Dan Hopper

Daniel M. Hopper would have been 59 today. I could go on and on about him. We were friends and bandmates. We were in the Psychic Plowboys together. The video for our song, Workout, won 3rd place in the Sony “Visions of America” film competition. Willem Dafoe and Lavar Burton were among the judges. The video was in rotation on MTV for a little while, and I’m sure we have bar tabs still open all over the world. I think of him often and sometimes I miss the possibility of seeing him. John Beifuss wrote the obituary for the Commercial Appeal. I’ll share some Dan stories on the next the next broadcast of Memphis Weirdos.

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5 responses to “Dan Hopper”

Greg American

May 2, 2021 at 9:56 pm

I knew Dan back in the day when I was living in memphis. Dan was a charimatic, talented and somewhat eccentric individual who had a heart as big as Texas and was an awesome frontman for the various projects that he was a part of. Rest in peace dear Dan. You will always be remembered and loved.-Greg American

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1. Hollywood Joe
  
  March 9, 2023 at 10:40 am
  
  GREG , yes indeed DAN HOPPER had a heart as big as TEXAS – HE put me up at HIS apartment at 273 Garland when I was in MEMPHIS , TENNESSEE for a few months – I always think of HIM – I last left off with HIM on the phone around 1994 when HE was with his hot dog stand somewhere north of MEMPHIS , Joe Nania a.k.a. “Hollywood ” Joe
  
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Michael D Lowdermilk

September 28, 2021 at 12:29 am

I loved dan in loaded goat.I still have a board tape from rascals with a full set…I will cherish it for ever…

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1. MW
  
  September 30, 2021 at 9:44 am
  
  I think Dan loved playing with Loaded Goat. Playing places like Rascals put him in front of an audience he wasn’t used to and vice-versa. But he’d win them over. Would love a copy of that if you ever convert it to mp3!
  
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Hollywood Joe

March 9, 2023 at 10:36 am

DAN HOPPER – What can we say about him ! He was a classic – a true music lover – HE knew a lot about the older generation bands – HE was a good friend , Joe Nania a.k.a. “Hollywood ” Joe

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