Danny Cox (musician)
Encyclopedia
Danny Cox is a folk singer and songwriter best known for his 1974 LP album Feel So Good.
and moved to Kansas City
, Kansas
in 1963. As a youth, he was singing in a church choir and in the 1960s he started his professional career performing on a Hootennany Folk Tour.
He has recorded albums for ABC Dunhill, Casablanca, MGM and others. He has also partnered a company called Good Karma Productions, run by Vanguard Coffee House (K.C.) owner Stan Plesser, who managed tha acts of folk rock duo Brewer & Shipley
, Southern rock
band The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
and his own career.
He is now writing jingles and working with children's theaters.
Life and career
Danny Cox was born in Cincinnati, OhioOhio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
and moved to Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
in 1963. As a youth, he was singing in a church choir and in the 1960s he started his professional career performing on a Hootennany Folk Tour.
He has recorded albums for ABC Dunhill, Casablanca, MGM and others. He has also partnered a company called Good Karma Productions, run by Vanguard Coffee House (K.C.) owner Stan Plesser, who managed tha acts of folk rock duo Brewer & Shipley
Brewer & Shipley
Brewer & Shipley were an American folk rock music duo of the late 1960s through 1970s, consisting of singer-songwriters Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley. They were known for their intricate guitar work, vocal harmonies and socially conscious lyrics. Their greatest success was the song "One Toke Over the...
, Southern rock
Southern rock
Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music, and genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals...
band The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils are a Southern rock/country rock band formed in 1972 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. They are most widely known for their singles "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" in 1974 and "Jackie Blue" in 1975....
and his own career.
He is now writing jingles and working with children's theaters.
Discography
- Sunny (1968)
- Birth Announcement (1969)
- Live At The Family Dog (1970)
- Danny Cox (1971)
- Feel So Good (1974)
- Troost Avenue Blues (3 Tracks) (2006)
- Bring Our Loved Ones Back (1 Track) (2007)