Danny Ellis (born 18 July 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and author.

Early life and education

Danny Ellis was born on 18 July 1947 in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...

. He was sent to the

Artane Industrial school St. Josephs Industrial School, Artane was an Industrial School run by the Christian Brothers in Artane, Dublin from 1870 to 1969. History On 28 July 1870, the Artane Industrial School for Roman Catholic Boys, also known as St Joseph's, was of ...

in 1955 until 1963. At Artane he joined the

Artane Boys' Band The Artane Band () is a marching band for young musicians based at the Artane School of Music in Artane in Dublin, Ireland. Name The band was originally called the Artane Boys Band, with members drawn from the pupils at Artane Industrial Sch ...

Career

As a professional trombonist, Ellis played with

Irish showband The Irish showband was a dance band format popular in Ireland from the mid-1950s to mid-1980s. The showband was based on the internationally popular six- or seven-piece dance band. The band's basic repertoire included standard dance numbers and ...

s The Airchords (1964), The Jim Farley Band (1965-66), The Nevada Showband (1969),

Dickie Rock Richard "Dickie" Rock (born 10 October 1936) is an Irish singer. He experienced much success on the Irish charts during the 1960s, but has continued on as a popular live act as well as occasionally hitting the charts ever since. Early fame Rock ...

's Miami Showband (1969-1971), and Stage 2 (1972-73). He also worked as a session singer in the famous Abbey road studios, recording demos for Les Reed. One of his recordings of a Les Reed song landed him in the English finals for Eurovision in 1989. In 2009 he released the album ''800 Voices'', an autobiographical account of his time in the Irish orphanage system. JPF, the largest independent music awards, honored him with the lyricist of the year award in 2009. His autobiography,"The Boy at the Gate", was released in September 2012 by Transworld, and reached no. 2 in Ireland for bestselling non-fiction. The book is scheduled for release in the US September 2013.Danny Ellis Music
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Discography

*''This Tenderness'' (2004) *''800 Voices'' (2010) * ''The Space Between the Lines'' (2011)

Published Books

*''The Boy at the Gate'' (2012)

References

External links

Danny Ellis Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Danny 1947 births Living people Irish male singer-songwriters Irish singer-songwriters Musicians from Dublin (city) 21st-century trombonists People detained at industrial schools in the Republic of Ireland