Lt. Dan Band

Infobox musical artist
Name = Lt. Dan Band

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Img_capt = Gary Sinise, front man for The Lt. Dan Band, performs in the courtyard of the Pentagon May 5, 2006.
Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|United States Chicago, Illinois
Genre = cover band
Years_active = 2004—present
Label =
Associated_acts =
URL = http://www.ltdanband.com/
Current_members = Gary Sinise
Kimo Williams
Gina Gonzalez
Mari Anne Jayme
Jeff Vezain
Kirk Garrison
Danny Gottlieb
Beth Gottlieb
Ernie Denov
Ben Lewis
Mitch Paliga
Daniel Jeux
Julie Dutchak

Past_members = Carol Williams
Notable_instruments =

The Lt. Dan Band is a cover band founded by Kimo Williams and Gary Sinise who have worked together since a Steppenwolf production of "A Streetcar Named Desire". The band is named after the character Lieutenant Dan Taylor, whom Sinise portrayed in the film "Forrest Gump". Sinise has said in interviews that many people know him by sight as "Lieutenant Dan" rather than by his real name.cite web| url = http://www.ltdanband.com/pages/the_band.html| title = Lt. Dan Band Profile| accessdate = 2007-04-04| language = English]

The Lt. Dan Band has grown from the occasional jam session and Chicago-area gigs to performing for charities and non-profit organizations including the USO [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Lt. Dan Band Performance History | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.ltdanband.com/pages/history.html#_2003 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-11-05 | language = ] and Operation Iraqi Children, the latter of which was co-founded by Sinise in March 2004 [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Operation Iraqi Children: Mission Statement | date=2004 | publisher= | url =http://www.operationiraqichildren.org/Mission.asp | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-11-05 | language = ] . They frequently visit military bases in the United States and abroad.

Sinise is a passionate supporter of troops who believes that support requires more than a flag or a bumper sticker and is now helping to build a memorial to America's three million living disabled military veterans, [cite news | first=Gerry | last=Gilmore | coauthors= | title=Sinise Supports Disabled Veterans' Memorial | date=2007-01-29 | publisher= | url =http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/01/29/1578-sinise-supports-disabled-veterans-memorial/ | work =Army.Mil/News | pages = | accessdate = 2007-11-05 | language = ] at whose opening the band is expected to play.

References

External links

* [http://www.ltdanband.com/ Lt. Dan Band Official Site]