Daniel Davidson (born in 1983) is a Canadian
country
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singer and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist and later lead vocalist of rock group
Tupelo Honey
''Tupelo Honey'' is the fifth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in October 1971 by Warner Bros. Records. Morrison had written all of the songs on the album in Woodstock, New York, before his move ...
.
Since 2014, Davidson has been pursuing a solo career in country music.
His second solo single, "
Found", reached 16 on the
Canada Country
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chart, making it the highest-charting independent single on Canadian country radio.
Career
In 2003, Davidson joined five fellow musicians from Grant MacEwan College to form the rock band
Tupelo Honey
''Tupelo Honey'' is the fifth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in October 1971 by Warner Bros. Records. Morrison had written all of the songs on the album in Woodstock, New York, before his move ...
. He released three
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. s with the band between 2006 and 2008 as the guitarist and backing vocalist. When their lead singer parted ways with the band in 2010, Davidson took over that role.
In addition to his work with Tupelo Honey, Davidson also served as a songwriter and producer for other Canadian artists during this period, as part of his partnership with Red Brick Songs.
Following the release of ''Brave New World'' in 2014, the band has been on hiatus and Davidson redirected his efforts towards a solo musical career in
country music
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.
He is currently unsigned and independently released his first solo single, "Unkiss Her", in July 2015.
Davidson has worked with Jeff Dalziel, Karen Kosowski, Troy Samson,
Alee,
Emma-Lee
Emma-Lee is a Canadian pop singer, songwriter and photographer from Toronto, Ontario. She is considered a mezzo-soprano and is a self-taught vocalist. She has written hit songs for other artists in both the pop and country genres.
Early lif ...
, and
Pete Lesperance
Pete Lesperance is a Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as the lead guitarist for the Canadian hard rock band Harem Scarem. Lesperance was born October 13, 1968, in Scarborough, Ontario. Lesperance was a guitarist i ...
on his forthcoming debut record.
His second single, "
Found", was released in March 2016.
It became his first song to chart on the
''Billboard'' Canada Country
The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in '' Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, p ...
chart, where it reached a peak of 16.
This made it the highest-charting independent single by a Canadian country artist.
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
Canadian country guitarists
Canadian male guitarists
Canadian country singer-songwriters
Canadian male singer-songwriters
Canadian singer-songwriters
Musicians from Edmonton
1983 births
21st-century Canadian guitarists
21st-century Canadian male singers