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Born:
1961 in Exeter, NH

Genre:
Children's Music

Years Active:
'90s, '00s, '10s






Dan Zanes

Biography

After years of rocking in the 1980s with the Del Fuegos, singer/songwriter Dan Zanes created his own band, the Dan Zanes Trio, in 1994. The group got started when Zanes was hanging out with producer Mitchell Froom in Lower Manhattan; after adding drummer Jerry Marotta, they began playing their sparse blues and folk-rock to small crowds in clubs like the CBGB Gallery. Produced by Froom, the trio's debut LP, Cool Down Time, a raw rock effort influenced by '60s-era R&B, appeared in 1995. In 2001 Zanes resurfaced with the children's folk-tinged Rocket Ship Beach, featuring "friends" Sheryl Crow, Suzanne Vega, Donald Saaf, Rankin Don, and the Sandy Girls. Zanes continued his Dan Zanes & Friends children's series in 2002 with the release of Family Dance and Night Time. House Party followed in 2003, Sea Music and Parades and Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected by Carl Sandburg arrived in 2004, and Catch That Train! landed the following year. Zanes released Nueva York! in 2008, a collection of songs from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic, followed by 76 Trombones, a collection of Broadway tunes, in 2009. In 2011 Zanes and friends released Little Nut Tree, a family-style mixed-bag set of typically upbeat tunes that came packaged in a children's durable board book. . After years of rocking in the 1980s with the Del Fuegos, singer/songwriter Dan Zanes created his own band, the Dan Zanes Trio, in 1994. The group got started when Zanes was hanging out with producer Mitchell Froom in Lower Manhattan; after adding drummer Jerry Marotta, they began playing their sparse blues and folk-rock to small crowds in clubs like the CBGB Gallery. Produced by Froom, the trio's debut LP, Cool Down Time, a raw rock effort influenced by '60s-era R&B, appeared in 1995. In 2001 Zanes resurfaced with the children's folk-tinged Rocket Ship Beach, featuring "friends" Sheryl Crow, Suzanne Vega, Donald Saaf, Rankin Don, and the Sandy Girls. Zanes continued his Dan Zanes & Friends children's series in 2002 with the release of Family Dance and Night Time. House Party followed in 2003, Sea Music and Parades and Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected by Carl Sandburg arrived in 2004, and Catch That Train! landed the following year. Zanes released Nueva York! in 2008, a collection of songs from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic, followed by 76 Trombones, a collection of Broadway tunes, in 2009. In 2011 Zanes and friends released Little Nut Tree, a family-style mixed-bag set of typically upbeat tunes that came packaged in a children's durable board book.

Top Albums

Turn Turn Turn, Dan Zanes
1. Turn Turn Tu..
Catch That Train, Dan Zanes
2. Catch That T..
House Party, Dan Zanes
3. House Party
Family Dance, Dan Zanes
4. Family Dance
Rocket Ship Beach, Dan Zanes
5. Rocket Ship ..
Night Time!, Dan Zanes
6. Night Time!
Sea Music, Dan Zanes
7. Sea Music
¡Nueva York!, Dan Zanes
8. ¡Nueva York..
Little Nut Tree (Bonus Track Version), Dan Zanes
9. Little Nut T..
Live! - All Around the Kitchen!, Dan Zanes
10. Live! - All ..
76 Trombones, Dan Zanes
11. 76 Trombones
The Welcome Table - Songs of Inspiration, Mystery & Good Times, Dan Zanes
12. The Welcome ..
Parades and Panoramas - 25 Songs Collected By Carl Sandburg for the American Songbag, Dan Zanes
13. Parades and ..
Social Music: Traditional Moments from Books and Videos, Dan Zanes
14. Social Music..
Christmas In Concord, Dan Zanes
15. Christmas In..
Little Nut Tree, Dan Zanes
16. Little Nut T..
Hail The Creatures - Single, Dan Zanes
17. Hail The Cre..
Las Manos del Campo - Single, Dan Zanes
18. Las Manos de..
Holiday Time In Brooklyn, Dan Zanes
19. Holiday Time..

Top Songs

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
Wake Up Baby!Little Nut Tree2:39$0.99
2.
In the BasementLittle Nut Tree3:01$0.99
3.
When I Get HomeTurn Turn Turn2:44$1.29
4.
Train Is a-ComingTurn Turn Turn1:52$1.29
5.
ShineTurn Turn Turn4:35$1.29
6.
My Creole BelleTurn Turn Turn2:29$1.29
7.
In the SunTurn Turn Turn3:27$1.29
8.
Wim Wam WaddleTurn Turn Turn2:18$1.29
9.
Hot Weather MusicTurn Turn Turn3:17$1.29
10.
Raccoon and PossumTurn Turn Turn2:07$1.29
11.
When You're SmilingTurn Turn Turn3:13$1.29
12.
Now Let's DanceTurn Turn Turn3:00$1.29
13.
Turn! Turn! Turn!Turn Turn Turn4:09$1.29
14.
So Glad I'm HereTurn Turn Turn3:02$1.29
15.
Coney Island AvenueTurn Turn Turn2:22$1.29
16.
HoneybeeTurn Turn Turn1:50$1.29
17.
Sail Away LadiesTurn Turn Turn3:20$1.29
18.
Jack Tar On Shore (with Broken Socia..Son of Rogues Gallery: Pira..3:10$1.29
19.
It Came Upon a Midnight ClearChristmas In Concord3:10$0.99
20.
Silent NightChristmas In Concord2:34$0.99
21.
Angels We Have Heard On HighChristmas In Concord2:59$0.99
22.
I'm Counting the Days (Until Chr..Christmas In Concord3:30$0.99
23.
Deck the HallsChristmas In Concord2:10$0.99
24.
Rise Up, Shepherd, And FollowChristmas In Concord2:07$0.99
25.
Joy To the WorldChristmas In Concord2:02$0.99

Top Music Videos

All Around the Kitchen, Dan Zanes
1. All Around th...
House Party Time, Dan Zanes
2. House Party T...
Smile Smile Smile, Dan Zanes
3. Smile Smile S...


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