Dann Huff

Dann Huff
Born	November 15, 1960 (1960-11-15) (age 50) USA
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee[1]
Genres	Hard rock, country, country pop
Occupations	Musician, producer, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, Vocals
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Epic, Frontiers
Associated acts	Whiteheart, Giant

Dann Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer.^[2] For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award in 2006 and 2009 at the Academy of Country Music.^[3][4] He is the father of singer/songwriter Ashlyne Huff.

Career

Huff began his career as part of the original Christian rock band White Heart in which he played with his brother David Huff,^[5][6] and later in the melodic Hard Rock band Giant. He has since then been active as a session guitarist and producer in both rock music and country music. In the 1980s Huff has played guitar on albums for Michael Jackson, Scritti Politti, Whitesnake, Roger Hodgson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Doro Pesch, George Benson,^[7] Whitney Houston's debut album Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand,^[8] Kenny Rogers^[9] and more.^[10][11] Since the 1990s Huff has been working as a producer for various bands and artists some of which include Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Megadeth, Trisha Yearwood, Reba McEntire, Suzy Bogguss, Kathy Mattea, Lonestar, Jewel Kilcher, Rascal Flatts^[12] and Martina McBride.

Some songs Huff has played on include:

• "Man in the Mirror" & "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - Michael Jackson
• "My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion
• "I Could Fall In Love" - Selena
• "Here I Go Again" (US radio version 1987)^[13] - Whitesnake
• "Rhythm of the Night" - DeBarge
• "The Glory of Love" - Peter Cetera
• "Next Time I Fall" - Peter Cetera with Amy Grant
• "One Sweet Day" & "All I Want For Christmas Is You" - Mariah Carey
• "Straight Up" & "Cold Hearted" - Paula Abdul
• "I Found Someone" - Michael Bolton.
• "On My Own" - Michael McDonald & Patti LaBelle
• "Go West Young Man" - Michael W. Smith^[14]

References

1. ^ Dillon, Charlotte. "Dann Huff biography". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/artist/dann-huff-p88392/biography. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
2. ^ Rea, James. "Producer's Sportlight: Dann Huff". Nashville, TN, USA: Nashville Music Guide. http://www.nashvillemusicguide.com/01mays-a/producerspotlight.html. Retrieved 19 August 2010. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Awards & Nominations - CMA Awards". Country Music Association Awards. http://www.cmaawards.com/2008/database/ArtistDetail.aspx?artistId=1173. Retrieved 19 August 2010. 
4. ^ "Awards & Nominations - ACM Awards". Los Angeles, CA, USA: Academy of Country Music. http://www.acmcountry.com/awards/awardsSearch.php?queryStr=Dann%20Huff. Retrieved 19 August 2010. 
5. ^ Rosenthal, Traja (14 March 1987). "White Heart Beats". Lodi News-Sentinel (Lodi, California , USA): p. 5. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1xc0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=qDIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=2829,1601945&dq=dann-huff&hl=en. Retrieved 24 September 2010. 
6. ^ Cusic, Don (2009). Encyclopedia of contemporary Christian music: pop, rock, and worship. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 461. ISBN 978-0-313-34425-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=_3jqjSKHKcwC&pg=PA461&dq=%22dann+huff%22&hl=en&ei=XkNtTMLFOMKSjAfiobz7CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22dann%20huff%22&f=false. 
7. ^ Geroge Benson 20/20, album from 1984
8. ^ Barbra Streisand, album Emotion from 1984
9. ^ Kenny Rogers, Single 'What about me'
10. ^ Songs and Albums on which Dann Huff played on
11. ^ Biography of Giant/Dan Huff on Allmusic.com
12. ^ Tucker, Ken (15 April 2006). "Hitting the high notes". Billboard Magazine (e5 Global Media): p. 38. http://books.google.com/books?id=_RUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38&dq=%22dann+huff%22+megadeth&hl=de&ei=mSeCTOy4B-ShON-QgfoD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22dann%20huff%22%20megadeth&f=false. Retrieved 4 September 2010. 
13. ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, HP. Legends of rock guitar: The essential reference of rock's greatest guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 211. ISBN 0793540429. http://books.google.com/books?id=60Jde3l7WNwC&pg=PA211&dq=Legends+of+rock+guitar:+the+essential+reference+of+rock%27s+greatest+guitarists+huff&hl=de&ei=xiWCTMCTEMWZOIzvmLMO&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
14. ^ "1990 album: Go West Young Man". Artist Direct. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,165061,00.html. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 

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