Dan Bern | |
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 Bern in August 1999. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Bern |
| Also known as | Bernstein Cunliffe Merriwether |
| Born | July 27, 1965 Mount Vernon, Iowa, U.S.[citation needed] |
| Genres | Folk, rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, author, visual artist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, harmonica |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Labels | Messenger, Cooking Vinyl, Work |
| Website | danbern |
Dan Bern (also known as Bernstein; born July 27, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist, and painter. His music has been compared to that of Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Ochs and Elvis Costello.[1][2][3]
He is a prolific composer, having written over one thousand songs.[4][5] He wrote the novel Quitting Science (2004) under the pen name Cunliffe Merriwether and wrote the preface under his own name.
Bern describes his music as "[u]ndefinable by genre, crossing over and through folk, rock, singer-songwriter, and kids music" with sardonic, literary lyrics.[citation needed] He has toured with Ani DiFranco, The Who, and Roger Daltrey.[6]
- ^ Brett Hartenbach Dan Bern - Biography, AllMusic
- ^ "Folk Singer Joan Baez's 10 Best Songs". Archived from the original on October 18, 2005.
- ^ [1] Archived May 24, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Official Dan Bern Lyric Archive". eArthlink.net.
- ^ "Dan Bern Song Lyrics". Danbern.redacorn.net.
- ^ "Dan Bern". Retrieved February 22, 2024.