Daniel Ash is an innovative, textural guitarist for Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets, and solo projects. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bauhaus is a British rock band (formed in Northampton in 1978) popular in the 1980s. ... Tones On Tail was a musical side project created by Daniel Ash of Bauhaus along with Bauhaus roadie Glen Campling in 1982. ... Love and Rockets were formed in 1985 by Bauhaus alumni Daniel Ash (guitars, saxophone, and vocals), David J (bass and vocals) and Kevin Haskins (drums, synthesizers) after Peter Murphy was not interested in reforming Bauhaus. ...

As a founding member of the ground breaking Bauhaus, Tones on Tail and Love And Rockets, guitarist, saxophonist, singer, and songwriter Daniel Ash has distinguished himself in the world of contemporary music.

Daniel Ash was born in Northampton, England on 31 July 1957. Driven by a love of Rock 'n Roll Daniel began playing in cover bands. "The first gig I ever played was in the Glasgow Rangers Workman's Club". Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, E.W. Godwin, architect Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England upon the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – 60,609... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rock and roll (also spelled rock n roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A cover band (or covers band) is a band that plays only cover songs. ... Look up Gig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Gig may be: A slang term for a musical engagement A contraction for gigabyte An archaic term for a type of light carriage A type of spear A similarly designed type of fishing tackle A contraction for Captains Gig, a type...

Daniel had become friends with Peter Murphy in his teenage years. Daniel went to art school and Peter to work in a printing factory. They met up five years later and Daniel suggested forming a band. Rigging up a makeshift rehearsal space, Daniel played an Echo 12 - bar blues, while Murphy sang a series of newspaper articles. Four weeks after, they formed Bauhaus, and recorded "Bela Lugosi's Dead". Peter John Murphy (born July 11, 1957, near Northampton, England) was the singer of the British rock group Bauhaus who later went on to release a number of solo albums, such as Deep and Love Hysteria. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising off of a musical arrangement. ... Bela Lugosis Dead is an influential gothic rock song (often considered to be the first) written by the band Bauhaus. ...

That song, issued in 1979, became the cornerstone of the gothic rock movement. After nearly five years of recording and performing, Bauhaus broke up and Daniel put together Tones on Tail with Bauhaus drummer Kevin Haskins. In 1984, Tones on Tail was disbanded, and Ash founded the highly influential Love and Rockets in 1985 with David J and Kevin Haskins, both of whom were also former members of Bauhaus. This page refers to the year 1979. ... Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) evolved out of post-punk during the late 1970s. ... Kevin Haskins also known as Kevin Michael Dompe (b. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... David Jay Haskins (usually credited as David J, and sometimes David Jay) is a British alternative rock musician. ... Bauhaus is a British rock band (formed in Northampton in 1978) popular in the 1980s. ...

Singles

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Modern Rock Tracks chart is a music chart that has appeared in Billboard magazine since the early 1980s. ... The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. ...

See also

• Gothic rock

Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) evolved out of post-punk during the late 1970s. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Danny Boy
• Interview with Daniel Ash
• You Cheeky Monkey!