ArtistInfo

Dan Penn

voc, *1941 US, Vernon, Alabama
Singer / Songwriter / Producer of R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Wallace Daniel Pennington Abel (3) Brother Lee Luv Danny Lee (7) Danny Penny Lonnie Ray (2) Wallace Pennington

Dan Penn (born Wallace Daniel Pennington, 16 November 1941) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer who co-wrote many soul hits of the 1960s, including "The Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" with Chips Moman and "Cry Like a Baby" with Spooner Oldham. Penn also produced many hits, including "The Letter", by the Box Tops. Though considered to be one of the great white soul singers of his generation[citation needed], Penn has released relatively few records featuring his own vocals and musicianship, preferring the relative anonymity of songwriting and producing.

Instruments

• Vocals
• Guitar
• Backing Vocals
• Acoustic guitar
• Tamborine

Genres

• R&B/Soul
• Rock
• Folk
• World
• Blues

Plays With