The Dan Band
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Origin | Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
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Years active | 2000–present |
Members | Dan Finnerty Gene Reed John Kozeluh Matt Pollock David Arana Byron Thames Richard Maheux Marc Strommer Aurelien Budynek Mark Cocheo Einar Pedersen Brett Bass Ivan Delaforce Jimi Engund Jason Mills |
Website | www |
The Dan Band is a comedy band created by actor/comedian Dan Finnerty.[1][2][3]
The band is known for its
Finnerty has appeared in the hit movies Old School (singing "
In 2005, they released The Dan Band Live, their live full-length debut album. They gained attention due to their expletive-heavy version of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart," as well as their cover versions of "Lady" by Styx, "Milkshake" by Kelis, Toni Basil's "Mickey," and many others.
They filmed a one-hour concert special of their live show called Dan Finnerty & The Dan Band: I Am Woman, for the
The band released a Christmas LP called Ho: A Dan Band Xmas. The album consists completely of original Dan Band songs, with no covers. Songs on the album include "Ho, Ho, Ho" (a smooth
In addition to their numerous appearances on
In 2015, the band released their third album, entitled The Wedding Album, a mixture of covers and originals, featuring collaborations with Nicole Scherzinger, Train, Nuno Bettencourt, Bridget Everett and Rob Thomas.
Finnerty recently co-wrote the song "Look At Her" with American Idol musical director Michael Orland and performed it in the Netflix movie Dumplin' starring Jennifer Aniston.
Discography
- 2000: Two Guys and a Girl episode "Bridesmaid Revisited"
- 2001: The Wedding Planner soundtrack
- 2003: Old School soundtrack
- 2004: Starsky and Hutchsoundtrack
- 2005: The Dan Band Live
- 2006: Ho: A Dan Band Christmas
- 2009: The Hangover soundtrack ("Candy Shop")
- 2015: The Wedding Album
Members
- Dan Finnerty – lead vocals
- Gene Reed – backing vocals
- John Kozeluh – backing vocals
- Matt Pollock – backing vocals
- David Arana/Byron Thames/Richard Maheux – keyboard
- Marc Strommer/Aurelien Budynek/Mark Cocheo – guitar
- Einar Pedersen/Brett Bass – bass
- Ivan Delaforce/Jimi Engund/Jason Mills – drums
References
- ^ Moore, Booth (August 21, 2000). "Dan Band Is Reddy for Anything, Even Helen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ Fernandez, Maria Elena (September 15, 2002). "Really, the Dan Band's a Man Band". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ "Celebrity Pictures, Entertainment News Photo Galleries and Videos". WireImage.
External links
- Official website
- SideOneDummy Site
- The Dan Band at AllMusic