Danny Click
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Danny Click onstage at Rancho Nicasio, Marin County, California, November 2012
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| Background information | |
| Born |
December 5, 1960 Tipton, Indiana, United States |
| Genres | Blues, alternative country, country rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar, slide guitar |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Dogstar Records |
| Associated acts | Danny and the Hurricanes, Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs!, Danny Click and the Americana Orchestra |
| Website | www |
Danny Click (born December 5, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and blues guitarist born in Tipton, Indiana. After moving to Austin, Texas, Click played with a number of local aggregations, including a stint as guitarist in Jimmy LaFave's touring band. He has recorded seven albums. Since moving to California in 2006, he leads Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs!
Danny Click was born and raised in a working-class family outside Indianapolis, Indiana, the youngest of nine children. He began playing guitar at age 6, and played in his older sister's band when he was in high school. Click also learned some mandolin and lap steel.
When he was 10, his father and one of his brothers died, a tragedy that inspired "Ten Years," one of several autobiographical songs on the album Life Is A Good Place.
Discussing his early influences, he says "I still remember the exact moment I heard "Sultans of Swing" for the first time. Changed my musical life. And I remember listening to Abraxas and putting up black-light posters! So many great bands that helped me think differently," he said.
Click credits such musicians and bands as Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Duane Allman, David Lindley, Ry Cooder, Santana, Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits for inspiring him musically. Additional influences include The Beatles, Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, Albert King, Freddie King, Jeff Beck fellow Hoosier John Mellencamp and fellow Austinite Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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