Dan del Santo Biography & Awards

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Artist Info

Born

1951 United States

Died

October 12, 2001 Oaxaca, Mexico

Biography

The life of late singer/songwriter Dan del Santo borders on unbelievable. Having made his presence felt on Texas' outlaw country scene during the late '70s, he had left country music by the mid-'80s and launched an Afro-Cuban band, the Professors of Pleasures. Latin music remained his prime vehicle for the rest of his life, as he went on to host a third-world music show for an Austin-based radio station. He continued to focus on Hispanic music after relocating to Oaxaca, Mexico, following an arrest for conspiracy to distribute marijuana in Virginia in 1992. Forming a new band in Oaxaca, Perros del Sol, he continued to perform his original songs in the Spanish language. Toward the end of his life, he began calling himself "the Blues Demon" and performing in an Italian restaurant. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide