D. BOON
Name: Dennes Dale Boon
Born: 1 April 1958 Napa, California, USA
Died: 22 December 1985 Tucson, Arizona, USA
D. Boon (born Dennes Dale Boon, April 1, 1958 - December 22, 1985) was an
American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Active between 1979, when he joined
The Reactionaries, and 1985, when he was killed in a van accident, Boon was best
known as the guitarist and vocalist of the Californian punk rock trio Minutemen.
Dennes Boon was born in Napa, California on April 1, 1958. Boon's father, a navy
veteran, worked putting radios into Buick cars, and the Boons lived in former
World War II barracks that been converted into public housing. As a teenager,
Boon began painting and signed his works "D. Boon", partly because "D" was his
slang for cannabis, partly after Daniel Boone, but mostly because it was similar
to E. Bloom, Blue Öyster Cult's vocalist and guitarist.
Boon formed the band in January 1980 with childhood friend Mike Watt on bass
from the remnants of their previous band, The Reactionaries, later adding former
Reactionaries drummer George Hurley, to form The Minutemen.
Their most noted recording was Double Nickels on the Dime, which is considered
by many to be D.Boon at his best in both songwriting and guitar playing.
The Minutemen continued until December 22, 1985, when Boon was killed in a van
accident in Tucson, Arizona. Because he had been sick with a fever, Boon was
lying down in the rear of the van without a seatbelt when the van ran off the
road. Boon was thrown out the back door of the van and died instantly from a
broken neck. He was only 27 years old. The band immediately dissolved, though
Watt and Hurley would form the band fIREHOSE soon after. The live album Ballot
Result was released in 1987 , two years after Boon's death.
Name: Dennes Dale Boon
Born: 1 April 1958 Napa, California, USA
Died: 22 December 1985 Tucson, Arizona, USA
D. Boon (born Dennes Dale Boon, April 1, 1958 - December 22, 1985) was an
American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Active between 1979, when he joined
The Reactionaries, and 1985, when he was killed in a van accident, Boon was best
known as the guitarist and vocalist of the Californian punk rock trio Minutemen.
Dennes Boon was born in Napa, California on April 1, 1958. Boon's father, a navy
veteran, worked putting radios into Buick cars, and the Boons lived in former
World War II barracks that been converted into public housing. As a teenager,
Boon began painting and signed his works "D. Boon", partly because "D" was his
slang for cannabis, partly after Daniel Boone, but mostly because it was similar
to E. Bloom, Blue Öyster Cult's vocalist and guitarist.
Boon formed the band in January 1980 with childhood friend Mike Watt on bass
from the remnants of their previous band, The Reactionaries, later adding former
Reactionaries drummer George Hurley, to form The Minutemen.
Their most noted recording was Double Nickels on the Dime, which is considered
by many to be D.Boon at his best in both songwriting and guitar playing.
The Minutemen continued until December 22, 1985, when Boon was killed in a van
accident in Tucson, Arizona. Because he had been sick with a fever, Boon was
lying down in the rear of the van without a seatbelt when the van ran off the
road. Boon was thrown out the back door of the van and died instantly from a
broken neck. He was only 27 years old. The band immediately dissolved, though
Watt and Hurley would form the band fIREHOSE soon after. The live album Ballot
Result was released in 1987 , two years after Boon's death.