Dan Penn has been responsible for writing songs like "Do Right Woman Do Right Man" by Aretha Franklin, "I'm Your Puppet" by Bobby & James Purify, "You Left The Water Running" by Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding. In 1994 Dan picked up the guitar and recorded these songs himself for the first time and to great effect.
Dan Penn has Southern Soul running through his veins. Penn started out in the early sixties as band leader of various soul combos in Alabama but remaining out of the limelight for most of his career, choosing instead writing hit songs for other artists. He has been responsible for songs including "Is A Bluebird Blue" by Conway Twitty, "Do Right Woman Do Right Man" by Aretha Franklin, "The Letter" by The Box Tops, "I'm Your Puppet" by Bobby & James Purify, "You Left The Water Running" by Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding and many more.
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