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'''Daniel Antopolsky''' (born March 19, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter. He plays the guitar, harmonica, and kazoo. He began writing songs in the 1960s, but did not release any of his own work commercially until 2015, when he was 66 years old. He is associated with the [[Outlaw country]] movement, and describes his music as being influenced by country, blues, rock & roll, gospel, and synagogue harmonies.<ref>https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/daniel-antopolsky</ref><ref>https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2016/07/05/ramblin-rhodes-musician-finding-new-fame-without-forgetting-roots/14287539007/</ref>
'''Daniel Antopolsky''' (born March 19, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter. He plays the guitar, harmonica, and kazoo. He began writing songs in the 1960s, but did not release any of his own work commercially until 2015, when he was 66 years old. He is associated with the [[Outlaw country]] movement, and describes his music as being influenced by country, blues, rock & roll, gospel, and synagogue harmonies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/daniel-antopolsky|title=How Jewish American Country Music Genius Daniel Antopolsky Wound Up Farming Chickens in France|date=November 26, 2014|website=Tablet Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2016/07/05/ramblin-rhodes-musician-finding-new-fame-without-forgetting-roots/14287539007/|title=Ramblin' Rhodes: Musician finding new fame without forgetting roots|first=Don|last=Rhodes|website=The Augusta Chronicle}}</ref>
==Early Life==
==Early Life==
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== Career ==
== Career ==
In 1972, Antopolsky met [[Townes Van Zandt]] in a coffee shop in Athens, Georgia and they became friends. They toured together for several months in Antopolsky’s Ford van and visited [[Guy Clark]], going to Nashville, Colorado and Texas. At 24 years old, Antopolsky saved Van Zandt’s life by performing CPR after Van Zandt had overdosed on heroin.<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/how-an-unknown-songwriter-once-saved-townes-van-zandts-life-116102/</ref><ref>http://specials.myajc.com/antopolsky/?_gl=1*dhdej5*_ga*MjA0NjU2Njc2OS4xNjYwODcxNjYw*_ga_6VR7Y4BTY5*MTY2MDg3MTY2MC4xLjEuMTY2MDg3MTY4Ny4wLjAuMA</ref> The two of them were alone together when Van Zandt wrote [[Pancho and Lefty]] and Antopolsky wrote Sweet Lovin’ Music.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/30/daniel-antopolsky-interview-country-music-chickens-townes-van-zandt</ref><ref>https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/02/22/how-billy-graham-closed-down-dallas-and-co-wrote-townes-van-zandt-s-pancho-and-lefty/</ref>
In 1972, Antopolsky met [[Townes Van Zandt]] in a coffee shop in Athens, Georgia and they became friends. They toured together for several months in Antopolsky’s Ford van and visited [[Guy Clark]], going to Nashville, Colorado and Texas. At 24 years old, Antopolsky saved Van Zandt’s life by performing CPR after Van Zandt had overdosed on heroin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/how-an-unknown-songwriter-once-saved-townes-van-zandts-life-116102/|title=How an Unknown Songwriter Once Saved Townes Van Zandt's Life|first1=Suzanne Van|last1=Atten|first2=Suzanne Van|last2=Atten|date=November 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://specials.myajc.com/antopolsky|title=Georgia-born musician Daniel Antopolsky is ready for the spotlight|first=Suzanne Van|last=Atten|website=specials.myajc.com}}</ref> The two of them were alone together when Van Zandt wrote [[Pancho and Lefty]] and Antopolsky wrote Sweet Lovin’ Music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/30/daniel-antopolsky-interview-country-music-chickens-townes-van-zandt|title=Daniel Antopolsky: the drifter who swapped country music for chickens|date=April 30, 2018|website=the Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/02/22/how-billy-graham-closed-down-dallas-and-co-wrote-townes-van-zandt-s-pancho-and-lefty/|title=How Billy Graham closed down Dallas and co-wrote Townes Van Zandt's 'Pancho and Lefty'|date=February 22, 2018|website=Dallas News}}</ref>


In 2015, Antopolsky released his debut album, Sweet Lovin’ Music, which was produced by Gary Gold and [[John Capek]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41634933</ref> He then performed at [[South by Southwest]] in 2016.<ref>https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/sxsw-2016-words-and-pictures/</ref> In 2018 he performed at [[Bush Hall]], and in 2019 performed at the Black Deer Festival.<ref>https://blackdeerfestival.com/line-up-2019/daniel-antopolsky/</ref><ref>https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/panchos-lefty-townes-van-zandt-and-the-story-of-daniel-antopolsky/</ref>
In 2015, Antopolsky released his debut album, Sweet Lovin’ Music, which was produced by Gary Gold and [[John Capek]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41634933|title=Daniel Antopolsky: The missing man of country|date=October 17, 2017|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref> He then performed at [[South by Southwest]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/sxsw-2016-words-and-pictures/|title=SXSW 2016 in Words and Pictures|date=March 20, 2016|website=Saving Country Music}}</ref> In 2018 he performed at [[Bush Hall]], and in 2019 performed at the Black Deer Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blackdeerfestival.com/line-up-2019/daniel-antopolsky/|title=Daniel Antopolsky}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/panchos-lefty-townes-van-zandt-and-the-story-of-daniel-antopolsky/|title=Pancho’s Lefty: Townes Van Zandt, and the Story of Daniel Antopolsky|date=July 20, 2015|website=Saving Country Music}}</ref>


A documentary about Antopolsky’s life premiered as a rough cut at [[Nashville Film Festival]] in 2019, called “Sheriff of Mars”, directed by Jason Ressler and Matthew Wolf.<ref>https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/all/a-musical-outlaw-nds-his-voice-on-the-farm-1.462698</ref><ref>https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/sheriff-of-mars-tells-story-of-daniel-antopolsky/</ref><ref>https://hollywoodglee.com/2019/10/06/film-review-the-sheriff-of-mars/</ref>
A documentary about Antopolsky’s life premiered as a rough cut at [[Nashville Film Festival]] in 2019, called “Sheriff of Mars”, directed by Jason Ressler and Matthew Wolf.<ref>https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/all/a-musical-outlaw-nds-his-voice-on-the-farm-1.462698</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/sheriff-of-mars-tells-story-of-daniel-antopolsky/|title=‘Sheriff of Mars’ tells story of Daniel Antopolsky|first=Deb|last=Herman|website=jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodglee.com/2019/10/06/film-review-the-sheriff-of-mars/|title=FILM REVIEW: The Sheriff of Mars|date=October 7, 2019|website=HollywoodGlee}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Antopolsky lives in [[Bordeaux]], France.<ref>https://danielantopolsky.com/daniel-s-story</ref>
Antopolsky lives in [[Bordeaux]], France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://danielantopolsky.com/daniel-s-story|title=Daniel Antopolsky - Daniel's Story|website=danielantopolsky.com}}</ref>




Revision as of 13:41, 19 August 2022

Daniel Antopolsky
Birth nameDaniel Antopolsky
Born(1948-03-19)March 19, 1948
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
GenresCountry, folk, blues
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals

Daniel Antopolsky (born March 19, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter. He plays the guitar, harmonica, and kazoo. He began writing songs in the 1960s, but did not release any of his own work commercially until 2015, when he was 66 years old. He is associated with the Outlaw country movement, and describes his music as being influenced by country, blues, rock & roll, gospel, and synagogue harmonies.[1][2]

Early Life

Daniel Antopolsky was born in Augusta, Georgia to a Jewish Family. His family owned the Antopolsky hardware store in downtown Augusta which his father ran. His mother died of Parkinson’s disease when Antopolsky was 10 years old, and his father died 7 years later. He was largely raised by Francis Norman, his African-American caretaker who Antopolsky credits with introducing him to gospel and blues music. Antopolsky wrote his first song when he was 14.

Antopolsky attended the University of Georgia, where he received a degree in public relations and advertising. He avoided the Vietnam war and worked odd jobs and played music.

Career

In 1972, Antopolsky met Townes Van Zandt in a coffee shop in Athens, Georgia and they became friends. They toured together for several months in Antopolsky’s Ford van and visited Guy Clark, going to Nashville, Colorado and Texas. At 24 years old, Antopolsky saved Van Zandt’s life by performing CPR after Van Zandt had overdosed on heroin.[3][4] The two of them were alone together when Van Zandt wrote Pancho and Lefty and Antopolsky wrote Sweet Lovin’ Music.[5][6]

In 2015, Antopolsky released his debut album, Sweet Lovin’ Music, which was produced by Gary Gold and John Capek.[7] He then performed at South by Southwest in 2016.[8] In 2018 he performed at Bush Hall, and in 2019 performed at the Black Deer Festival.[9][10]

A documentary about Antopolsky’s life premiered as a rough cut at Nashville Film Festival in 2019, called “Sheriff of Mars”, directed by Jason Ressler and Matthew Wolf.[11][12][13]

Personal life

Antopolsky lives in Bordeaux, France.[14]


Discography

  • Sweet Lovin’ Music (2015)
  • Acoustic Outlaw, Vol. 1 (2016)
  • Acoustic Outlaw, Vol. 2 (2016)
  • Old Timey, Soulful, Hippy-Dippy, Flower Child Songs from the Cosmos… Wow! (2017)

References

  1. ^ "How Jewish American Country Music Genius Daniel Antopolsky Wound Up Farming Chickens in France". Tablet Magazine. November 26, 2014.
  2. ^ Rhodes, Don. "Ramblin' Rhodes: Musician finding new fame without forgetting roots". The Augusta Chronicle.
  3. ^ Atten, Suzanne Van; Atten, Suzanne Van (November 21, 2017). "How an Unknown Songwriter Once Saved Townes Van Zandt's Life".
  4. ^ Atten, Suzanne Van. "Georgia-born musician Daniel Antopolsky is ready for the spotlight". specials.myajc.com.
  5. ^ "Daniel Antopolsky: the drifter who swapped country music for chickens". the Guardian. April 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "How Billy Graham closed down Dallas and co-wrote Townes Van Zandt's 'Pancho and Lefty'". Dallas News. February 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Daniel Antopolsky: The missing man of country". October 17, 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
  8. ^ "SXSW 2016 in Words and Pictures". Saving Country Music. March 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "Daniel Antopolsky".
  10. ^ "Pancho's Lefty: Townes Van Zandt, and the Story of Daniel Antopolsky". Saving Country Music. July 20, 2015.
  11. ^ https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/all/a-musical-outlaw-nds-his-voice-on-the-farm-1.462698
  12. ^ Herman, Deb. "'Sheriff of Mars' tells story of Daniel Antopolsky". jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com.
  13. ^ "FILM REVIEW: The Sheriff of Mars". HollywoodGlee. October 7, 2019.
  14. ^ "Daniel Antopolsky - Daniel's Story". danielantopolsky.com.
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