Daniel Fredrick Sartain (August 13, 1981 – March 20, 2021) was an American musician. His music encompasses a variety of genres, including

rockabilly Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music. It dates back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the South. As a genre it blends the sound of Western musical styles such as country with that of rhythm and blu ...

, punk rock and the blues.

Career

After releasing two self-produced albums through independent record labels, in 2005 Sartain released '' Dan Sartain vs. the Serpientes'', his first commercially-available studio album, through the San Diego, California-based

Swami Records Swami Records is a San Diego-based independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized e ...

. This was followed by '' Join Dan Sartain'' in 2006. In 2007 he toured as an opening act for

The White Stripes The White Stripes were an American rock duo from Detroit formed in 1997. The group consisted of Jack White (songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano, and mandolin) and Meg White (drums and vocals). After releasing several singles and three albums wit ...

and

The Hives The Hives are a Swedish rock band that rose to prominence in the early 2000s during the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the album '' Veni Vidi Vicious'', containing the single "Hate to Say I Told You So". ...

, releasing a new single on Jack White's Third Man Records entitled "Bohemian Grove". In 2010 Sartain released his fifth album, ''Dan Sartain Lives''. His single "Walk Among the Cobras Pt.1" can be heard in the "Russell episode" of the video game '' The Walking Dead: 400 Days''. Sartain died on March 20, 2021, at the age of 39.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Videography

Music videos

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sartain, Dan 1981 births 2021 deaths American rock musicians Musicians from Birmingham, Alabama American rockabilly musicians American blues singers American blues guitarists American male guitarists American blues pianists American male pianists American blues drummers Swami Records artists One Little Independent Records artists People from Jefferson County, Alabama Guitarists from Alabama Country musicians from Alabama 21st-century American pianists 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century American drummers 21st-century American guitarists