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Dan Hartman Biography

Dan Hartman is one of the most popular and richest Soul Singer who was born on December 8, 1950 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Singer as well as songwriter and producer who recorded the disco-inspired hit “Instant Replay” from an album with the same title that became a global success.

Music video from his hit song “Instant Replay” featured a young The music video for his song “Instant Replay” featured a young Vinnie Vincent, before he joined KISS, on guitar., prior to his joining KISS and played guitar.

Hartman was born near Pennsylvania’s capital, Harrisburg, in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County. He joined his first band, The Legends, at the age of 13. His brother Dave was also a member of the band. He played the keyboards and wrote much of the band’s music, but despite the release of a number of recordings, none turned out to be hits. He subsequently spent a period of time backing the Johnny Winter Band. He then joined the Edgar Winter Group (Edgar Winter was Johnny Winter’s younger brother), where he played bass, wrote or co-wrote many of their songs, and sang on three of their albums. He wrote and sang the band’s second biggest pop hit, “Free Ride”, in 1972. The ballad “Autumn” on Edgar’s LP They Only Come Out at Night was a regional radio hit in New England. Upon launching a solo career in 1976, he released a promotional album titled Who Is Dan Hartman and Why Is Everyone Saying Wonderful Things About Him? It was a compilation disc including songs from Johnny Winter and the Edgar Winter Group. His second release, Images, was his first true album and featured ex-Edgar Winter Group members Edgar Winter, Ronnie Montrose and Rick Derringer and guests Clarence Clemons and Randy Brecker.

From October 21 until November 5, 1977, blues legend Muddy Waters used Hartman’s recording studio in Westport, Connecticut. Hartman ran the recording board for the sessions, produced by Johnny Winter, which created the album I’m Ready.

His brother was in Dan’s first group, The Legends.

NameDan Hartman
First NameDan
Last NameHartman
OccupationSoul Singer
BirthdayDecember 8
Birth Year1950
Place of BirthHarrisburg
Home TownPennsylvania
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignSagittarius
Full/Birth Name
ParentsPauline Hartman, Carl Hartman
SiblingsNot Available
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Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Hartman was never married and had no children. At the time of his death, both parents, a brother, and a sister were all still alive. A closeted gay man, he was diagnosed with HIV in the late 1980s. He kept his HIV status a secret, even after friend and intermittent collaborator Holly Johnson (formerly of the band Frankie Goes to Hollywood) announced his own HIV status in 1991.

Dan Hartman Net Worth

Dan Hartman is one of the richest Soul Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dan Hartman's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a member of his group the He played with the Edgar Winter Group and briefly with Johnny Winter and then became a session musician. Group and briefly played with Johnny Winter and later became a session singer.

The first album he released as a solo artist had the title of self-promotional, Who is Dan Hartman and Why Is Everyone Talking about him?

Daniel Earl Hartman (December 8, 1950 – March 22, 1994) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Among songs he wrote and recorded were “Free Ride” with The Edgar Winter Group, and the solo hits “Relight My Fire”, “Instant Replay”, “I Can Dream About You”, “We Are the Young” and “Second Nature”. “I Can Dream About You”, his most successful song, reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. The James Brown song “Living in America”, which Hartman co-wrote and produced, was even more successful, reaching #4 in 1985. One of the most successful songs he co-wrote was “Ride on Time”, recorded by Black Box, which reached No. 1 in several countries including the UK.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeSoul Singer
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

He wrote and produced the 1980 Disco hit “Love Sensation” performed by American R&B singer Loleatta Holloway. The song has been sampled 185 times since its release.

In 1984, Hartman also performed Heart of the Beat under the band name 3V with Charlie Midnight for the soundtrack of Breakin’, directed by Joel Silberg and, in 1985, scored a third Number 1 single on the Dance Music charts, “We Are the Young”. The single “Second Nature” also charted during this period. Also in 1985, Hartman’s song “Talking To The Wall” was featured on the soundtrack to the film Perfect starring Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In late 1978, Hartman reached No. 1 on the Dance Charts with the disco single “Instant Replay”, which crossed over to No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979 and also reached the Top 10 on the UK charts. Musicians Hartman worked with on the associated album included Vinnie Vincent and G. E. Smith. This was followed by his second chart topper, 1979’s “Relight My Fire”, which featured friend Loleatta Holloway on vocals. This song later became the theme for the NBC talk show Tomorrow and in 1993 became No. 1 in the UK for British boy band Take That featuring Lulu. A cover version of “Instant Replay” recorded by the British duo Yell!, was also a top 10 hit in January 1990.

During the next decade he worked as a songwriter and producer, and collaborated with such artists as Tina Turner, Dusty Springfield, Joe Cocker, Bonnie Tyler, Paul Young, James Brown, Nona Hendryx, Holly Johnson, Living in a Box, the Plasmatics and Steve Winwood. Hartman produced and co-wrote “Living in America”, a No. 4 hit for James Brown which appeared on the soundtrack of 1985’s Rocky IV. The song was the last of Brown’s 44 hit recordings to appear on the Billboard Top 40 charts. The track also appeared on the Hartman produced album Gravity.

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He was back on the charts again with the single “I Can Dream About You”, which was featured on his album of the same name, I Can Dream About You, as well as the Streets of Fire soundtrack in 1984. The tune reached No. 6 on the U.S. charts, and (on re-release in 1985) No. 12 in the UK. Hartman was featured as a bartender in one of the two videos that were released for the single, which received heavy rotation on MTV. “I Can Dream About You” is sung within the movie Streets of Fire by a fictional vocal group called The Sorels, whose lead singer is played by Stoney Jackson; the actual vocal was performed by Winston Ford.

Top Facts about Dan Hartman

  1. Dan Hartman was an American musician born in 1950.
  2. He was a member of the Edgar Winter Group.
  3. His hit song “I Can Dream About You” reached #6 on Billboard charts.
  4. Hartman wrote and produced hits for other artists, including James Brown.
  5. He died at age 43 from brain cancer in 1994.

Facts & Trivia

Dan Ranked on the list of most popular Soul Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dan Hartman celebrates birthday on December 8 of every year.

In 1985 and 1986, Hartman worked on what was planned as his subsequent studio album, White Boy; he wanted the album to have a darker and more mature sound than his previous work. The album was completed in 1986, but the record label, MCA, thought it was too dissimilar to Hartman’s previous work, especially “I Can Dream About You”, and refused to release it. White Boy has never been released, though some test pressings of the album were made that are now held by collectors, and some of the songs from the album are available on the internet. One song from the album, “Waiting to See You”, was used in the 1986 film Ruthless People and its accompanying soundtrack album, and was subsequently released as a single.

What happen to Dan Hartman?

Dan Hartman, a record producer, singer and songwriter, died on March 22 at his home in Westport, Conn. He was 43. The cause was a brain tumor, said his manager, Julian Able.

Did Dan Hartman pass away?

March 22, 1994

What movie was the song I Can Dream About You In?

Streets of Fire

What genre is Dan Hartman?

R&B/Soul

Who is the girl in the video I Can Dream About You?

Music videos and promotion In the second video, filmed at the Hard Rock in London, Hartman appears as a bartender trying to charm a young woman (played by Joyce Hyser), singing to her as the Sorels’ performance plays on a TV set hanging above the bar.

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