Danny Thomas (musician)
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Danny Thomas (born 1948 in
Whilst part of the 13th Floor Elevators, he was hired as drummer for Delta blues guitarist Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins to perform and record with Hopkins on the album Free Form Patterns.[3]
After leaving Texas and returning to North Carolina, he played from 1970 to 1997 with the following bands: Lou Curry Band, Dogmeat, and Bessie Mae's Dream with Gene Norman, Rich Carlson, Marcus Cheek, and Jerry Shaver. During this time, he owned his own delivery company called Gophers. Prior to that, he worked in accounting at Carolinas Medical Center.
A vegetarian and humanitarian, he retired in 2006, but had many hobbies including buying and selling antiques and gardening. He retired to Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife, Juanette. He has three children: two daughters, Christina Thomas Davis and Tiffany Thomas Johnson, and one adopted son,
References
- ^ Moser, Margaret (August 20, 2004). "High Baptismal Flow: Part 2". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
- ISBN 978-0-292-75302-0.
External links
- The 13th Elevation~Revelation...The 5th Estate~Evolution (Recollections of the 13th Floor Elevators)