Dan Sartain
History:Dan Sartain, born of fire and baptized in the tears of Johnny Cash is the voice and soul of this generation's rock'n'roll youth. Only 23, he writes and belts out his songs with the insight of a man who's known a lifetime of hard (and occasionally good) times. He's walked among the cobras and he's screamed instead of hollered. In short, the man is qualified. Born in Birmingham Alabama (a city that immediately conjures up images of racial unrest, police dogs, and fire hoses) Dan wears his southern heritage like an upside down badge, playing with our pre-conceptions of the deep south. Coming on stage to the sounds of Ol' Dirty Bastard with a big grin on his face, he'll pick up his acoustic guitar, tell a story about "growin up barefoot"and "sittin' on the porch listenin' to Pork Scratchin' Slim", before he goes into his own rockabilly come soul come proto-punk jam "Tryin' to Say". Think Jonathan Richman kicking it with the Flat Duo Jets. It's been said back home that Dan's "more talented then a thousand talented dudes", and that may actually be true. Sartain Family Legacy is a collection of material taken from Dan's first two LPS, The Crimson Guard and Romance in Stereo
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Photo by Wes Frazer
