The Saratoga Salon Presents: Dan Bern "A Songwriter Talks Songwriting. And sings!"

An American guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist, and painter. Bern's singular songwriting has led to works on such projects as Judd Apatow's feature "Walk Hard-The Dewey Cox Story" and "Get Him to the Greek". His songs have appeared in countless TV shows and independent films, have been covered by The Who's Roger Daltrey, and most recently comprise all the songs for Amazon Prime's "The Stinky and Dirty Show", a cartoon for youngsters. In addition to the music, Dan Bern is a prolific painter, with works hanging in The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and The Bobby Feller Museum. He has published several books, the latest being a collection of poems, "Encounters", which recounts his real life encounters with, among others, Wilt Chamberlain, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Carter, and Hunter S. Thompson.