Dan Stuart

Dan Stuart (born on March 5, 1961, Los Angeles CA) is an American musician best known as the leader/singer/songwriter of 80's post punk, alt-country rock band, Green On Red (other members included Chuck Prophet, Chris Cacavas and Jack Waterson), and for his teaming with Steve Wynn as Danny & Dusty.

History

Raised in Tucson, Arizona, Dan Stuart founded punk band The Serfers in 1979.^[1] The next year the band moved to LA, changed the name to Green On Red,^[2] and became associated with the paisley underground (along with Rain Parade and The Dream Syndicate).^[3] After releasing two EPs, the band recorded their first full album, Gravity Talks for Slash Records in 1983. Green On Red toured America and Europe extensively and released eight more records before disbanding in 1992.^[4]In that time, Mr. Stuart worked with producers Jim Dickinson, Glyn Johns, and Al Kooper.

Danny & Dusty recorded and released The Lost Weekend album in 1985.^[5]

Post Green On Red, Stuart recorded the album Retronuevo with Al Perry in 1993, and solo effort Can O'Worms^[6] in 1995, before largely leaving the music business.

He would return for a Green On Red reunion in 2006, and a second Danny & Dusty record, Cast Iron Soul^[7] in 2007.

The Slummers,^[8] a band he started with producer JD Foster, released Love Of The Amateur,^[9] produced by Italian guitar player/composer Antonio Gramentieri, in 2010.

Mr Stuart currently (2011) lives in Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico, and is working on a second solo album.

Discography

Green On Red

• Two Bibles (EP, Green on Red, 1981)
• Green on Red (EP, Down There, 1982)
• Gravity Talks (Slash, 1983)
• Gas Food Lodging (Enigma, 1985)
• No Free Lunch (EP, Mercury, 1985)
• The Killer Inside Me (Mercury, 1987)
• Here Come the Snakes (Mercury, 1988)
• This Time Around (Mercury, 1989)
• Scapegoats (China, 1991)
• The Little Things in Life (China Records 1991)
• Too Much Fun (Off Beat, 1992)
• Archives: What We Were Thinking (Normal Records, 1998)
• Valley Fever — Live at the Rialto (Blue Rose, 2006)
• BBC Sessions (Maida Vale Records, 2007)

Danny & Dusty

• The Lost Weekend (A&M, 1985)
• Cast Iron Soul (Blue Rose, 2007)
• Here's To You, Max Morlock, (Blue Rose 2007)

Al Perry & Dan Stuart

• Retronuevo (Normal,1993)

Dan Stuart

• Can O'Worms (Monkey Hill, 1995)
• Dan Stuart: 4 Songs (Padre Lindo, 2011)

The Slummers

• Love Of The Amateur (Blue Rose, 2010)

References

1. ^ Larkin, Colin,The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Indie & New Wave, Virgin, 1998, p. 195. ISBN 0-7535-0321-3
2. ^ http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=green_on_red
3. ^ Hinton, Brian, South By South West, A Road Map To Alternate Country Sanctuary, 2003, p.130-132. ISBN 1-86074-461-3
4. ^ http://www.sa-wa-ro.com/GreenOnRed.htm
5. ^ Robbins, Ira A.,The Trouser Press Record Guide, Fourth Edition, Collier Books, 1991, p. 169.ISBN 0-02-036361-3
6. ^ Robbins, Ira A., The Trouser Press Guide To '90s Rock, Fireside, 1997, p.705. ISBN 0-684-81437-4
7. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/cast-iron-soul-r1031741/review
8. ^ http://www.bluerose-records.de/main.asp?mode=detail&ID=13143
9. ^ http://www.americana-uk.com/auk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=5691

External links

• Dan Stuart : Official Site
• Dan Stuart interview - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine
• Green On Red : Official Site
• Robert Christgau: CG: Green on Red
• Danny And Dusty Play It Loose - Los Angeles Times
• The Pop Life; In Green on Red's New 'Killer,' A Nod To Film Noir - New York Times
• Dan Stuart interview
• Dan Stuart - IMDb

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Name	Stuart, Dan
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Short description	Musician
Date of birth	March 5, 1961
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
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