Dana Lyons
Dana Lyons | |
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| Born | Kingston, New York, U.S. |
| Occupations | Musician, author |
Dana Lyons is an American folk and alternative rock musician, who wrote and performed the 1996 comedic folk song[1] "Cows With Guns".[2] “Cows With Guns” was #1 for the year on Dr. Demento, #2 on the Australian Country charts, #1 in Seattle and spent six months on the Irish Top 40.[3]
Biography
Lyons' environmentalist song "Our State Is a Dumpsite", composed and performed with his younger brother Zach Lyons,[4] was proposed in the Washington state legislature in 1986 as the official state song.[5]
Dana Lyons went on to perform music for the environmental group Earth First!.[6]
Lyons is the author of the children's book The Tree (2002). Jane Goodall wrote the foreword and David Danioth provided the illustrations.[7]
Early life and education
Dana Lyons was born in Kingston, New York. He is a graduate of Swarthmore College.[3] Lyons lives in Bellingham, Washington.[8][9]
Discography
- Cows with Guns (1997) – No. 32 album Australia[10]
Bibliography
- Cows with Guns illustrated by Jeff Sinclair, 1998 ISBN 978-0-670-87890-1
- The Tree illustrated by David Danioth, 2002 ISBN 978-0-9701907-3-4
References
- ^ Fleming, Ivy (1 July 2013). "Getting to know 'Cows with Guns' singer Dana Lyons". www.illawarramercury.com.au. Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
Dana Lyons, writer of the infamous Cows with Guns, is a serious conservationist behind the goofy animal songs.
- ^ Bonino, Rick (March 13, 1989). "Rules, reality don't coincide at City Hall". Spokesman-Review. p. A8. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Dana Lyons is Coming Back to the Rock!". theOrcasonian.com. Washington. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ^ Young-Metzler, Melissa (October 24, 1986). "Traveling brothers push anti-nuke measure". Ellensburg Daily Record.
- ^ Dillon, Cathy (February 14, 1986). "Nuclear waste concerns singer". Tri City Herald.
- ^ McIntyre, Iain (2019-04-01). "Treesits, lock-ons and barricades: Environmental blockading in the 1980s". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ "SOLD OUT! Chuckanut Radio Hour with Bill McKibben, 'Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist', and musical guest Dana Lyons". Village Books: Building Community One Book at a Time. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ "House Concert with Dana Lyons". WhatcomTalk. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ "Bio – Cows With Guns". CowsWithGuns. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ^ "Discography Dana Lyons". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 23, 2022.