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Dan Hartman, a gifted, multi-instrumentalist, wrote at least 248 songs and produced or appeared on 122 albums before he died in 1994 at the age of only 43.
I have always rated the music and talent of Dan Hartman. He influenced many people during his life through his production, writing and artistry. His solo career was one of peaks and troughs, but everyone knew that Dan could write, produce and sing great songs. His premature death has prevented us from ever knowing his full potential.
It was in the late 70's that I first became aware of Dan Hartman and his musical talents. I have always been amazed at his range and depth of musical skills - production, writing and performing. For more than two decades Dan's talents have created music from more musical genres than seems humanly possible. Dan Hartman was dedicated to his music - whether it was pop, dance, rock, fusion, metal or new age.
Considering that he had such a successful career it is surprising to me that there is so little in the way of in-depth information about Dan Hartman's background and roots.
This site, originally spawned from an idea between Jonathan Creaser and Mel Solis (who met up on the Ultimate Edgar Winter Fan site messageboard in 1998), and helped along by Tom Robinson, is an attempt to bring together known facts about Dan Hartman's life and to invite further comment from people who knew him and those who follow his music.
I am indebted to the family, friends, fans and colleagues of Dan Hartman for their support, without whom this project would not have been possible.
We have attempted to strike a balance between documenting Dan's music career alongside the reminiscences of his family (Kathy Hartman), close friends (Glenn Ellison), musical collaborators (Charlie Midnight, Neil Sedaka, Chuck Ruff, Tom Robinson, Edgar Winter, Holly Johnson, Paul King, Martyn Ware, Tony Carbone), fans (Terri Smith, Paul F Brown, Marko Shark and many others), and people who worked with Dan on a professional basis (Jerry King Musser, Ed Waldick, Patrick McNamara).
Also included in the site is a breakdown of Dan's solo career discography - ranging from 'Who Is Dan Hartman' right through to the 'Superhits' album which was released by Sony a few years after his death. We also reveal the tracks which were to be on 'Whiteboy' the album that never was!
In the 'Work with other artists' section we have included as much information on Dan's collaborations that we have been able to gather, along with listings of artists who have released or sampled his work.
No website would be complete without plenty of images, and we have included a large number of photos taken from record covers, videos, publicity material, TV appearances and, in some cases, from the personal collections of Dan's friends. In the future, it is hoped that we will be able to include some samples of Dan's music to complete the 'picture'.
Since the website went live in 1998 there has been a huge amount of interest from fans and colleagues across the globe. All email enquiries receive personal replies.
We are always adding new and updated material to this website, please let us know if you want to be kept up to date via email.
If you have any information that can be included in these pages please contact us.
Thank you for visiting DanHartman.com!
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