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Dan Hartman (December 8, 1950 in music|1950 -
March 22, 1994 in music|1994) was an United
States|American singer, songwriter and record
producer.

Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Hartman joined
his first band, The Legends,  at the age of 13,
with his brother Dave.  Hartman played keyboards
and wrote much of the band's music, but although
several records were released they were not hits. 
He joined the Edgar Winter Group and played on
three of their albums before launching a solo
career in 1976. Dan wrote the band's second
biggest pop hit "Free Ride" in 1972.   He achieved
two solo hit singles "Instant Replay" (1978) and
"Relight My Fire" (1979) during the disco era.

His biggest solo success was the top 10 single "I
Can Dream About You" from the Streets of Fire
soundtrack in 1984.  During the next decade he
worked as a songwriter and producer and
collaborated with such artists as Tina Turner, Joe
Cocker, Bonnie Tyler, Paul Young, James Brown
(musician)|James Brown, Nona Hendryx and Steve
Winwood. 

He died in Westport, Connecticut from a brain
tumor caused by AIDS.

At the time of his death, Hartman's music was
enjoying a phase of revival and a cover version of
his song "Relight My Fire" became a United
Kingdom|British number one hit for Take That and
Lulu (singer)|Lulu

==See also==
*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US
Dance chart

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