Dan Ashley

With a unique blend of Country, Americana, and Rock, Dan brings a distinctive voice and unique life-experience to his music. Always the storyteller, Dan shares the joy, heartbreak, love, and loss that is part of our common humanity. Backed by a group of remarkable musicians who have played and toured with an impressive list of major artists, Dan is thrilled to share his music with enthusiastic audiences wherever he performs. As a vocalist, Dan has led his band for many years, headlining great venues as well as opening for such great artists like REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Eddie Money, Melissa Etheridge, Rick Springfield, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Dan has shared the stage with many great performers over the years including; Dionne Warwick, Neal Schon of Journey, Brad Gillis of Night Ranger, multiple Grammy winner Narada Michael Walden among many others. Dan has regularly been asked to perform the National Anthem at a variety of events including the NBA, Major League Baseball, college football, professional hockey, to name a few. As the longtime evening news anchor at ABC7 in San Francisco, Dan brings his passion for community involvement and story telling into his music to create songs with meaning and a message. “What a joy to create and to perform music that people really seem to enjoy and to respond to. There is nothing quite like watching an audience respond to what you’re doing for them on stage.”