The Metro All Stars

The Metro All Stars

Danny Mangold (born July 13, 1952) is an active music producer, guitarist and songwriter. A founding member of Rock/Soul group, The Metro All Stars, Mangold's songwriting helped secure the band with a recording contract with MTM/Capitol Records in 1986. After moving to Seattle, Washington, Mangold was introduced to Charles Neville of the Neville Bros. by Mark Cardenas (The Time). A record, "Songcatchers-Dreaming in Color" (A&M Records 1993) was the result.

In the early 1990s, Mangold opened up "Danny's Music" in Everett, Washington; a rare and vintage guitar shop, whose clients included Green Day, Nirvana, Heart, and many other well-known musicians. In early 2001, he was seriously injured, when a 1963 Ford Futura, given to him by Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, went off the road and crashed near Seattle. Mangold's injuries were so severe that he had to close down Danny's Music and sell off the inventory, to pay his medical expenses.

Mangold's other guitar playing/touring projects include a CD (Heart of the City) where proceeds were given to the Everett Women's Shelter in 1997. Drummer on the project, Ben Smith, introduced Mangold to Ann Wilson from Heart/Lovemongers. Over 2000-2001, Mangold filled in for Nancy Wilson on various live dates, and had been hired as the lead guitar player for Heart's then-upcoming tour, when his accident occurred in 2001. Today, fully recovered from his injuries, Mangold continues to produce music in Seattle for Music Supervisors, Los Angeles.