Early Years

Dan Earl Hartman was born on 8th December 1950, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Dan's interest in music can be traced back to his childhood classical piano playing at the age of 7 but changed his focus partly due the the influence of pop radio. The classical piano playing was put on hold when he joined The Legends, a band set up Dave Hartman, Dan's brother, at the age of 13. The group was based in Harrisburg and Dan contributed to the band by writing songs and producing gospel at a local studio.

In an interview on 'The Hot Ones' (29th October 1984) Dan said that ever since he was at school he wanted to be a songwriter. He quit his regular job (at a bank) to pursue his music career.

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