Danny Whitten
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Danny Whitten was an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a key member of Neil Young’s backing band Crazy Horse and for writing the song “I Don’t Want to Talk About It.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danny Whitten canonical | 2 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
guitarist
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1960s
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early 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Crazy Horse
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Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rockets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Daniel Ray Whitten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | drug overdose ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Whitten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country rock
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folk rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Neil Young’s sound with Crazy Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
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vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a key member of Neil Young’s backing band Crazy Horse
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writing the song I Don’t Want to Talk About It ⓘ |
| memberOf | Crazy Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Danny Whitten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I Don’t Want to Talk About It
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contributions to Neil Young’s album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| performedOn |
Crazy Horse (1971 album)
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInBand | rhythm guitarist of Crazy Horse ⓘ |
| vocalRole | lead vocalist on some Crazy Horse songs ⓘ |
| wrote | I Don’t Want to Talk About It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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