Danny Barnes (musician)
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Danny Barnes on stage at the Northwest String Summit on July 21, 2013.
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| Background information | |
| Born |
December 21, 1961 Temple, Texas |
| Genres | Country, jazz, punk, rock, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Banjo |
| Years active | 1970s-present |
| Labels | ATO, Sugar Hill, Terminus, MapleMusic Recordings (Canada) |
| Associated acts | Bad Livers, Danny Barnes & Thee Old Codgers |
| Website | www |
Danny Barnes (born December 21, 1961) is a banjo player, singer, and composer whose music is influenced by country, jazz, blues, punk, metal, and more. He has been described as a "banjo virtuoso" and is "widely acknowledged as one of the best banjo players in America." He was a founding member of the Austin trio the Bad Livers, with whom he toured and recorded extensively from 1990 to 2000. Since then, he has performed and recorded as a solo artist, as well as collaborating with Bill Frisell,Dave Matthews,Jeff Austin and other musicians. In 2013, Barnes and Max Brody formed the Test Apes. In September 2015, Barnes was awarded the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, in recognition of his role as "one of bluegrass music’s most distinctive and innovative performers." Martin’s website said of Barnes’ work: "The raw and unpolished musical breadth of his compositions has propelled him across the industry today."
Born in Temple, Texas and raised in Belton, Barnes was exposed to music at a young age: he recalls picking up a love of country and bluegrass from his father and grandmother, Delta blues from one brother and punk from another. He was inspired to learn to play the banjo after seeing Grandpa Jones and Stringbean in concert when he was ten. Seeing John Hartford on television and watching Hee Haw were also early influences. He attended the University of Texas and graduated with a degree in audio production in 1985.
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