He is a guitarist born Daniel Clary Ferguson who was extremely busy during the 1970s Los Angeles session scene and recorded with a wide variety of artists and groups. He also had his fingers in film and television soundtrack work, including a collaboration with Sonny & Cher. In 1976, he participated in Boz Scaggs’ Silk Degrees tour, which included a stop at the Roxy Theatre on 7th April.
His discography, and this is but a thumbnail sketch: American Pastime by Three Dog Night; Blade Runner by the New American Orchestra; Come in from the Rain by Captain & Tennille; Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive by England Dan & John Ford Coley; Earthbound by the 5th Dimension; Finally by Andrae Crouch; I Could Have Been a Sailor by Peter Allen; Let’s Love by Peggy Lee; Oh! Brother by Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band; Playin’ My Thang by Steve Cropper; Ride Like the Wind by Freddie Hubbard; Sandman by Herb Pedersen; Television Theme Songs by Mike Post; Uncle Jo Shannon by Bill Conti; and, Wet by Barbra Streisand.
Joan Baez recordings
Forever Young (Bob Dylan)
A&M 1516-S (2633-S)
Here he performing on “Come Rain or Come Shine” from Barbra Streisand’s Wet…
Sources:
- https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/dan_ferguson/credits/
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- http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/peggy-lee–lets-love.aspx
- http://bassroutes.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html
- http://www.veleno.net/history2.html
- http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dan-ferguson-mn0001612623/credits