Music is made of people.
The people you played with, who taught you things; especially those things impossible to know except by observation and osmosis.
They have their time and then move to that great gig in the sky, leaving behind what they contributed to you.
They are our mentors. Our exemplars. Our teachers, our colleagues and if we're lucky, our friends.
In Kansas City, Kansas, where Danny once said 'This has and always will be, a Free State' there will be many who remember him as a local notable. As a father. As a teacher. As a singer, writer, performer and activist.
I am fortunate indeed to be able to remember him as a friend.
Godspeed to the next show Danny.