Dann Huff

Dann Huff (* November 15, 1960, USA) is an American studio guitarist and music producer. He was a founding member and band musicians ( Git, Voc. ) Of the American hard rock band Giant as well as co-founder and guitarist of the Christian AOR band White Heart.

Life

Dann Huff is the son of a professional conductor and composer. He began playing the guitar at the age of 13 years and later became, especially in the 80s and 90s, one of the most sought after and most important studio guitarist. He calls Jeff Beck, Bill Withers, Steve Lukather from the pop- fusion band Toto and Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company ) as its main musical influences. The virtuoso and versatile session guitarist in 1995 appointed by the renowned American guitar Guitar Player magazine at the best studio guitarists of the year. For the thrash metal band Megadeth Huff produced two albums, Cryptic Writings and Risk.

Then Huff's guitar style is recognized in the country music of Nashville as well as in rock and pop metropolis of Los Angeles. He is currently, in addition to the other more well-known studio guitarist Michael Thompson, guitarist in the band of American pop singing diva Faith Hill, whose albums were partially produced by Dann. The readers of German rock magazine Rock It chose the first two albums by Dann Huff's band Giant, in the Hall of Fame of the most important hundred rock albums of all time. It is worth mentioning his private friendship with the famous producer Robert Lange (including producer of AC / DC, Def Leppard ), the spouse of the pop singer Shania Twain.

He is regarded as Musician's musician and has in the music scene Guitar Hero status, which is why he has an endorsement on guitar amplifier with the manufacturer Peavey, and a private guitar model from Tyler Guitars was provided. On the last album, released his rock band Giant is then still hear Huff as a studio musician. Permanent member at Giant, as a replacement for Huff on guitar, the Winger guitarist John Roth.

Discography

As a studio or session musicians (Excerpt )

Then Huff's guitar skills as a studio and session musician include be heard on the following albums:

  • Céline Dion - Let's Talk About Love
  • Faith Hill - Cry
  • Amy Grant - Heart in Motion, Home for Christmas, House of Lover, ect.
  • Mariah Carey - Daydream
  • Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas
  • Pur - Adventure Land
  • Bob Seger - The Fire Inside
  • Chicago - 19
  • Madonna - Like a Prayer
  • Joe Cocker - Cocker
  • Donna Summer - Bad Reputation
  • George Benson - 20/20
  • Lou Gramm - Long Hard Look
  • Michael Bolton - All That Matters
  • Shania Twain - The Woman in Me
  • Shania Twain - Come on Over
  • Megadeth - Cryptic Writings
  • Megadeth - Risk
  • Giant - Promise Land

Solo

  • Dann Huff: Solos, 2000

With Giant

  • Giant - Last of the Runaways 1989
  • Giant - Time to Burn 1992
  • Giant - III, 2002
  • Giant - Live And Acoustic Official Bootleg, 2003

With White Heart

  • White Heart - Same, 1982
  • White Heart - Vital Signs 1984
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