Danny Klein (born May 23, 1946) is an American bassist best known as a member of The J. Geils Band.
Early life
Daniel Klein was born on May 23, 1946, in the Bronx, New York City. He moved to New Jersey at age 6 and in 1964 he began attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts studying mechanical engineering. It was there that he met musicians
John Geils and
Richard Salwitz. By 1966 Klein left WPI to pursue a career in music.
Musical career
While attending college Klein formed a jug band with Salwitz and Geils. When
Peter Wolf,
Seth Justman and Stephen Jo Bladd joined they changed their name to The J. Geils Band of which Klein remained a member until their breakup in 1985. Throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s Klein recorded with artists such as
Buddy Guy,
Junior Wells and
Debbie Davies. He has rejoined The J. Geils Band in all of their reunions and leads his own band,
Danny Klein's Full House, which performs J. Geils Band songs.
Personal life
Klein is
Jewish.
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