Daniel Joseph Schafer

Daniel Joseph Schafer , known professionally as Dan Schafer, is an American pop, country music and Christian singer, lead guitarist, songwriter, and actor, who has toured with Shania Twain, Barbara Mandrell, George Jones, Lorrie Morgan, T. Graham Brown, and played bass with Jack Greene on the Grand Ole Opry for six years. He was a recording artist for RCA Records and moved from playing guitar in the studio to songwriting and touring with national country music artists. His career includes singing commercial jingles for national products and as a cowriter, has had one composition reach No.1601 on the Inspirational Christian music chart.

Schafer was born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and began performing as a child on local radio shows and performing jamborees. He learned to play guitar at ageand, together with his parents, performed as area dance clubs, such as Palmers Idle Hour Bar in Weidman, Michigan. While in high school, he played with two rockandroll bands, The Bark of Paper Mulberry and The Wild West Show. He graduated from Beal City High School in 1970, and relocated to Detroit to perform with the music group, the Grand Band, which was previously known as the Popcorn Blizzard. Schafer replaced Marvin Lee Aday as lead vocalist in this band. Continuing in Detroit, Schafers guitar skills caught the eye of local recording talents, including Moonstone and Skip Van Winkle, whod scored records on the Billboard charts.

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