Dan Donovan (guitarist)


Dan Donovan is a British singer, songwriter, and guitar player. Born in 1960 to a Welsh preacher, he produces music which uses metaphor extensively to draw on spiritual themes.

Career

His music career began with a band called Back to Jordan which only recorded one EP and one album. Then he founded the band Tribe of Dan, described on the King Kool website as "cult greb goth outfit" and elsewhere as "swamp rock". The band split after recording only one studio album, and their US label folded shortly after their first release. Following this event he released albums independently, and his sound shifted toward an acoustic feel.
Recently he has been involved with several small bands. From 2005, he has worked using the name "King Kool", described as baseless blues - the band features Donovan and a drummer, but no bassist. The original drummer was Matt Middleton, who had worked with Donovan in several bands, including Tribe of Dan. For the second album, the drummer was Joe Mason, and subsequently Pas Struthers.

Discography

As Back to Jordan

  • 1986: self titled
  • 1987: ''Voice In The Wilderness''

With Tribe of Dan

  • 1990: Git Down, Thrash It: Live
  • 1992: Shook Up Shook Up
  • 1998: ''The Bootus Red''

With The Swamp Cranks

Solo

  • 1993: TrashboneThang
  • 1995: Dust Shaker
  • 199?: Root
  • 1998: The Leaven Dell
  • 2000: The Hex The Ghears
  • 2003: ''Ga-rage''

As King Kool

  • 2005: Roken
  • 2007: Yeah Yeah Liberté
  • 2010: Vampin
  • 2014: ''Scuzz Bombe''