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Daniel Donato | |
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| Born | April 6, 1995 |
| Genres | Country music, Jam band |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Website | danieldonato |
Daniel Donato (born April 6, 1995) is an American musician and songwriter. He is influenced by a wide range of styles and guitar players, including country musicians such as Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Bob Wills, Marty Robbins, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, as well as jam band pioneers, Grateful Dead, and their lead guitarist, Jerry Garcia,[1] Phish and hard rock bands like Guns N' Roses and blues rock guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.[1] He has performed live with Billy & the Kids, led by Bill Kreutzmann, founding member of Grateful Dead,[2], Phil Lesh's Phil and Friends[3], and other bands/musicians such as Widespread Panic, Billy Strings, Bob Weir,[4] and Umphrey's Mcgee.
In 2021, he formed his band, Cosmic Country, playing one of their first shows on the street in front of a Widespread Panic concert at the Riverside Theater (Milwaukee).[5] Cosmic Country is made of up Daniel (guitar/vocals), Will "Mustang" McGee (bass, vocals), Nathan "Sugarleg" Aronowitz (keyboards, guitar, vocals), and Will "Bronco" Clark (drums, vocals).
Daniel lived in Atlantic City, NJ until 2002 when his family moved outside of Nashville, TN.[6] At the age of 12, partially from his experience playing Guitar Hero and his wide-range of musical influences, he began playing guitar.[6] At 14 he was busking on the streets of Nashville, TN and would soon be playing gigs at the legendary honky-tonk Robert’s Western World and joining local mainstay, the Don Kelly Band,[1] and playing as a session musician. Just a few years later, he released his own music, including the Starlight EP in 2019 and A Young Man's Country in 2020 before forming his band Cosmic Country. Since then, he released two albums, Cosmic Country & Western Songs (2021) and Reflector (2023).[7]
He has published a guitar instructional book, The New Master Of The Telecaster: Pathways To Dynamic Solos, with publisher Hal Leonard.[citation needed]
Discography
[edit]- Starlight [EP] (2019)
- A Young Man's Country (2020)
- Cosmic Country & Western Songs (2021)
- Reflector (2023)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "About". Daniel Donato. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ Goodwich, Dave (17 August 2023). "Billy & The Kids Wheel Into Baltimore's Pier Six Pavillion For Collectively Spacious Performance With Daniel Donato (SHOW REVIEW)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ "Dueling Kits and Keys: Phil Lesh Closes Out 84th Birthday Celebration with Joe Russo's Almost Dead (A Gallery + Recap)". Relix. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 26 Oct 2024.
- ^ Goodwich, Dave (6 November 2023). "Daniel Donato Talks The World Of Cosmic Country, Grateful Dead, Psychedelics & New Album 'Reflector' (INTERVIEW)". Glide Magazine.
- ^ Sissler, James (31 May 2023). "From Parking Lot To Center Stage: Daniel Donato Shares "Weathervane" From Widespread Panic Opener".
- ^ a b "Daniel Donato".
- ^ Woodward, Garret K. (22 November 2023). "Nashville's New Guitar Hero Daniel Donato Just Wants You to Enjoy Your Trip". Rolling Stone.