Danny Rader
Danny Rader (born November 1, 1981) is a musician from Panama City, Florida. Born into a musical family, he began to play drums at age 2 and branched out into bass, guitar and piano in his early teens. Later he incorporated bazouki, mandolin, banjo, mandola, keyboards, accordion, melodica, and harmonica into his skill set.
Rader, along with the rest of his family, performed in The Ocean Opry Music Show in Panama City, Florida, which operated from 1978-2005. With his family Rader performed over 200 shows a year, until moving to Nashville in 2004.
Rader toured with Jason Aldean, LeAnn Rimes, Gretchen Wilson, Carolyn Dawn Johnson and Julianne Hough. In 2010, he joined Keith Urban's touring band.
He has appeared on The Grammy Awards, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with David Letterman, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Country Music Awards, Association of Country Music Awards, Country Music Television Awards and The Billboard Music Awards, among other TV appearances.
In 2014, Danny was nominated for the Academy of Country Music's "Specialty Musician of the Year" award.[1]
Discography
Rader has appeared on many recordings:[2]
| Year | Recording | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Very Best of the Gaither Vocal Band | Gaither Vocal Band |
| 2004 | Sunshine | Jeff and Sheri Easter |
| 2005 | Good to Be Free | Karen Peck & New River |
| 2007 | Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur | Various (Big & Rich) |
| 2007 | Relentless | Jason Aldean |
| 2008 | Perfectly Clear | Jewel |
| 2008 | One on One | Randy Owen |
| 2009 | The Quiet Times of a Rock'n'Roll Farm Boy | Big Kenny |
| 2009 | Son of a Preacher Man | John Rich |
| 2009 | Now Is Not Forever | B. Reith |
| 2009 | Fight Like a Girl | Bomshel |
| 2010 | Way Out Here | Josh Thompson |
| 2010 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| 2010 | I Got Your Country Right Here | Gretchen Wilson |
| 2010 | Cowboy's Back In Town | Trace Adkins |
| 2010 | Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn | Various (Gretchen Wilson) |
| 2011 | Untold Truths/Turn It On | Kevin Costner |
| 2011 | Redemption | Josh Gracin |
| 2011 | Proud To Be Here | Trace Adkins |
| 2011 | From Where I Stand | Kevin Costner |
| 2011 | Angels & Devils | Sarah Darling |
| 2012 | The Music Of Nashville: Season 1 Vol. 1 | Nashville Cast |
| 2012 | Night Train | Jason Aldean |
| 2012 | Hillbilly Jedi | Big & Rich |
| 2012 | Christmas with Scotty McCreery | Scotty McCreery |
| 2012 | Act of Valor: The Album (Original Soundtrack) | Various (Keith Urban) |
| 2012 | A Very Special Christmas: 25 Years | Various (Jordin Sparks) |
| 2013 | Fuse | Keith Urban |
| 2013 | Feels Like Carolina | Parmalee |
| 2013 | Alabama & Friends | Various (Jason Aldean, Toby Keith and Rascal Flatts) |
| 2013 | Drinks After Work | Toby Keith |
| 2013 | Frame by Frame | Cassadee Pope |
| 2013 | The Music of Nashville: Season 2 Vol. 1 | Nashville Cast |
| 2013 | It Goes Like This | Thomas Rhett |
| 2013 | Danielle Bradbery | Danielle Bradbery |
| 2014 | 10,000 Towns | Eli Young Band |
| 2014 | Sunshine and Whiskey | Frankie Ballard |
Videos
| Year | Video | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Why | Jason Aldean |
| 2005 | Amarillo Sky | Jason Aldean |
| 2008 | I Work Hard, I Play Harder | Gretchen Wilson |
| 2011 | Long, Hot Summer | Keith Urban |
| 2011 | You Gonna Fly | Keith Urban |
| 2012 | For You | Keith Urban |
| 2013 | Cop Car | Keith Urban |
References
- ↑ "Academy of Country Music Awards | Nominees - Academy of Country Music Awards". Acmawards.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ↑ Danny Rader. "Danny Rader | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-25.