Biography

Danny Thompson Bio

Although Danny Thompson has been riding high following a prestigious nomination as Best New Country Artist by New Music Weekly for the single Miles & Miles, he’s no newcomer to the music scene. Danny has been writing and performing for more than four decades. After working with the group Contraband on the Belaire record label under the direction of Bob Cousins back in the eighties, he joined Lenny Wilde’s Shotgun Record label. That’s also when every song on Danny’s first album, Rockin’ Myself to Sleep, made onto the charts. One cut in particular, Small Town Blues was played on stations across Europe including the BBC.
Miles & Miles is a tribute to Thompson’s son Jamie. The young trucker died tragically in an accident involving his rig, just before Christmas of 2012. He was just 33-years-old. The Danny Thompson Band is a family affair with daughter Danielle playing piano and providing vocals while son Jordan plays bass for the group. Although the Brantford, Ontario based singer/songwriter/musician has been writing and performing all these years, the nomination for Miles & Miles puts him in the same category as former heavyweight nominees like Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan. Danny recorded Makin it feel so right in Nashville where he completed his brand new album with producer Bill Watson. “Dan is providing excellent song writing and a great voice, two things I don’t get an opportunity to work with very often,” said Watson. Meantime, Shawn Connelly who is engineering the album’s tracks has worked with the likes of The Oakridge Boys. The brand new album Miles & Miles was officially released the fall of 2016. The Danny Thompson Band has been very busy performing many tour dates for 2017/2018.