Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston was an American guitarist, singer, painter, pianist, songwriter and singer-songwriter (1961–2019). He was born in Sacramento and died in Waller.
Daniel Johnston
US singer‐songwriter.
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- Born
- 1961
- Died
- 2019
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- guitarist · singer · painter · pianist · songwriter · singer-songwriter · comics artist
- Fields
- rock music · lo-fi music · indie rock · outsider music · avant-pop
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Daniel Johnston was an American guitarist, singer, painter, pianist, songwriter and singer-songwriter (1961–2019). He was born in Sacramento and died in Waller.
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(MusicBrainz artist record for Daniel Johnston) • Country: US (MusicBrainz artist record for Daniel Johnston) • Described As: US singer‐songwriter (MusicBrainz artist record for Daniel Johnston) • Kind Of Artist: person (MusicBrainz artist record for Daniel Johnston) • Born: Daniel Johnston was born in 1961.
Daniel Johnston is recorded as guitarist, singer, painter and pianist. Formation and teaching. Johnston studied at Abilene Christian University, Oak Glen High School and Kent State University at East Liverpool.
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1961
Daniel Johnston born at Sacramento.
2012
Daniel Johnston @ Union Transfer (5/10/2012, point-and-shoot clips) (2012) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2012
Daniel Johnston - 2012-11-02, The Cedar, Minneapolis (AUD) (2012) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2019
Daniel Johnston died at Waller.
2025
Daniel Johnston - Retired Boxer ( 1984) (2025) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q433060: Daniel Johnston
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- “Daniel Johnston”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Daniel Johnston
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MusicBrainz artist record for Daniel JohnstonMetaBrainz Foundation
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