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Danny Sanderson - Biography

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Danny Sanderson (born November 30 1950) is an Israeli singer,
musician, writer, songwriter, composer and musical producer. Receiver

of the ACUM prize. Considered to be one of the forefathers of Israeli rock.

Previously a member of the ensembles “Kaveret”, “Gazoz” and “Duda”,

among others.

Sanderson was born in Kfar Blum and was raised in Haifa, Savyon and

New York. During his childhood he was taught to play guitar and banjo

by his uncle, and was influenced by different musical styles through his

various relatives. In 1967 Sanderson enlisted to the IDF, to the ‘Nachal’

band. In the end of 1972 he started the “Kaveret” band, the most well-

known Israeli rock band, for which he wrote most of the songs. Sanderson

is characterized with a unique sense of humor, which is also expressed in

the band’s songs and in funny and fascinating concerts.

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On February 28 2006 Sanderson received ACUM’s lifetime

achievement award for a composer.

Danny Sanderson’s songs that appear in this book: ‘It’s All for You’, ‘A

Thousand Firemen’, ‘The Grocery Store Song’, ‘Baruch’s Boots’.

Gazoz songs contain a lot of slang expressions. You can find their

meanings in Rubik Rosenthal's online slang dictionary at:

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