Dan Roberts (born May 22, 1967) is the bassist for the Canadian rock band,

Crash Test Dummies Crash Test Dummies are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The band is most identifiable through Brad Roberts (vocals, guitar) and his distinctive bass-baritone voice. The band members have fluctuated over the years, but its best kno ...

, and brother of their lead singer,

Brad Roberts Bradley Kenneth Roberts (born January 10, 1964) is the lead singer and guitarist for the Canadian folk-rock band Crash Test Dummies. He sings in the bass-baritone range. The band is best known internationally for their 1993 album God Shuff ...

Biography

Roberts joined Crash Test Dummies just before they began putting together their first album, ''

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''. He got interested in joining after he heard the five song demo. He is known to enjoy photography, and his work was used on the album artwork for ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2002 Dan played guitar for

Ellen Reid Ellen Lorraine Reid (born 14 July 1966) is a Canadian musician. She provides backing vocals, piano, keyboards and accordion for the Canadian rock band Crash Test Dummies. Early life and education Reid was born and grew up in Selkirk, Manito ...

on her '' Cinderellen'' tour and on that same year was involved with the recording of the Dummies' Christmas album titled, ''Jingle All The Way''.

"I live a very normal type life. When I get off the road I'm usually busy catching up on stuff around the house, and hanging out with my wife. I'm interested in photography, so I do some of that. I'm a big hockey fan, so I try to catch some games. It's kind of hard to get into too much, as there always seems to be some sort of Dummy related thing to do just around the corner."

More recently Roberts was involved in the Crash Test Dummies' album, '' Puss 'n' Boots''. A keen amateur cook, he won ''

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'' magazine's 'Cook of the Year' in 2006.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Dan 1967 births Living people Canadian rock bass guitarists Crash Test Dummies members Musicians from Winnipeg