Welcome to My Site I'm a bassist and songwriter originally from LA, influenced by the blues, R&B, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and Capt Beefheart. I started playing in bands at the age of 13. In 1974 I went to Stanford University on a football scholarship, graduating in 1978. Friends and I formed the SF area bands "Wildebeest" and "The Fur Trappers," where I learned more about the roots of American music. "The Fur Trappers" moved to Austin, Texas, where I later joined rockabilly music legend Evan Johns, with whom I toured and recorded from 1988-1996. I played with Austin's "Tom Gillam and the Kosmic Messengers" in the 2000's and "Guitar Grady" from 2019 until retiring to Henderson, NV in 2024. There are more cool bands and details in timeline form down this page.
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Santa's Little Helper
“Santa’s Little Helper” © 1998
Jungle Records - Please Mr Santa Claus
Evan Johns Lap Steel, Mark Korpi Guitar, Jim Starboard Drums, Dan McCann Bass
Armageddon Rock - Jamey Simms, Hunt Sales, Dan McCann
JAMEY SIMMS
Producer Jamey Simms on guitar and vocals, Hunt Sales on drums and Dan McCann on bass.
This music is hard and fast and to the groove. Recorded at OHM Studios in Austin in 2011.
Bass Drums and Guitar The face and voice of American music is always changing.
I live in Henderson, NV and I am a bassist. Former bass player with rockabilly music legend and wild guitar player Evan Johns & the H-Bombs
Currently: I am retired from playing live music in Austin and moved to Henderson NV. Many of the bands and artists I performed with named below, can be heard/viewed on this HEAR TACKS page or Video Showcase page.
2021-2023: I have had the pleasure playing music in Austin with "Guitar Grady", a New Orleans and Rockabilly style rock n roll band featuring Grady Pinkerton on guitar and Herb Belofsky on drums.We played the music of Chuck Berry , Link Wray, Bo Diddley, Slim Harpo, Guitar Slim, Professor Longhair, Keith Richards
2021: My time spent during the last few months of isolation learning and recording with the iPad GarageBand digital workstation. I wrote "Crasher" and recorded it on "GarageBand" with my musical friends in Austin. I hope you enjoy the video, credits listed on the YouTube page.
2013-2020: I I played bass with "Tom Gillam and the Kosmic Messengers" based in Austin, TX and 2019 will see the release of our our EP "Familiar Noise". featuring "Lonely Too Long" and "Road to Cheyenne". This, following up our 2016 album release of "Beautiful Dream" featuring "Flying Blind". David Spencer on guitars and Ian Bailey on drums round out the lineup of this original rocking band.
In the Summer of 2015 Dennis Herrera Blues Band from Los Angeles, released a full length album of Herrera's songs. I am proud to have been asked to play bass on two tracks. The CD is titled "Livin' Life, Not Worryin'" and I play on "This Aint Nothin' New" featuring Anson Funderburgh and Dennis on guitars and a funky Dennis Herrera song titled "Sun is Shining".
In 2011, I'm proud to have played bass with Mamou, Steve LaFleur's Hard Rock Cajun band based in Lafayette, Louisiana. We played several Lafayette shows and Mamou staged a successful reunion of original members and former band mates Jonno Frishberg, Gina Forsyth, and Mark de Basile, at the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles 2011. My special thanks to Henry Hample, Chris Boudreaux and Bruce Sheehan.
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Some History:
In 1979, I played bass, wrote music and sang a little in Wildebeest, a rock band that played San Francisco bay area night clubs and recorded an EP produced by Jerry Garcia Band bassist, the late, John Kahn.
In the early 1980's, I moved to Austin with a roots band named The Fur Trappers with Wiley Cousins and Andrew Teekell, where we met and worked with Champ Hood. I joined Evan Johns and The H Bombs and for years we toured The US, Canada and Europe with Jungle Records and Rykodisc Records. I played on Evan Johns records and CD's with , Marcia Ball, Mike Buck, Henry Vestine (Canned Heat original guitarist), Jim Starboard, Mark Korpi, Jimmy Carl Black (drummer for Frank Zappa and the Mothers). I recorded original material with Bobby Keys, Eddie Shaver, David Holt, Jessie Taylor, Barry McBride (the Plugs), Fur Dixon and Frosty Smith and recorded at Arlyn Studio with Stewart Sullivan in Austin. I play guitar and bass on Virus 100 Anthology CD released by Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles.
In the early 1992, I moved to Aspen CO and recorded and gigged with Steve Skinner, Scott Shifflett and Flying Dog Records. The CD's are: "Unity" by The Love Machine. WAKABAK, and in 1996 Interruptus recorded "Umbrella Man" performed at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen written by Steve Skinner..
Moving to Los Angeles in the late 1990s where I worked in bands with Ron Johnson, Blue Baron (Broken Radio CD), Joe Romersa , Dylan Thomas and Dennis Herrera. Recorded "Cottonmouth" CD with LA hard rockers "Sloth" in 1997. In 1999 I traveled to London to work with super guitarist Gwyn Ashton but couldn't get the right visa to stay there. I played bass on Honey Davis CD" Prince of the Blues" in 2005.
Los Angeles is where I produced and recorded two CD's of my own material. In 2008 I released Dan McCann Street Songs", recorded at Shadow Box Studio in Encino, CA. Studio boss Joe Romersa acted as engineer, drummer and a great manager of time musicians. In 2009 we continued on with "Dan McCann Download" and added Eric Garcia's studio magic at 48 Windows in Venice, CA.
The two CD's feature 17 songs I wrote and produced and feature great performances by Gerald Johnson (Dave Mason, Steve Miller), Gary Mallaber (Van Morrison, Steve Miller), Jeff Jourard (The Motels and Tom Petty), Mike Thompson ( Eagles and Denny Freeman), Joe Romersa (Silent Hill Music) and Los Angeles' Dylan Thomas on ripping lead and rhythm guitar.
My 2 Youtube channels; Dan McCann "Music" and The Fur Trappers Band Channel are both authentic and free sources of videos with bands I have performed live with. There are two YouTube Icons and my Facebook Page Icon that link to these sites at the bottom right of every page footer of this site.