Dante
Dan LeRoy
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103 years old
WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
United States
Last Login: 9/4/2009
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| Music | The Beastie Boys, Scritti Politti, Double G and the Traitorous 3, ABC, Stevie Wonder, the Pearlfishers, Bowie, Eric B & Rakim, Hank Williams Jr., Stephen Duffy and the Lilac Time, the Bill Evans Trio, Johnny Cash, Prince Far I, the Style Council, Grandmaster Flash, Miles and Coltrane, the Go! Team, the Time, A, Dick Curless, King Tubby, the Free Design, the Streets, Gil Scott-Heron, Hard-Fi, AC/DC, Johnny Hartman, Ultramagnetic MCs, Prince, Xavion, etc. etc. etc. | | Books | 20 Years of Mountain Stage (with Michael Lipton), 2003
The Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique (Number 30 in Continuum's 33 1/3 Series), 2006
The Greatest Music Never Sold (Backbeat/Hal Leonard Books), 2007 |
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| Status: | Married | | Orientation: | Straight | | Religion: | Protestant | | Zodiac Sign: | Aquarius | | Smoke / Drink: | No / No | | Children: | Proud parent | | Education: | College graduate | | Occupation: | Writer |
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Dan LeRoy is the director of the Literary Arts Department at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland, PA. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Vibe, The Village Voice, National Review Online and Alternative Press. He is certainly the only writer in history to have contributed to publications founded by both conservative icon William F. Buckley, and Gene Simmons of KISS.
Mr. LeRoy is the co-author (with Michael Lipton) of 20 Years of Mountain Stage, a history of the National Public Radio show, and wrote a book for Continuum’s 33 1/3 series about the Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique. His book The Greatest Music Never Sold was published by Backbeat in autumn 2007. Mr. LeRoy is also a contributor to But Prince Don’t Moonwalk, an anthology of music writing to be published in 2008 by Crown/Random House.
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For years, they’ve been sought after by fans and shrouded in mystery – legendary lost recordings by superstars like Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Seal, the Beastie Boys and Chicago. But few have heard these albums, and even fewer know the hidden stories behind the music. Now, for the first time, author Dan LeRoy shines a light into the darkened studio vaults and tells the strange-but-true tales of these mythical creations. The Greatest Music Never Sold (Backbeat/Hal Leonard) is a never-before-attempted look at more than a dozen of the world’s most famous unreleased albums. Through new interviews with artists, band members, producers, engineers and label executives, The Greatest Music Never Sold answers the questions music fans have been dying to have answered. How were these albums made? What do they sound like? Why were they shelved? And will they ever get a proper release? The Greatest Music Never Sold will provide the answers at last.
Visit Dan LeRoy Online to buy autographed copies of The Greatest Music Never Sold and Paul's Boutique, and to get news about Dan LeRoy's book signings and appearances!
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