilation albums.

Frontman Danny Stevens (keyboards, lead vocals) formed the band in 1962, then known as Danny and the Night Sounds, with the first verifiable line-up including his brother Mickey Stevens (tambourine, conga, moracas), Frank Marino (lead guitar), Bob Gonyea (bass guitar), and Ceedy Van Dusen (drums). Initially, Danny Stevens directed the group to perform almost exclusively at private gathering, aside from some state fairs, for business and media figures in hopes of establishing connections in the music industry. As a result, the band earned an appearance on the region's first television show to feature live music, A Date with Dino, and were regularly scheduled at teen clubs such as the Vincent Van a-Go-Go.

With the onset of the British Invasion, the band, renamed Danny's Reasons, evolved their musical style and their stage images between 1964 and 1965 based mainly on the work of the Rolling Stones, although the group also incorporated songs recorded by the Animals into their repertoire. After hiring Bob Dylan's younger brother David Zimmeran as manager and Dick Shapiro as promoter, Danny's Reasons embarked on a Midwest and West coast college tour, which reached its pinnacle at the nightclub London Fog to support the band's sponsor, Gibson guitar, in Los Angeles.