Dean Madonia
Dean Madonia (born Kalamazoo, Michigan) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader based in Nashville, Tennessee. A vocalist and dueling pianist, he has also done sessions as a studio musician with bass, drums, guitar, and keyboards (accordion and piano). As a songwriter he crosses between genres, notably country and alternative rock. In the early 1990s he was the frontman for the Florida-based progressive rock group Third Wish, or Wyscan, with whom he released one LP. Madonia's first solo album, Deep Sky, was released in 1998, and since then he has toured with The Dean Madonia Band and released several more solo albums, including his 2013 concept album Shadow To Shadow, Dean Madonia's Frankenstein on Soft Monkey Music.
Discography
Collaborative albums
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1995 |
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Solo albums
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2013 |
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Singles
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Title |
Album |
Label, Certifications |
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2005 |
"Hugh Manatee" (written by Fran Snyder) |
Five Little Monkeys and Other Kidstuff |
Yoga Monkey Music/ Better Records |
2006 |
"Let It Heal" |
'' The Light of Reason |
Soft Monkey Music |
2012 |
"(I Called Her) Tennessee" |
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Curb Records; co-written with Tim Dugger |
Soundtracks
- 2009: "Honor Is Ours" by The Swampdaddys on Foodfight! - arrangement, performer
- 2013: "Just Like Love" by Pretty Little Horses on The Stream (Greg Curvey Music) - lyrics
Guest appearances
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Single name |
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1994 |
"Breakable" (ft. Dean Madonia on vocals) |
Mad Glass |
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Ravenfilm Records |
Further reading
- Dean Madonia at Allmusic
- Dean Madonia Biography at the Internet Underground Music Archive
- Videos of the band Wyscan performing live
See also
- List of singer-songwriters
External links
- DeanMadonia.com (for rock)
- Dean Madonia on MySpace (for country)