Dan Donovan (guitarist) explained

Dan Donovan is a British singer, songwriter, and guitar player. Born in 1960 to a Welsh preacher, he produces music which uses metaphor extensively to draw on spiritual themes.^[1]

Career

His music career began with a band called Back to Jordan which only recorded one EP and one album. Then he founded the band Tribe of Dan, described on the King Kool website as "cult greb goth outfit" and elsewhere as "swamp rock". The band split after recording only one studio album, and their US label folded shortly after their first release. Following this event he released albums independently, and his sound shifted toward an acoustic feel.^[2]

Recently he has been involved with several small bands. From 2005, he has worked using the name "King Kool", described as baseless blues - the band features Donovan and a drummer, but no bassist. The original drummer was Matt Middleton, who had worked with Donovan in several bands, including Tribe of Dan. For the second album, the drummer was Joe Mason, and subsequently Pas Struthers. ^[3]

Discography

As Back to Jordan

1986: self titled (1986, UK - independent release)
1987: Voice In The Wilderness (1987, UK - Tunnel Records)

With Tribe of Dan

1990: Git Down, Thrash It: Live (Review: Cross Rhythms^[4])
1992: Shook Up Shook Up (US - Blonde Vinyl)
1998: The Bootus Red (Mister M Records, Reviews: The Phantom Tollbooth, Cross Rhythms^[5])

With The Swamp Cranks

1994: Swamp Cranks: The Tapes (Review: Cross Rhythms^[6])
1996: Yew (Review: Cross Rhythms^[7])

Solo

1993: TrashboneThang (1993, Sticky Music)
1995: Dust Shaker (1995, Review: Cross Rhythms^[8])
199?: Root (cassette only release)
1998: The Leaven Dell (1998, Review: The Phantom Tollbooth)
2000: The Hex The Ghears (2000, Review: The Phantom Tollbooth)
2003: Ga-rage

As King Kool

2005: Roken (US - CD Baby)
2007: Yeah Yeah Liberté
2010: Vampin
2014: Scuzz Bombe

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References

Book: Powell, Mark Allan . Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music . 2002 . Hendrickson Publishers . . 1-56563-679-1 . First printing . Dan Donovan . 266 . registration . https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/266 .
Stewart . James . The [United Kingdom] Report / Dan Donovan . 28–29 . September–October 1998 . 20 . . 1082-3980.
Web site: King Kool.
Attlee . James . Tribe Of Dan - Git Down, Thrash It: Live . . September 1990 . 3 .
Lewis . James . Tribe Of Dan - The Bootus Red . . December 1998 . 48 .
Lewis . James . Swamp Cranks - The Tapes . . October 1999 . 53 .
Lewis . James . Swamp Cranks - Yew . . December 1996 . 36 .
Whitehead . Steven . Dan Donovan - Dust Shaker . . December 1995 . 30 .
Web site: Music | King Kool . Kingkool.bandcamp.com . 2014-04-08 . 2022-05-04.

Book: Powell, Mark Allan . Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music . registration . 2002 . Tribe of Dan . 960. 9781565636798 .