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Danny Bowes

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Danny Bowes
Background information
Born (1960-04-14) 14 April 1960 (age 64)
West Ham, Essex, England
GenresHard rock, melodic rock, heavy metal
InstrumentVocals
Years active1979–present

Daniel John 'Danny' Bowes (born 14 April 1960, West Ham, Essex, England) is a British hard rock singer.

Education

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Bowes was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College.

Life and career

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Bowes is the lead singer with the rock act, Thunder.[1] Previously, he was a member of Nuthin' Fancy and 1980s group Terraplane, both with Thunder guitarist Luke Morley who he also recorded with as duet 'Bowes & Morley'.

Bowes took to the road with another Thunder bandmate Ben Matthews for several concerts titled "An Evening With Danny & Ben From Thunder" in early 2012[2] and has contributed vocals to an album by Dean Howard who was previously with T'Pau. He also currently hosts a show on Planet Rock.[3]

In August 2022 Danny sustained an accidental head injury that required surgery. Danny announced that while he remained unable to sing due to his illness, he would undertake a spoken word tour in June 2025.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Bush, John. "Biography: Thunder". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  2. ^ Thunder Pair Danny & Ben Head For WolverhamptonExpress & Star news article; Retrieved 2011-10-21
  3. ^ "Danny Bowes". Planet Rock. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  4. ^ https://www.thestar.co.uk/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/danny-bowes-embarks-on-a-uk-tour-4800693
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