Danny Sanderson

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Danny Sanderson
דני סנדרסון
DannySanderson Zappa Herzliya 2017.jpg
Danny Sanderson performing live, 2017
Background information
BornNovember 30,1950
Kfar Blum, Israel
OriginThe Nahal Band
GenresPop rock, hard rock, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist
InstrumentsVocals, Guitar
Years active1966–present
LabelsNMC Music, Hed Arzi
Associated actsKaveret, Gidi Gov, Gazoz,

Danny Sanderson (Hebrew: דני סנדרסון‎; born November 30, 1950) is an Israeli musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist. In 2005, Sanderson received a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to Israeli music.[1]

Biography[]

Danny Sanderson was born in Kibbutz Kfar Blum Israel[2] to Jewish American parents. During his childhood the family eventually moved to Haifa. His father worked as the director of El Al's North America department located in New York City hence and in 1960 the family relocated to New York City.

While in New York, he attended the well known High School of Music and Art, in New York City. In 1965, at the age of 15, he started his first band. During that time, he had written his first song.

In April 1978, he married Neomi Sanderson. Sanderson was widowed in 2005 by his wife Naomi Sanderson. His children are director Adam Sanderson and actress Dina Sanderson and he is the grandfather of three grandchildren. Since 2008 he has been the partner of actress Anat Atzmon. Lives in Tel Aviv.

Music career[]

In 1971, after his release from the Israel Defense Forces, Sanderson played with the Schnitzelim Band. He recorded "The Left-handed Octopus" with Egyptian-born musician Zouzou Moussa and the orchestra of Israel Radio Arabic.[3]

After a short bout in London, Sanderson returned to Israel and founded a new band, Kaveret, with , , Gidi Gov, and, later on, Yoni Rechter and .[4] The band broke up in 1976.

Sanderson took a break from music to write a nonsense book (Nekhira Pumbit, נחירה פומבית, A Public Snore), and musically produced a stand-up/music show for Yehonatan Geffen. He went on to create another band called Gazoz, which produced two albums, and (דודה, Aunt), which had a heavier rock sound.

Sanderson rebounded with his first solo album and solo show, and went on to create two other albums and solo shows in 1984 and 1987. His next album, (קופץ לשנייה, Just popped in for a second), released in 1991, was a more mature and musically sophisticated achievement, but less commercially successful than his previous solo albums. The Israeli audience, enamored with Sanderson's blend of humor, jokes and lighthearted music, was willing to accept Sanderson's brilliant music only when masqueraded as 'simple pop', but was much less enthusiastic about more earnest musical attempts.

Sanderson produced two more albums in the 1990s, followed by an album of his songs sung by others (2001) and a melancholy album (2006) called (קונגו בלו), which coincided with the death of his wife, Neomi. Sanderson also released several compilation albums and participated in two albums commemorating reunion shows of Kaveret.

In 2007, famed Israeli punk rock singer and bassist Yotam Ben-Horin (of Useless ID) started touring with Sanderson as a touring bassist. He has since also become a session bassist for Sanderson and an official member of his solo band. In 2009, Ben-Horin sang on one of the new tracks on Sanderson's upcoming album (לא יפריד דבר, "Nothing Will Separate [Us]"). In 2017 Sanderson released his new album (מכאן הדרך , From here the road).

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

  • (בגודל טבעי, In natural size) (1982)
  • (חף מפשע, Not Guilty) (1984)
  • (חכם על קטנים, Smart ass) (1987)
  • (קופץ לשנייה, Just popped for a second) (1991)
  • (מת לבכות 2, Dying to cry) (1994)
  • (הלא נודע, The Unknown) (1997)
  • (קונגו בלו, Congo Blue) (2005)
  • (לא יפריד דבר, Nothing Will Separate) (2009)
  • (מכאן הדרך , From here the road) (2017)

Live albums[]

  • (2004)

Compilation albums[]

  • (הטובים לטייס – נבחרת שירים, The Best for flying) (1992)
  • (המיטב, The Best) (2006)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Danny Sanderson in LA celebrating 40 years of Israeli pop music
  2. ^ The Kaveret kid turns 60
  3. ^ Moussa, the man and the music, Haaretz
  4. ^ Regev, Motti; Edwin Seroussi (2004). Popular music and national culture in Israel. U of California P. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-520-23654-7. Retrieved December 18, 2010.

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