Danny McCormack

Danny McCormack (born 28 February 1972, South Shields, England) is a British singer and bassist.

Biography

He became the bass player in The Wildhearts^[1] in 1991 and soon relocated to London with the band, enjoying success during their commercial peak, before splitting up in 1998. McCormack went on to form and front The Yo-Yos, with Tom Spencer (ex-Sugarsnatch/The Lurkers), and the band released an album on Sub Pop Records,^[2] but they eventually split in 2000.

He re-joined The Wildhearts when they reformed in 2001, but was dropped mid-way through a tour. He rejoined again in 2002, but left once more in 2003. At the time the group's frontman Ginger penned an open letter to Kerrang! magazine documenting his close friend's drug problems and wished him a complete recovery. Unexpectedly, he returned to The Wildhearts one final time in 2005 for a live DVD.

McCormack briefly played with Dogs D'Amour before re-forming The Yo-Yos in 2005, and recording an EP, "Given Up Giving Up". He subsequently supported his younger brother Chris McCormack's band, 3 Colours Red, on their final tour of Germany, but the band fired Danny half way through a UK tour in 2005 following further drug problems. He continues to write and live in South Shields.

In late 2006, McCormack announced on his MySpace page that he is working on a new project that is tentaively entitled 'The I-Told-You-So's'. Song titles "bully the bullies" and "I love my rock n roll" are rumoured to be on the EP.

Discography

Albums

• Earth Vs The Wildhearts - The Wildhearts (East West 1993)
• P.H.U.Q. - The Wildhearts (East West 1995)
• Endless Nameless - The Wildhearts (Mushroom 1997)
• Tokyo Suits Me (live album) - The Wildhearts (Mercury 1998)
• Uppers and Downers - The Yo-Yos (Sub Pop 2000)
• Geordie in Wonderland - The Wildhearts (Snapper 2006)
• Giving up, giving up again - The Yo-Yos (not formally released 2006)

DVDs

• Live At The Castle - The Wildhearts (Secret 2005)

References

1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: The Wildhearts". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p143647/biography. Retrieved 5 May 2010. 
2. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: The Yo-Yo's". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p367302/biography. Retrieved 5 May 2010. 

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