As Danny's niece, I am so pleased to see what a following he has. If you want to hear his very early stuff, look for "The Legends". Find the track "High Towers". I think it has to be my favorite. Danny, if I am not mistaken, was only 15 or 16 when he sang it.
Hello, I don't know if you check UA-cam or comments anymore, but I wanted to leave you a message. As a life long musician and music fan, Your Uncle Dan was such a talented bass player and songwriter. I always have thought the song he wrote on the Edgar Winters Group album Shock Treatment "Sundow" is the best song he ever wrote. It flows perfectly and ends with crickets chirping indicating sundown. I have no idea why it wasn't released as a single. I hope this isn't too long or boring for you, I just admire your uncle SO much as an extremely talented man who left too soon but left a fantastic body of work.
Terry, you're a HERO. As a 42 year old in 2019, I've often lamented the loss of heart and soul in today's autotuned landscape. Then I realized, I was born in 1977, and tons of great music came out before that year - I just needed to know where to look. I shall look up The Legends immediately.
I was there. He sang it identical to the recording. He had pipes. Singing "stars" today don't have the guts to sing live. Sad ending to his life... too young to go.
Dan was around for many years. In the 60's he played bass with the Edgar Winter Band. And in the 70's he had two disco hits "Instant Replay" and "Relight My Fire" but still there were many people who didn't know who he was till "I Can Dream About You". He was so talented. RIP Dan.
I Can Dream About You and Free Ride are two of my all time favorite songs. Saw Dan play with Edgar Winter Super Group in the early 70's (with Bad Company as warm up act). One of the best concerts I attended. Awesome to see these videos from the 70's and 80's Take care and keep well Mike
He wrote and produced songs for #tinaturner , #jamesbrown ,etc... I knew who he was... Sad that AIDS took his life .. because he could have become a Record producer similar to #davidfoster .. Tina Turner song and James Brown 🤎..tunes gave me the impression that he was destined for bigger thing's...
@@jillodice7849 I'm sorry, no offense meant. I'm in awe that you lived next door to him. My previous post..he left us too young. I'm 63, I miss those days. We would have so much more great music from him. His early death is heartbreaking. I come back to listen to him. Marianne
There is another super talented member in this group !. She is Carla "Hurricane" (Saxophonist), now became a legend !. This is John from Santiago de Chile. South America. Cheers.
This is by no means derogatory, because he had some voice, but sections are lip synced. That's just what might have been required of him. At approx. 3:10 he laughs about it.
@@VIDEOHEREBOB I think he was laughing at his little jump. There are a lot of tiny variations/deviations that he does from the studio recording. I know a lot of shows require miming, but not on Letterman.
@@BDUBZ49 I'm not trying to call him out, but if you watch very carefully beginning at approx. 3:06 he isn't singing but the track with his voice is playing. Again, not out to criticize. Still a great voice. I perform it. It is challenging to do live, not only the vocal, the music mix.
Dan had some serious pipes man!!!:D Difficult song 2 sing the way it jumps 2 the high note on the lyric/word, HEART of mine!;) Which sets up 4 the same note on the word DREAM in "I can dream about U." Helluva Singer!:D
El extraordinario músico, compositor y cantante Dan Hartman, aún lo recuerdo con Edgar Winter cantando "Free ride", para luego brillar con su propia luz dándonos tantas canciones maravillosas y bailables
I also was in the NBC taping that night. It was a Pre Thanksgiving night special musical evening.. Boy George's mom...lol and David Byrne promoting the movie Stop Making Sense. Dan Hartman and band blew the audience away!! Wow!
Man this brings back memories!! 1984 what a year! I was 17 then but I can remember this great hit. It's a shame we lost Dan so early. Life was so muh simpler back then. I'm 43 now & this song is as alive now as it was back then. Thank God for the 80's & the chance to grow up in that era!! R.I.P. Dan
This song is everything about good song writing. Dan was a master at writing, producing and arranging and this great piece of music shows it. I must agree with zendensque, a talent like Dan is irreplaceable and will be missed by those who appreciate the music of that time like I (and many others), did. I was in college at that time and this song has stuck with me ever since. We miss ya Dan...
I love that just after he was dancing around his band, before he starting singing again he laughed! Such joy. I was a great disco dancer, he makes me wish I could still dance my ass to the floor and back up as I used to.
Dan didn't start playing with The Edgar Winter Group until around 1972. He was in a local band in Harrisburg Pa, called The Legends in the mid 60's until he joined The Edgar Winter Group. I still have their 45 Rock and Roll Woman
Now THIS is Dan Hartman! LIVE AND RAW! He is so much better when he's not lip-synching like he did during American Bandstand and Soul Train. Amazing! RIP.
Terry, your Uncle Dan was one of a kind artist who drew fans of various colors! I love this song so much, I relate to it 100% I will never forget Dan and his music. Thanks. P.S I used to root for the Phillies as a kid! 😉
wow this is amazing. I cant get it to go loud enough wtf. I downloaded it and play in VLC and can turn it up to 200% muuch better :D I love when he jumps and laughs while he's singing :D RIP
Great voice and this was back with Letterman's original World's Most Dangerous Band (my preferred version especially with Jordan on drums and Bullock on guitar). It was a surprise to find out this soulful singer was white (especially in the move "Streets of Fire" which had a Temptations-like group miming to the song)! Dan could sing and play some good bass (Edgar Winter Group). RIP.
Terry, I have a 45 of The Legends, Rock and Roll Woman. I was fortunate enough to see him live twice in the 70's with The Edgar Winter Group. He was something special and left us way too soon.
Great performance. I used to hear this on the 80s stations when I was in junior high, and didn't really care for it until my father told me he liked it. When he gets home from work, I'm gonna show this to him:)
Yes in fact, he did the lead vocals on "Free Ride" and co-wrote or wrote most of the stuff on Edgar Winter's album that had Frankenstein on it. He was a very talented guy.
I remember watching this! I got here from the Edgar Winter Group! I must've got to sit up late on Thanksgiving vacation because I usually never got to see Letterman. We didn't have a VCR yet!
wow thank you for posting this. I was only aware of the other 2 clips. I read he wrote this song hor Hall & oates. Darryl said they had just finished their album and told Dan he should release it. SO glad he did that. So Sad Dan died many years ago.
As Danny's niece, I am so pleased to see what a following he has. If you want to hear his very early stuff, look for "The Legends". Find the track "High Towers". I think it has to be my favorite. Danny, if I am not mistaken, was only 15 or 16 when he sang it.
Hello, I don't know if you check UA-cam or comments anymore, but I wanted to leave you a message. As a life long musician and music fan, Your Uncle Dan was such a talented bass player and songwriter. I always have thought the song he wrote on the Edgar Winters Group album Shock Treatment "Sundow" is the best song he ever wrote. It flows perfectly and ends with crickets chirping indicating sundown. I have no idea why it wasn't released as a single. I hope this isn't too long or boring for you, I just admire your uncle SO much as an extremely talented man who left too soon but left a fantastic body of work.
Heck of a singer and heck of an artist. His music lives on.
Terry, you're a HERO. As a 42 year old in 2019, I've often lamented the loss of heart and soul in today's autotuned landscape. Then I realized, I was born in 1977, and tons of great music came out before that year - I just needed to know where to look. I shall look up The Legends immediately.
Terry, I am a big fan of your Uncle's. I'm so sorry for your loss, but what beautiful music he left for everybody!
terry sullivan. I’m so sorry for your/families lose. I love Dan’s music to this day. A true artist/talent.
I'm glad I finally found a performance where he was allowed to sing it live!
I was there. He sang it identical to the recording. He had pipes. Singing "stars" today don't have the guts to sing live.
Sad ending to his life... too young to go.
Yes, he died too young. Very sad. I lived those years and here I am. He should be here with us too. :-(
You lucky guy ! - Music was new & fun back then !
@@stevebirks2186 so true
i was 12yrs ol when i saw this on tv
No vocal effects, no prerecorded tracks, just straight up singing & playing. Gotta love it!...
Problem is, say that to any artists nowadays, and they'll sue you for defamation.
Concordo plenamente com você..
I am a 56 year old student at the University of Cincinnati and mentioned him in a paper recently, calling him a 'true genius." God bless you.
this song is fantastic
Dude had a hell of a singing voice. Wow
Dan was around for many years. In the 60's he played bass with the Edgar Winter Band. And in the 70's he had two disco hits "Instant Replay" and "Relight My Fire" but still there were many people who didn't know who he was till "I Can Dream About You". He was so talented. RIP Dan.
I Can Dream About You and Free Ride are two of my all time favorite songs. Saw Dan play with Edgar Winter Super Group in the early 70's (with Bad Company as warm up act). One of the best concerts I attended.
Awesome to see these videos from the 70's and 80's
Take care and keep well
Mike
He wrote and produced songs for #tinaturner , #jamesbrown ,etc... I knew who he was... Sad that AIDS took his life .. because he could have become a Record producer similar to #davidfoster .. Tina Turner song and James Brown 🤎..tunes gave me the impression that he was destined for bigger thing's...
Me Too. Free Ride and I can dream about. I will listen and enjoy them till the day I die
what an awesome singer this guy was...
and composer. I just discovered he wrote James Brown's "Living in America"!
@@LB99971 and lead guitarist. ua-cam.com/video/CIu_txAI2sY/v-deo.html
Dan the man! Dream on Brother.. #4
My next door neighbor when I lived in Ct. He was one in a million, so talented! I was so sad to hear of his death, way too soon :-(
Really? He would be in his 60's now.
So what is your point? Yes, he would have been 68, and we all maybe would have gotten another 24 years of his brilliance...
@@jillodice7849 I'm sorry, no offense meant. I'm in awe that you lived next door to him. My previous post..he left us too young. I'm 63, I miss those days. We would have so much more great music from him. His early death is heartbreaking. I come back to listen to him. Marianne
@@jillodice7849 You hang out with Dan? You meet his band as well?
Man was made of talent. Damn.
The chops, the stage presence, the look for the times. Many times the most talented guys don't get the biggest acclaim.
What an AWESOME live performance!
One of the best songs I ever heard, the heart & soul, the uplifting chorus!
That voice, what a supertalented artist. He was the 1980's as far as I am concerned. Take me back to my youth. Songs like this are forever
Wow he was good live!!!!!
Glad I found this video, takes me right back to the days.
blue eyed soul at its best
There is another super talented member in this group !.
She is Carla "Hurricane" (Saxophonist), now became a legend !.
This is John from Santiago de Chile. South America.
Cheers.
WOW!!!! He sounds damn good live!!!!
It’s so refreshing to hear a singer without lip syncing, like so many do! RIP Dan, your music lives on!
This is by no means derogatory, because he had some voice, but sections are lip synced. That's just what might have been required of him. At approx. 3:10 he laughs about it.
@@VIDEOHEREBOB I think he was laughing at his little jump. There are a lot of tiny variations/deviations that he does from the studio recording. I know a lot of shows require miming, but not on Letterman.
@@BDUBZ49 I'm not trying to call him out, but if you watch very carefully beginning at approx. 3:06 he isn't singing but the track with his voice is playing. Again, not out to criticize. Still a great voice. I perform it. It is challenging to do live, not only the vocal, the music mix.
Paul Schaffer having a good old old time back there, and yes, that is Steve Jordan on the drums.
So wonder full to see this magical singer live.... I love him forever
The wonderful epitome of the 80's. Good times and great music.
Dan had some serious pipes man!!!:D Difficult song 2 sing the way it jumps 2 the high note on the lyric/word, HEART of mine!;) Which sets up 4 the same note on the word DREAM in "I can dream about U." Helluva Singer!:D
ありがとう存じます。やっと、たどり着きました。とても好きな曲です。PV以外では、初めて観ます。凄く、嬉しい。
A cool song rather fun one at that.
His entrance is artistic at best he was very talented Dan will be missed for all us music lovers!!!!!!!
La musica sopravvive a tutto, ascolto questa canzone ed ho di nuovo vent' anni.... ovunque tu sia Dan riposa in pace ❤
Love this song!!!! he really put his heart into the performance!! and didn't disappoint live!!! very handsome & charismatic too.
Nice to hear real singing.
I love his little giggle at the near end it warms my heart 💖💕✨😍
Great LIVE performance!!
Great vocalist
Amazing live performance !! I’ve been obsessed with watching everything Dan Hartman. Adorable man! What a career.
Beautiful song.Wonderfully talented man.Sad that he died so young.Thank you for the upload.
This guy was born a few decades too soon! Maybe surprised a few people! I would have had him in the movie! Great Song!
Many people wished they lived in the 80's. I keep seeing that in comments all over. Believe me they were the best years of my life!
@@mhcook974720 year old here 👋 I agree I wish I was born to experience the 80s, really was peak life glad you had great time in 80s
El extraordinario músico, compositor y cantante Dan Hartman, aún lo recuerdo con Edgar Winter cantando "Free ride", para luego brillar con su propia luz dándonos tantas canciones maravillosas y bailables
Blows me away even today. This is a treasure. A true LIVE performance by Dan! Priceless!
thats why its weird how many lip sync live performances he have on youtube, actually most of it are, just weird when hes this good live.
I also was in the NBC taping that night. It was a Pre Thanksgiving night special musical evening.. Boy George's mom...lol and David Byrne promoting the movie Stop Making Sense. Dan Hartman and band blew the audience away!! Wow!
Thank you so much! It was a great show with so many bands performing!
Man this brings back memories!! 1984 what a year! I was 17 then but I can remember this great hit. It's a shame we lost Dan so early. Life was so muh simpler back then. I'm 43 now & this song is as alive now as it was back then. Thank God for the 80's & the chance to grow up in that era!! R.I.P. Dan
I love the way he walks on stage, that's how you do it!!!
I always thought the singer was black, but this live performance was amazing, real talent , real singing, real musicians.
RITMO DESSAS MUSICAS É TAO PRAZEROSA...QUE NOS FAZEM VIAJAR A UM MUNDO TOTALMENTE DIFERENDE DESSE NOSSO
Mis 80, los más hermosos tiempos guapote y su grupo me encanta su música fenomenal ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Now THIS IS LIVE! Nice!!!
This song is everything about good song writing. Dan was a master at writing, producing and arranging and this great piece of music shows it. I must agree with zendensque, a talent like Dan is irreplaceable and will be missed by those who appreciate the music of that time like I (and many others), did. I was in college at that time and this song has stuck with me ever since. We miss ya Dan...
love the Cavaricchi pants!
dude, those z cavaricchi pants are a defining style of my school years.
One of the BEST songs from the 80's, this song is always on my playlist and brings back such great memories loved Dan Hartman 💕
It was so hard to tell if he was singing live or oiosyncing beut you realize he is singing live, fucking incredible. As amazing as the recording
I love that just after he was dancing around his band, before he starting singing again he laughed! Such joy. I was a great disco dancer, he makes me wish I could still dance my ass to the floor and back up as I used to.
This is because he try to avoid his glasses on the floor so he laughed because he was jumping on it and could have destroyed them lol ..
Dan didn't start playing with The Edgar Winter Group until around 1972. He was in a local band in Harrisburg Pa, called The Legends in the mid 60's until he joined The Edgar Winter Group. I still have their 45 Rock and Roll Woman
Live, not mimed... Respect sir, respect!
Love this
Now THIS is Dan Hartman! LIVE AND RAW! He is so much better when he's not lip-synching like he did during American Bandstand and Soul Train. Amazing! RIP.
R.I.P DAN HARTMAN
GONE TO SOON 22 of MARCH 1994 AT AGE 43
Terry, your Uncle Dan was one of a kind artist who drew fans of various colors! I love this song so much, I relate to it 100% I will never forget Dan and his music. Thanks. P.S I used to root for the Phillies as a kid! 😉
wow this is amazing. I cant get it to go loud enough wtf. I downloaded it and play in VLC and can turn it up to 200% muuch better :D I love when he jumps and laughs while he's singing :D
RIP
Wow....gave me goosebumps.
I miss him. Nice guy.
Dan Hartman wrote and produced and sang the song. The black guys were actors in the movie "Streets of Fire". It was Dan's voice....
It wasn't Dan...do your research
Yes it was Dans.
@@blackeaglemj of course, it was Dan’s voice.
Such a great song... makes me happy. Dan was so talented ❤
This is superb - a genuine live performance from Dan Hartman. Sadly missed; he died in 1994.
Love this and it's live too even better wow what a voice ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Excelente tema! !!!! No sabia que había muerto , que recuerdos
Move in sidewalks.. Oh I can dream about you, U know how to,holdmme tight.
Qué linda canción! La estuve buscando por mucho tiempo.
Great voice and this was back with Letterman's original World's Most Dangerous Band (my preferred version especially with Jordan on drums and Bullock on guitar). It was a surprise to find out this soulful singer was white (especially in the move "Streets of Fire" which had a Temptations-like group miming to the song)! Dan could sing and play some good bass (Edgar Winter Group). RIP.
Great vocals and performance. One of the fave 80s songs. Good shit. Thanks for posting.
Terry, I have a 45 of The Legends, Rock and Roll Woman. I was fortunate enough to see him live twice in the 70's with The Edgar Winter Group. He was something special and left us way too soon.
Carla Hurricane. She's out of Tucson, AZ and still performs with a blues band there. Check her out.
I really love this song in my high school days, now in my late 40s I still am amazed with this song. Im so glad to find Dan Hartman sang this live.
Loved this from Streets of Fire. Couldn’t be better than live on Letterman .
Great performance. I used to hear this on the 80s stations when I was in junior high, and didn't really care for it until my father told me he liked it. When he gets home from work, I'm gonna show this to him:)
Amazing how the rhythm can change so quick at 1:25 such talent!
Amazing Live Performance!!..
Yes in fact, he did the lead vocals on "Free Ride" and co-wrote or wrote most of the stuff on Edgar Winter's album that had Frankenstein on it. He was a very talented guy.
This guy has the amount of talent to make other musicians quit.
he could sing, compose, and play instruments, in addition handsome! true genius, too young to die.
He was super good LIVE!! Impressive. R.I.P. Dan Hartman
What a great song by a guy I really respected and loved as a musician, singer, songwriter.. RIP
1984📀🇺🇸
I remember watching this! I got here from the Edgar Winter Group!
I must've got to sit up late on Thanksgiving vacation because I usually never got to see Letterman. We didn't have a VCR yet!
thank God I was young before people were buried in their cell phones and we lived in the 80s and 90s.
sometimes the good ones go all too soon.
MickeyT54 most singers today can't sing like that
THAT is Hurricane Carla on SAX!!!! DAMN!!!
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Carla Brownlee is awesome.
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Lovely song and great singer and band!!
Impressive
He is a legend! He moved from rock n roll to this classic. A bold move from his origins of How hard that song Frankenstein was.
Ohhhhhh!!!!!! Brillante en vivo.
Que energia ele tinha, esaa música é 10
Love that song!
Talented and such a good looking guy
Never knew he wrote and sang free ride!
Wow, terrific live performance! He was the real deal. Singers and musicians used to have to be the real deal...
Excellent! Truly live!
wow thank you for posting this. I was only aware of the other 2 clips. I read he wrote this song hor Hall & oates. Darryl said they had just finished their album and told Dan he should release it. SO glad he did that. So Sad Dan died many years ago.
Go boy, go!
Theme streets of fire, with Michael Pare, Dan, disco, pop, or soul, fantastic singer.
His live is amazing.