Danny Sanderson

Danny Sanderson
Danny Sanderson (far right) performing with Doda
Background information
Native name	דני סנדרסון
Born	(1950-11-30) November 30, 1950 (age 66) Kfar Blum, Israel
Origin	The Nahal Band
Genres	Pop rock, hard rock, pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	1966–present
Labels	NMC Music, Hed Arzi
Associated acts	Kaveret, Gidi Gov, Gazoz, Doda
Notable instruments
Fender Telecaster Gibson sg special

Danny Sanderson (Hebrew: דני סנדרסון‎‎; born November 30, 1950) is an Israeli musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist. In 2005, Sanderson received a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to Israeli music.

Danny Sanderson was born on Kibbutz Kfar Blum, to parents who had recently made aliyah from the US. The family eventually moved to Haifa. In 1960 he was relocated by his family to NYC, due to his father's appointment as director of El Al's North America dept., in New York City.

He attended the famed High School of Music and Art, in NYC. In 1965, at the age of 15, he started his first band, and at that time wrote his first popular song.

In April 1978, he married Neomi.

In 1971, after his release from the Israel Defense Forces, Sanderson played with the Schnitzelim Band. He recorded "The Left-handed Octopus" with the Egyptian-born musician Zouzou Moussa and the orchestra of Israel Radio Arabic.

After a short bout in London, Sanderson returned to Israel and founded a new band, Kaveret, with Alon Oleartchik, Ephraim Shamir, Gidi Gov, Meir Fenigstein and, later on, Yoni Rechter and Yitzhak Klepter. The band broke up in 1976.

Sanderson took a break from music to write a nonsense book (Nekhira Pumbit, נחירה פומבית, A Public Snore), musically produced a stand-up/music show for Yehonatan Geffen. He went on to create another band called Gazoz, which produced two albums, and Doda (דודה, Aunt), which had a heavier rock sound.