Dan Penn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dan Penn

American musician

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1941

Place of Birth: Alabama, United States

Profession: singer, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Dan Penn (born Wallace Daniel Pennington, November 16, 1941) is an American songwriter, singer, musician, and record producer who co-wrote many soul hits of the 1960s, including "The Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" with Chips Moman and "Cry Like a Baby" with Spooner Oldham.
Penn also produced many hits, including "The Letter", by The Box Tops.
He has been described as a white soul and blue-eyed soul singer.
Penn has released relatively few records featuring his own vocals and musicianship, preferring the relative anonymity of songwriting and producing.