Daniel "Dan" John Baird (born ) was born in San Diego, California and is an American musician.
Personal Life
Born and raised in San Diego, Baird moved to Atlanta, Georgia in his early teens. He is best known for his work with the band The Georgia Satellites. He has also worked on various other musical projects and is a record producer
Musical Career
In 1993, "I Love You Period", from the album Love Songs for the Hearing Impaired, became his only solo song to chart, peaking at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100
In 2005, Baird began touring with his own band, Homemade Sin. He has recorded with other artists including The Yayhoos and the Franklin, Tennessee rock musician, Will Hoge. Baird was one of the original members of Hoge's band before leaving to pursue individual ventures. Baird has also performed as a member of the country music band, Trent Summar & The New Row Mob.
More recently, Baird has re-joined Will Hoge on tour as the lead guitarist during a portion of his summer tour.
Discography:
With The Georgia Satellites
Keep The Faith EP (1985)
Georgia Satellites (1986)
Open All Night (1988)
In the Land of Salvation and Sin (1989)
Let It Rock: The Best of the Georgia Satellites (1993)
With the Yayhoos:
Fear Not The Obvious (2001)
Put The Hammer Down (2006)
As Dan Baird Solo:
Love Songs For The Hearing Impaired (1992)
Buffalo Nickel (1996)
Dan Baird and the Sofa Kings -- Redneck Savant (2001)
Out Of Mothballs (2003)
Dan Baird and Homemade Sin (2008)
Original Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan Baird
