Danny Roberts


Nickname: Shagg, Boliver Shaggnazty
Born: January 15, 1950
Instrument: Drums


Nickname: Shagg, Boliver Shaggnazty. Danny's nickname came from a german medallion given to him by an Air Force buddy who served in Okinawa with him.

Then: Danny was added to Midnight Sun as a percussionist in 1972. Chip had heard that Danny could play drums and invited him to sit in and play Chip's drums at one of the gigs. When Danny first started playing for Midnight Sun, he played a snare drum of Chip Pulley's and used it like a Timbale. He also played other percussion instruments. Danny had played in a school band and played in a band in the United States Air Force. Since Midnight Sun, Danny has sit in on various bands while on the road working, but not since 1982.

Now: Danny and his wife Sharon live in Cobb Island Maryland. They have been married 3 years. Danny (who now goes by Dan) has two children, Danielle (21) and Brian (23) by a previous marriage and Sharon has three, children, DJ (29), Cory (28) and Ryan (24) from a previous marriage.  Danny is a HVAC tech/field supervisor for united rentals pump power HVAC. Sharon is an English teacher.

Fond Memories of Midnight Sun: "When we played the Thomas Jefferson Hotel, I forgot the tape I used on my fingers so I used Gin, probably the whole bottle, to kill the pain. I was sick for 3 days. Other fond memories are all the times we played Coles Point Tavern and bathed in the Potomac River. If we had only known how nasty that river was!"

Favorite Song that Midnight Sun performed: "Walk Away" by James Gang and "Black Magic Woman" by Santana


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