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Biography
Infobox musical artist|name =Danny O'Keefe|image =|caption =|background = solo_singer|birth_name =|alias =|Born = 1943|death_date =|origin = Spokane, Washington |instrument = Singing|Vocals , guitar , piano |genre = Folk music|folk |occupation = Singer-songwriter , musician |years_active = 1960's–present|label = Cotillion Records|Cotillion , Atlantic Records|Atlantic , Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. |associated_acts =|website ='''Danny O'Keefe''' is a United States|U.S. based singer-songwriter , born in Spokane, Washington , in 1943. O'Keefe's musical career has spanned four decades from his early days playing in the Minnesota coffee houses to his present station in the Seattle area. He is still very active both in the recording studio and on stage.
Career
O'Keefe is best known for his only hit single " Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues ", which was released in September 1972, and reached #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 record chart|chart , and for "The Road", cover version|covered by Jackson Browne on Running on Empty (album)|Running on Empty . "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" stayed on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard chart for 14 weeks and sold a million copies.cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= 318 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6 The gramophone record 's sales culminated in a music recording sales certification|gold disc issued by the Recording Industry Association of America|R.I.A.A. in June 1973.
O'Keefe's unique lyrics|lyrical style and haunting melodies earned him a reputation as an important songwriter of his genre. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9F01E7D61138F934A1575AC0A964948260 Nytimes.com With Bob Dylan he co-wrote the environmental movement anthem , "Well Well Well". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp? pid=91446& aid=641052 Billboard.com - Discography - Danny O'Keefe - Danny's Best 1970-2000: Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues
In concert with his music and through his organization The Songbird Foundation, O'Keefe has been active in the environmental field, helping to develop public awareness of the effect that indiscriminate coffee-growing techniques have on the songbird population.
O'Keefe's songs have been covered by numerous musician s, including Jackson Browne ("The Road"), Elvis Presley , Judy Collins , Leon Russell , Willie Nelson , Waylon Jennings , Jimmy Buffett , Alison Krauss , Ben Harper , Cab Calloway , Mark-Almond , Andy Williams , and others; in Italy his song The Road has been covered by Ron (singer) , with Italian lyrics written by Lucio Dalla (and titled Una città per cantare ).
Discography
1971 - ''Danny O'Keefe - Cotillion Records - Record producer|Produced by Ahmet Ertegün
1972 - '' O'Keefe (Danny O'Keefe album)|O'Keefe '' - Signpost/ Atlantic Records - Produced by Arif Mardin . Contains the Top 40|top-ten hit single|hit "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues"
1973 - Breezy Stories - Atlantic Records - Produced by Arif Mardin. Contains the single (music)|single "Angel Spread Your Wings"
1975 - So Long Harry Truman - Atlantic Records - Produced by John Boylan (record producer)|John Boylan . Contains the single "Quits"
1977 - American Roulette - Warner Bros. Records - Produced by John Court and Kenny Vance
1979 - ''The O'Keefe File - Warner Bros. Records - Promotional CD containing songs from previous LPs
1979 - The Global Blues - Warner Bros. Records - Produced by Jay Lewis and Danny O'Keefe
1984 - The Day To Day - Coldwater Records - Produced by Mathew McCauley and Tony Peluso . Contained the singles "Along for the Ride" and "Someday"; both singles charted in the "20's" in AC charts
1989 - Redux - Beachwood/Chameleon Records - A re-release of The Day To Day with a new title and two new songs. Contained the singles "Along for the Ride" and "Someday". VH1 played the video of "Along for the Ride"
2000 - ''Runnin' From the Devil - Miramar Records - January 25, 2000
2000 - ''Danny's Best 1970 - 2000 - Raven Records Australia - 2000
2003 - ''Don't Ask'' w/Bill Braun - Produced by Bill Braun. All songs written and performed by Danny O'Keefe and Bill Braun
2008 - In Time - Bicamerical Songs - Produced by Mick Conley
References
reflist Persondata | NAME = Okeefe, Danny | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1943 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Okeefe, Danny Category:American singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:People from Spokane, Washington Category:1943 births
