Dan Hartman
American musician, singer, songwriter, and record
Died when: 43 years 104 days (519 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Daniel Earl Hartman (December 8, 1950 – March 22, 1994) was an American rock musician, multiinstrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Among songs he wrote and recorded were "Free Ride" as a member of the Edgar Winter Group, and the solo hits "Relight My Fire", "Instant Replay", "I Can Dream About You", "We Are the Young" and "Second Nature". "I Can Dream About You", his most successful song, reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984 and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985.
The James Brown song "Living in America", which Hartman co-wrote and produced, reached No. 4 on March 1, 1986. Hartman co-wrote the 1980 disco song "Love Sensation" recorded by Loleatta Holloway, which has been sampled on numerous records, including the 1989 Black Box track "Ride on Time".
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