Dan Penn

Dan Penn
Born: Nov 16, 1941 in Vernon, AL
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Styles: Roots Rock, Americana
Biography: Songwriter/producer Dan Penn has been a quiet force behind Southern soul music for over thirty years. Always moving just out of view of the limelight, Penn has produced and written hits for the Box Tops, Solomon Burke, Aretha Franklin and Ronnie Milsap, among others.

Originally from Vernon, Alabama,

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Do Right Man
Released: 1994
Label: Warner Catalog and O/H
Critics' Rating:
If James Brown is Soul Brother Number One, you can make a very credible case for Dan Penn being number two. The Alabama native has had a hand in writing a fair number of classic soul songs, and here he ...Read full review
Moments from This Theater
Released: 1999
Label: Proper LLC
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After starting out in Muscle Shoals Alabama and then moving on to Memphis to work with Chips Moman at American Studios, Dan Penn proceeded to co-write and produce several '60s soul hits for artists like ...Read full review
More Dan Penn albums: Main Albums (3)
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