Donnie Dacus

Donnie Dacus (October 12, 1951) is a musician best known for his work in the band Chicago and his role as Woof Daschund in the 1979 movie Hair.

Early life

Don Dacus was born in Galena Park, Texas on October 12, 1951.

His music endeavor began in a teenage band called The Shux, in honor of Jimi Hendrix. In 1966, the band played at a Mardi Gras in Fort Worth, Texas. After graduating from Cleburne High, Dacus left the band to record with another band, the Yellow Payges.^[1]

Career

Dacus's career began in the mid seventies, playing guitar on Chris Hillman's 1976 album, "Slippin' Away". He also worked on Crosby, Stills, and Nash's CSN album, doing background vocals and playing rhythm guitar. A few years later, he teamed up with Stephen Stills for several projects. On Stills Dacus has two writing credits, and on Illegal Stills he is featured prominently.

In 1978, Dacus was cast as Woof, a supporting character in the movie Hair, and about the same time, jazz-rock band Chicago selected him as a replacement guitarist and vocalist after the death of Terry Kath.^[2] His debut with Chicago (Hot Streets) went to #12 and platinum, but not without controversy amongst the fans. Dacus also was in the lineup for Chicago 13, which was the least commercially successful of the band's albums to that point. After the 1979 tour in support of Chicago 13, Dacus was dropped from the band for undisclosed reasons. Chicago used session guitarists for Chicago XIV, then added guitarist Chris Pinnick as a full-blown member following his studio work on Chicago 16.

In 1982 Dacus resurfaced, joining Badfinger for a tour, and in the late 80s, he was involved in the Broadway musical Cats.

External links

• http://www.myspace.com/donniedacus
• Don Dacus at the Internet Movie Database

References

1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0196552/bio
2. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20021121171825/www.wheelinthesky.org/hotlicks/donnie.html

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