Kevin Danzig has been playing instruments nearly his entire life and professionally since the age of 18. The traveling troubadour, who has performed in a wide range of venues throughout North America, is accompanied by his acoustic guitar and a harmonica; he plays a tambourine with his foot.
At age 11, Kevin was recording for K-TEL Records, (Mike Curb Productions), as one of the jubilant voices of “50 Children’s Favorites”, (as seen on TV). It was in 1978, however, that he got his first big…rejection, when Chuck Barris, (host of the Gong Show), told him, “Kid, you’re too good for this show!”
It is life experiences like these and the many years of traveling the back roads of America, playing clubs, concert halls, college campuses, coffee shops, outdoor arenas, and house concerts, that have led to Kevin’s unique style of songwriting.
Originality is his hallmark, and while many of the protagonists of his songs are not entirely mainstream, (a ledge jumper, an armed-robber single mom, etc.), Kevin’s lyrics are invariably intelligent and the instrumental arrangements are in perfect sync and skillfully executed.
Over the last 10 years, Kevin has recorded five full length CD’s of original
material, (Four solo and one with Cat Woolley). His original song, The Great Mississippi, has been claimed by Cape Girardeau, MO as its town anthem. Kevin delivered a live performance during the town’s 4th of July Liberty Fest celebration.
Among fellow singer/songwriters Kevin’s performed alongside or opened for are: John Mayer, Shawn Mullins, Ellis Paul, Martin Sexton, Edwin McCain, Fred Eaglesmith, Leo Kottke, John Hammond, Anne Hills, Chuck Pyle, Trout Fishing in America, Chuck Brodsky, Spencer Bohren, The Allison Brown Quartet, The Judith Edelman Band, Still on the Hill, Kate Campbell, The Radiators, among many others.