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Dan Hawkins - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Dan Hawkins net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Back-up singer and guitarist who is well-known as a member of rock group The Darkness. He also played with an English heavy metal group known as Stone Gods. In this article, we will discover how old is Dan Hawkins? Who is Dan Hawkins dating now & how much money does Dan Hawkins have?

NameDan Hawkins
First NameDan
Last NameHawkins
OccupationGuitarist
BirthdayDecember 12
Birth Year1976
Place of BirthChertsey
Home TownEngland
Birth CountryUnited Kingdom
Birth SignSagittarius
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsJustin Hawkins
SpouseMisti Rae Ann Hokanson
Children(s)Cody Hawkins, Drew Hawkins, Brittany Hawkins, Ashley Hawkins

Dan Hawkins Biography

Dan Hawkins is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on December 12, 1976 in Chertsey, England, United Kingdom. He also revealed the news that The Darkness would be backing In 2012, he announced that The Darkness would be backing Lady Gaga during her European tour. during her European tour.

Daniel Francis Hawkins (born 12 December 1976 in Chertsey, England) is an English rock guitarist, best known as a guitarist and backing singer of the UK band, The Darkness. The band fronted by his older brother Justin Hawkins, achieved notable mainstream success between 2002 and 2006. He also plays lead guitar for Stone Gods. He is influenced by hard rock and glam metal genre such as Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, AC/DC, Queen, Mötley Crüe and Thin Lizzy.

Hawkins’ guitar of choice is the Gibson Les Paul and his main instrument, both live and in the studio, is his well used 2000 Honeyburst Standard (nicknamed “Dune” after the David Lynch film) which he played extensively in The Darkness and in Stone Gods. Over the years he has owned and played several Les Paul Standards and currently tours with 6-8 of them including a second 2000 Honeyburst (nicknamed ‘Terry’), a Wine Red 1997 Standard (known as UB40 which is used for the songs ‘Givin’ Up’ and ‘Friday Night’), a late 1970s Sunburst B-stock formerly owned by the guitarist from the band Sputnik), a 2003 Goldtop (belonging to his guitar tech, but borrowed for tours), a late 1990s Standard re-finished in white, and a 2013 Honeyburst Flametop.

The brother of His brother Justin Hawkins, lead singer of The Darkness, left the band in 2007 because he felt he was embracing the rock lifestyle too much., the lead singer of The Darkness, left the band in 2007 due to the fact that the singer felt that he was taking on the rock culture too excessively.

He performed mostly with the Gibson Les Paul guitar.

Among a variety of amplifiers, his primary choices are Marshall amps, particularly the 1959 SLP and Handwired Re-Issue models (as is exemplified in videos of The Darkness live at The Astoria, London in 2003). For his ‘dirtier’ sounds in Stone Gods, he played a Marshall JCM 800 Re-Issue head through Marshall 1960AX/BX cabinets, combined with a Diezel Herbert head. He has also been seen using both a Vox AC30 combo and a Wizard Modern Classic head to complement his several Marshall stacks. Effects wise, a vintage Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer pedal is his mainstay for overdrive, but photos of his 2012/2013 touring rig show additional pedals from Electro Harmonix, MXR, Strymon and Devi Ever among others.

Dan Hawkins Net Worth

Dan is one of the richest Guitarist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dan Hawkins's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

In the beginning of his career, He was a session drummer for the singer Early in his career, he was a session musician for singer Natalie Imbruglia

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeGuitarist
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In 2006, after The Darkness disbanded, Dan regrouped with bandmates Edwards and Graham to begin the band that would, after the recruitment of bassist Toby Macfarlaine, become Stone Gods. He played lead guitar in the band and saw their debut album Silver Spoons & Broken Bones, which was well received by critics. Stone Gods went on hiatus in 2011, preceding the reunion of The Darkness.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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After moving to Lowestoft, Hawkins attended Kirkley High School and achieved good grades in his GCSEs before leaving his hometown behind for the bright lights and cosmopolitan lifestyle of Camden, London. From a young age, he aspired to be a musician, beginning on drums, moving on to bass and finally mastering the guitar. Back in his early days in his professional career, he worked as a session guitarist for various artists including Natalie Imbruglia. Previous bands include Vital Signs and Empire before The Darkness consisting of Justin Hawkins, Ed Graham, Frankie Poullain and later, Richie Edwards, became a mainstream success. With The Darkness he has won Brits, MTV and Kerrang awards and the prestigious Ivor Novello Award for songwriting in 2004. The Darkness split in 2006.

Who is Dan Hawkins Dating?

According to our records, Dan Hawkins married to Misti Rae Ann Hokanson. As of January 13, 2024, Dan Hawkins’s is not dating anyone.

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Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Body MeasurementsUnder Review
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During 2003-2006 he used a Gretsch Elliot Easton solid body for the song “Black Shuck” but this was sold to fund the recording of the second Stone Gods album. Another guitar that has not been seen during this reunion is a 2000 Standard in black (nicknamed ‘Black Shuck’) that was previously also used live. He also owns a Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty which was originally handbuilt for Jimmy Page, but Page decided it was too heavy and rejected the instrument; Page is one of Hawkins’s biggest influences. It is fitted with a Fishman Powerblend pickup and is used for the song ‘Love is only a feeling’. It is also known that when Dan was waiting for the arrival of a different humbucker to put into the instrument his then-guitar tech said that he had a Kent Armstrong prototype humbucker that was taken out of one of Angus Young’s Gibson SG’s. He fitted Angus’s old humbucker to the guitar and liked the sound so much that he left it in.

Facts & Trivia

Dan Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Dan Hawkins celebrates birthday on December 12 of every year.

How much does UC Davis football coach make?

In addition to a starting salary of $262,500, new UC Davis head football coach Dan Hawkins can earn another $25,000 annually by meeting certain incentives built into his five-year contract, according to Aggie Athletic Director Kevin Blue.

Is Justin Hawkins still in the darkness?

Justin Hawkins
Years active1992–present
LabelsCooking Vinyl Atlantic Must Destroy
Website

Are Justin and Dan Hawkins twins?

Daniel Francis Hawkins (born 12 December 1976 in Chertsey, England) is an English rock guitarist, best known as a guitarist and backing singer of the UK band, The Darkness. The band fronted by his older brother Justin Hawkins achieved notable mainstream success between 2002 and 2006.

Where is Dan Hawkins coaching now?

Current position
2017–presentUC Davis
Head coaching record
Overall143–83–1 (college)
Bowls2–3

Where is The Darkness band now?

After the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to their world tour in 2020, the band wound up the year with a one-off streamed live show titled “Streaming of a White Christmas”, which was also recorded as a new live album and slated to be released on CD and vinyl in June 2021.

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