Dane Terry

Bio

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Receiving my first musical instrument from my parents before I was in school (a harmonica), I've always approached the music I love from the perspective of player or singer just as much as listener. Both of my parents were musicians (mother played gospel, father played jazz) and exposed me to a rich variety of music at home, in church and on the road. My earliest and happiest recollections involve making music with my folks; not just my parents, but also my grandparents, aunts uncles and cousins. Practically everyone in my folks families could make good music.

I mostly draw my musical inspiration from the old Gospel, Country, R&B, Jazz and Blues music my family loved and often performed: American music of the 1930s through the 1960s.

Although I'm not a schooled player, relying on passion more than technique to drive my performances, my family saw to it that I learned about harmony, and to love and respect American music of most every genre through personal participation.

I play music with...

2011-12-27T23:45:00.000-08:00

Swingin' Originals and Vintage Blues covers, from Chicago to Texas, Memphis to Motown, NYC to the West Coast with my band, the Cadillac Wreckers
Original, Traditional and Country-Blues with Chris Clarke

I have played as a member of, accompanied or recorded with

Cadillac Wreckers

2011-12-27T23:40:00.000-08:00

Cadillac Wreckers
The Blues band I co-lead with guitarist Dana Duplan released our self-titled CD last year, now available on CD Baby

Here's what one reviewer said about our first 'album':

These guys get it - the music moves well, jumps and swings. It'd be great to dance to. Authentic sound. They have their own style, too. Recommended for any Blues fan.

Chris Clarke - Pale Moonlight Blues

2011-12-27T23:35:00.000-08:00

Original and traditional Americana music from a Virginia-born and raised singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, this solo effort includes contributions from Dennis Caplinger, Doug Pettibone, Jeff Berkley, Robin Henkel, as well as members of Plow.

Produced, recorded and mixed by Jeff Berkley at Berkley Sound, San Diego, CA. Mastered by Gavin Lurssen at Lurssen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.

Includes some great musicians and wonderful friends – Cathryn Beeks, Jeff Berkley, Dennis Caplinger, Robin Henkel, Josh Herms, John Mailander, Doug Pettibone, Joe Pomianek, Dane Terry, Doug Walker and Lindsay White.

Zapf Dingbats

2011-12-27T23:30:00.000-08:00

Drawing on influences such as Jelly Roll Morton, Bob Wills, Louis Armstrong, and the black string bands from the South (Mississippi Sheiks, Charlie McCoy), the Zapf Dingbats deliver unique arrangements of traditional jazz, blues, and folk tunes.

Zapf Dingbats’ improvisational performance will have you thinking variously of Dawg music, Gypsy Jazz, Second Line parades, Speakeasies, and Juke Joints. The band’s melting-pot of musical influences is the source of it’s unique sound.

Leader David Bandrowski (guitar) sets the tone of the band with his amazing musical vocabulary and background of Early Jazz, Second-Line and Traditional music. Chris Clarke (mandolin) is steeped in Old Time, Folk & Country-Blues traditions. Doug Walker (bass) is a master of Contemporary and Progressive Jazz. Dane Terry (harmonicas) adds a little soul from Gospel and the Blues. The four combine to make a rich, spicy, savory, and altogether original recipe based on a broad (and deep!) variety of American traditional influences.