Dan Forte:  

CLASS OF 1971
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Sunset High SchoolClass of 1971
Hayward, CA

Dan's Story

After graduating from Sunset High School in 1971, Dan attended Stanford University, where he graduated with a BA in Journalism in 1975. Since 1976, Dan has freelanced and worked on editorial staffs for numerous music magazines, and is currently Editor-at-Large at Vintage Guitar magazine. He has interviewed Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Harrison, Frank Zappa, and Carlos Santana, among others, and is an ASCAP/D...Expand for more
eems Taylor Award winner for excellence in music journalism. He has also released two CDs of instrumental guitar rock under the stage name Teisco Del Rey, and played rhythm guitar on tour with the Ventures and Duane Eddy. In 1987, Dan moved to Austin, TX. He moved to Weatherford, a small town west of Fort Worth, after getting married in 2009. He'd been friends with his wife for 20 years before they had their first date.
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Yearbooks

Sunset High School 1971 yearbook cover photo
1971 Yearbook
Sunset High School
HAYWARD, CA
Sunset High School 1970 yearbook cover photo
1970 Yearbook
Sunset High School
HAYWARD, CA
Sunset High School 1969 yearbook cover photo
1969 Yearbook
Sunset High School
HAYWARD, CA
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Reunions
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Jul 15, 2023
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Sunset High School Reunion
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Sunset High School Reunion-70, 71 and 72's 50th Invites Alumni's from 62-78 reunion event on Aug 19, 2022 image
Aug 19, 2022
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Sunset High School Reunion-70, 71 and 72's 50th Invites Alumni's from 62-78
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SUNSET HIGH 1971 REUNION invites 1967 THRU 1977 reunion event on Sep 24, 2016 image
Sep 24, 2016
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SUNSET HIGH 1971 REUNION invites 1967 THRU 1977
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Dan Forte's Classmates profile album
Dan Forte's Classmates profile album
Dan Forte's Classmates profile album
Dan Forte's Classmates profile album
Dan Forte's Classmates profile album
Dan Forte's Classmates profile album
Dan Forte's Classmates profile album
Dan Forte's Classmates profile album
Dan Forte's Classmates profile album
Dan Forte's Classmates profile album
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Dan Forte's album, Timeline Photos
Dan Forte's album, Timeline Photos
Dan Forte's album, Timeline Photos
Dan Forte's album, Timeline Photos
Dan Forte's album, Timeline Photos
Today my dear friend Doyle "Big D" Bramhall (Sr) would have turned 70. He died way too soon, at 62. An amazing singer, drummer, and songwriter. I miss him every day but have SO many wonderful memories. Him playing and singi
Dan Forte's album, Timeline Photos
Dan Forte's album, Timeline Photos
Dan Forte's album, Timeline Photos
A special day today; it's the birthday of Bob Spickard of the Chantay's. Bob and the late Brian Carman wrote and recorded the classic surf instrumental "Pipeline" when they were 16! It's not just my favorite surf tune; it's
Dan Forte's album, Timeline Photos
Nice photo spread in current ("March") issue of Vintage Guitar mag of the Paul Johnson benefit in Long Beach last month. That's me in the lower right. A good excuse to remind everyone how they can get the great P.J. tribute
Dan Forte's album, Timeline Photos
Omar Kent Dykes: This day's for you! (Photo by Dan Forte)
"Check This Action." Casper Rawls, Mike Buck, Steve Doerr Joe Doerrr, Don Leady, and Pat Collins. A sort of LeRoi Brothers retrospective! (Photo by Dan Forte.)
Derek O'Brien and Casper Rawls. (Photo by Dan Forte.)
Jon Hahn, Ted Roddy, Jackie Newhouse on bass, Webb Wilder and Nick Connolly. (Photo by Dan Forte)
Houston Rawls and OMAR and the Howlers FB himself, Omar Dykes. (Photo by Dan Forte.)
"Pretty Little Lights Of Town." Steve Doerr, Webb Wilder, Don Leady, and Joe Doerr. (Photo by Dan Forte)
This is the choice we have in TX. Ted Cruz needs to go. Vote for Beto O'Rourke. Spread the word!
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