Biography

Dan Shelton began his professional music career at
the age of sixteen when he formed his first country
-western band in high school. On one occasion he
played with Glen Campbell at Albuquerque’s Hitching
Post and his band, the Westernaires, played as warmup
band for such Grand Ol’ Opry stars as Sonny
James, Elton Britt, and Johnny Cash. By the time he
entered the Navy, his band was featured entertainment
for the captain’s parties. He backed up singer Vickie
Carr and played in clubs in numerous foreign ports.
He learned many of the fingerstyle techniques of Chet
Atkins and Jerry Reed.
While working in Central and South America, Dan
became interested in the Brazilian rhythms of Antonio
Carlos Jobim and Sergio Mendez, and began learning
a variety of Latin and classical pieces.
Returning to Albuquerque, he studied classical guitar
at the University of New Mexico under Hector Garcia.
He has written and copyrighted several collections of
guitar pieces.
He has played at clubs and lounges all across the
continental U.S. and Hawaii, including frequent
engagements at the Sheraton Hotel on Kauai.
During all this, he also had a 37-year career as a
helicopter pilot, from which he recently retired.
His current projects include the production of his own
digitally mastered CDs, which include his favorite
pieces and some of his own work.
Dan plays a variety of styles, from popular “easy
listening” tunes to extremely complex flamenco and
classical music. His own original compositions can best be described as easy-listening romantic guitar with a Latin flair.
Soft Latin Nights was his first recording, featuring
ten original pieces, followed by Soft Romantic Nights
and Soft Dreamy Nights, collections of romantic tunes
from the 1930s to the ‘60s. Lost in the Spanish Guitar, intricate classical pieces from South and Central American countries.
Sound Painter — is a moderate jazz CD.
His Latest - Suite for Guitar No.1 is composed of 4 pieces in eight different arrangements. A classical guitar presentation with orchestration.
For more information contact
Dan Shelton
PO Box 416, Angel Fire, NM 87710
575-377-6777
www.dansheltonmusic.com
danshelton@q.com