American musician (1961–2019) · US singer‐songwriter
| Description | American musician (1961–2019) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961-01-22 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Sacramento Sacramento Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2019-09-11 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Waller Waller Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | comics artist pianist songwriter singer-songwriter guitarist singer painter composer artist musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | voice guitar piano Source: Wikidata |
| Voice type | tenor Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | outsider music lo-fi music indie rock rock music avant-pop Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Atlantic Records Homestead Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Danny & the Nightmares Hyperjinx Tricycle The Electric Ghosts Danny And The Nightmares Danny And The Danksworth Orchestra Drug Zombies Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz |
D. Johnson D. Johnston D.Johnston Dan Johnston Daniel Daniel Dale Johnston Daniel Johnson Danny Danny Johnston Johnson Johnston Sir Daniel Johnston The Late Great Daniel Johnston
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