Daniel John Baird was born on 12 December 1953 in San Diego, California, USA. Later on, his family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, USA. In 1980, guitarist Rick Richards, bassist Keith Christopher and drummer David Michaelson got together. After a couple weeks, Baird sat in. They became Keith & The Satellites. Eventually, Christopher and Michaelson left the band. Baird and Richards went on and recorded a six-song EP called Keep The Faith for the British Making Waves label in 1984.
Shortly thereafter, Baird split to hook up with Woodpeckers which featured Terry Anderson. That spelled the end of the original incarnation of the Satellites. Richards hooked up with bassist Rick Price and drummer Mauro Magellan to form the Hellhounds. Eventually, Baird came back home to jam with his old buddies. Elektra Records noticed the EP - and the band quickly reformed as the Georgia Satellites.
The band released its aforementioned self-titled debut in 1986, which contained the hit single "Keep Your Hands To Yourself." After that brush with 15-minute stardom, however, the mainstream public moved on and the
Satellites floundered. The 1988 follow-up, Open All Night, tanked, despite being only slightly weaker, and 1989's magnum opus In The Land Of Salvation & Sin was basically ignored, despite being one mother of a rock record.
In 1990, Baird "fired himself" from the band. Since then, he has released two solo albums (1992's Love Songs For The Hearing Impaired and 1996's Buffalo Nickel). In 2001, he released a live album: Redneck Savant. Baird has done some producing and sideman work, with a.o. Will Hoge, Chris Knight and The Dusters. You can contact Dan Baird via: bizodaaj@earthlink.net. He also tools around with a group of rockers in the Yayhoos, featuring Terry Anderson, Keith Christopher and guitarist Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, making some of the most kickass roots rock heard in a while. The band released one disc, Fear Not The Obvious, in 2001. In 2002, Baird has toured Europe both with the Yayhoos and his 'pickup band' Dan Baird & Friends (Dan Baird, Ken McMahan, Keith Christopher and Mauro Magellan). In 2003 he toured along with Ken McMahans The Dusters and the Dan Baird & Friends European summer tour has been a great succes. The excellent outtakes-album Out Of Mothballs has been released in May 2003.
In 2005, Dan Baird realised a new band, Homemade Sin with Dan Baird, Ken McMahan, Keith Christopher and Mauro Magellan. A live CD ´Feels so Good´ was released. More touring, also with The Yayhoos, was done, especially in Europe. In 2007 Ken McMahan was replaced by Warner E. Hodges of Jason and the Scorchers fame. The Yayhoos released ´Put The Hammer Down´, a splendid CD with song writing contributions from all the members. In 2008, the self-titled CD of Homemade Sin was released, another great record, followed by an extensive tour in Europe. In 2008, Dan Baird has created his own MySpace page.
Shortly thereafter, Baird split to hook up with Woodpeckers which featured Terry Anderson. That spelled the end of the original incarnation of the Satellites. Richards hooked up with bassist Rick Price and drummer Mauro Magellan to form the Hellhounds. Eventually, Baird came back home to jam with his old buddies. Elektra Records noticed the EP - and the band quickly reformed as the Georgia Satellites.
The band released its aforementioned self-titled debut in 1986, which contained the hit single "Keep Your Hands To Yourself." After that brush with 15-minute stardom, however, the mainstream public moved on and the
Satellites floundered. The 1988 follow-up, Open All Night, tanked, despite being only slightly weaker, and 1989's magnum opus In The Land Of Salvation & Sin was basically ignored, despite being one mother of a rock record.
In 1990, Baird "fired himself" from the band. Since then, he has released two solo albums (1992's Love Songs For The Hearing Impaired and 1996's Buffalo Nickel). In 2001, he released a live album: Redneck Savant. Baird has done some producing and sideman work, with a.o. Will Hoge, Chris Knight and The Dusters. You can contact Dan Baird via: bizodaaj@earthlink.net. He also tools around with a group of rockers in the Yayhoos, featuring Terry Anderson, Keith Christopher and guitarist Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, making some of the most kickass roots rock heard in a while. The band released one disc, Fear Not The Obvious, in 2001. In 2002, Baird has toured Europe both with the Yayhoos and his 'pickup band' Dan Baird & Friends (Dan Baird, Ken McMahan, Keith Christopher and Mauro Magellan). In 2003 he toured along with Ken McMahans The Dusters and the Dan Baird & Friends European summer tour has been a great succes. The excellent outtakes-album Out Of Mothballs has been released in May 2003.
In 2005, Dan Baird realised a new band, Homemade Sin with Dan Baird, Ken McMahan, Keith Christopher and Mauro Magellan. A live CD ´Feels so Good´ was released. More touring, also with The Yayhoos, was done, especially in Europe. In 2007 Ken McMahan was replaced by Warner E. Hodges of Jason and the Scorchers fame. The Yayhoos released ´Put The Hammer Down´, a splendid CD with song writing contributions from all the members. In 2008, the self-titled CD of Homemade Sin was released, another great record, followed by an extensive tour in Europe. In 2008, Dan Baird has created his own MySpace page.
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