Daniel Johnston began singing at college bars. The lead singer use to listen to record constantly as a child. The lead singer was encouraged to play by his teacher. Daniel Johnston began playing together while they were in middle school. The band was influenced by Jerry Lee Lewis.

A member of Daniel Johnston started dating a girl whose fatherwas a record executive. She passed the single on to them and the band signed a record deal soon after. The group group played festivals, parties, bars, really just about anywhere that would take them. After the single hit the airwaves and became incredibly popular, Daniel Johnston knew they’d made it big and were not willing to be just another one hit wonder.

Daniel Johnston accepted that they were truly working musicians as soon as the band’s first fan club was started in 1981 by Cynthia McCarther. After the group’s first North American tour, the fan club grew from the couple dozen fans who heard the group play around Albany to the thousands who heard them play from New York to California.

Daniel Johnston hope this next tour brings in more fans than ever. The group recently finished their newest album, but they are already plotting the next move. Daniel Johnston's most current release is a refinement of their accepted sound.

Critics have generally commended Daniel Johnston for their ability to rile up the audience during live shows. Tim Van Gundy, a music critic from Biloxi, has always been impressed with group’s superb guitarist. Daniel Johnston’s most current project is the group’s best reviewed record yet.

Raleigh has always been a haven for the band, so they are sure to schedule a performance there every time they tour. Daniel Johnston knows to play both the old and the new at their shows. Daniel Johnston’s tickets for their latest tour are on sale on TheSeats.com, along with the schedule of all the band’s concerts.