MY INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL!GLORIA: Daniel has just entertained his fans and as we sit here it is quiet and peaceful with Daniel's music playing in the background. "As usual Daniel, you gave your fans 110% tonight with over 33 songs and now you are willing to give me an interview. I would like to thank you for this wonderful opportunity."DANIEL: "Well thank you Gloria. It is my pleasure to be here."
GLORIA:"I would like to start with the famous question, when and where did you first begin entertaining?"
GLORIA:"Daniel, you have so many varieties of music from ELVIS to Vince Gill. You also have your own songs, which are just wonderful. How do you decide what songs you will record or sing at your concerts?"
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GLORIA:"Here we go Daniel. You know this question was coming. After watching you perform and as I sit here with you, I just have to tell you something, then ask you something. You have a remarkable resemblance to ELVIS. I know you are not a tribute artist and do not want to be; however, your ELVIS songs sound so much like the King of Rock & Roll. You look and move like him and guess what; you have his lip! I know you and I know you do not do this on purpose, so tell me about it. What do you think? DANIEL: "ELVIS..To me.., was the greatest entertainer of all times. To me it is a great honor to sing a song that he recorded and come remotely close to the feel and sound he created. However, I don't try to sing like Elvis, it just turns out that way. Even stuff I do that Elvis didn't do sounds like him. I guess he just had a big influence on my life and my music. I know people say we have a lot in common and again I am honored, however, it is hard to have a music career when people want to classify you. I don't want to be classified. If I like a country song, I want to do it. If I like a Rocker, I want to do it or blues, gospel or whatever...Feeling and what a song says is what is important. Then if you have someone who wants to hear it and you are communicating to that person. That's what I do."
GLORIA:"Let's talk about your fans. You have a fan club for the adults as does most entertainers; however, you also have a fan club for children named "YoshiKids." This just took my heart especially watching you sing their song requests and making their dreams come true. I know your nickname with the kids is Yoshi. Tell us how this came to be and what you do with the kids in the club."
GLORIA:"Daniel, you and your wonderful wife and manager Mary have several things in the works. There is Dan-Mar Productions, Inc., YoshiRecords, Young Country Radio, concerts, etc. I am sure I am leaving out something. Can you tell us what else is happening now and any plans for the future?"
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GLORIA:"We have to discuss your ratings! According to the MACMC reports for the last three months, you have broken all kinds of records, which includes beating out Garth Brooks and George Strait for the most singles in the top ten. You have about 7, uh? Some of your songs such as Suddenly Single, Haven't Got The Heart, That's All She Wrote have even beaten Alan Jackson's song. Most of the songs on your Young Country/Any Other Man CD's has been in the top 30 songs. How do you feel about this? By the way, you were also in the top 5 local country acts every month! And YoshiRecords won at least 3-4 spots of the top ten albums. Wow! What statistics!
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GLORIA:"Your concerts are incredible!!" DANIEL:"Thank you, I try." GLORIA:"I would like to ask you several questions in this area. First of all, Roi Williams opens the shows for you. He is a wonderful entertainer and also placed in the top 5 entertainers. He sure gets the crowd going." DANIEL:"Yes, he sure does. That is because he is from the old school. He believes that his job is to create magic on the stage. Plain and simple." GLORIA:"Is it true he use to sing with Marilyn McCoo and Tina Turner? Do you know any others?" DANIEL:"Joe Williams, Sonny Til, and gospel shows with just about every one of the Staple Singers, Shirley Ceaser and on and on." GLORIA:"How did the two of you meet?" DANIEL:"We met in the law enforcement field. I was running a Security Company at the time and Roi worked there part-time. We got to be friends. He was no longer in the entertainment business. He had gotten disgusted with it and quit. My wife knew him from her days in Vegas when Roi used to sing with the Midas Touch but strangely enough neither one put that together for a long time. We met Roi and Betty in 1989 shortly after we had married. I didn't even start singing until September of 1992. He joined me to help me master my vocals and put a band together in California. At that time, Roi was not planning to ever sing again himself. It wasn't until we moved to Georgia in 1993 and even much later like 1995 that Roi decided to sing again. Roi and I just started doing things together again in May of 2000."
GLORIA:"Daniel, I know how my heart beats when 2001 Space Odyssey begins at times for you to come out on stage. How do you feel and what is going through your mind?"
GLORIA:"Also, your gospel concerts are wonderful and so inspiring. Can you tell us a little about how these shows began?
GLORIA:"Now Daniel, tell us what was the most memorable concert you have performed."
GLORIA:"WELL DANIEL, I GUESS THIS COMES TO THE END OF A PERFECT EVENING. YOU ENTERTAINED US, SIGNED YOUR SCARVES AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FOR YOUR FANS AND GAVE ME THIS INTERVIEW. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO YOUR FANS BEFORE WE CLOSE?
I WOULD URGE EVERYONE WHO HAS NOT SEEN DANIEL IN CONCERT, DO SO!! YOU WILL NOT REGRET A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME. BUY HIS CD'S ON-LINE, CHECK OUT THE WEBSITES, PLAY HIS MUSIC ON YOUNG COUNTRY, GET TO KNOW DANIEL AND MARY. I HOPE AFTER READING THIS INTERVIEW, YOU DO HAVE A GOOD IDEA WHO THEY ARE..GOD BLESS EACH ONE OF YOU WHO TOOK THE TIME TO READ THIS INTERVIEW. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO RETURN AND SIGN MY GUESTBOOK AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AND FEEL OR JUST SAY HI!
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