- From Elizabethton, Tennessee. He is originally from New Jersey.
- At age 11, he performed with a group called “The Strings of Gospel.”
- A multi-instrumentalist, he is director of the Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music Studies Program at East Tennessee State University. Most people call him “Professor Dan.” He also leads the school’s “ETSU Bluegrass Pride” ensemble.
- 2018, joined the Becky Buller Band, playing guitar.
- 2019, released solo project West of West Virginia (Daysight).