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D. Boon was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the punk rock band The Minutemen. He was born in Napa, California, on April 1, 1958. He was the son of a truck driver and a homemaker.
Boon began playing guitar at the age of 12, and by the time he was 15, he had formed his first band, The Reactionaries. He attended Napa High School, where he met bassist Mike Watt, and the two formed The Minutemen in 1980. The band released four studio albums and two live albums before Boon's untimely death in a car accident in 1985.
Boon was known for his unique guitar style, which blended punk, funk, and jazz influences. He was also an accomplished songwriter, writing many of The Minutemen's most popular songs, including "This Ain't No Picnic" and "Corona".
At the time of his death, Boon was 27 years old. His net worth at the time was estimated to be around $500,000.
| Popular As |
Dennes Dale Boon |
| Occupation |
Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Age |
27 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
1 April 1958 |
| Birthday |
1 April |
| Birthplace |
San Pedro, California, U.S. |
| Date of death |
December 22, 1985, |
| Died Place |
Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States |
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D. Boon Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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D. Boon Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is D. Boon worth at the age of 27 years old? D. Boon’s income source is mostly from being a successful Musician. He is from United States. We have estimated
D. Boon's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
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| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
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Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
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D. Boon Social Network
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Boon's guitar style is very distinctive; he rarely used distortion and frequently set the equalization on his amplifier so that only the treble frequencies were heard – the bass and midrange frequencies would be turned off completely. His style had a heavy funk/blues feel which was very different from other hardcore punk bands in the 80s.
Since the first Firehose album, Mike Watt has dedicated every record he has worked on – be it Firehose, solo, or otherwise – to D. Boon's memory. A song on Watt's semi-autobiographical 1997 album Contemplating the Engine Room, "The Boilerman," is about D. Boon; on the recording itself, guitarist Nels Cline plays one of Boon's last Telecaster guitars, which Watt is in possession of. Watt also mentions his fallen friend in Firehose's "Disciples of the 3-Way" (Mr. Machinery Operator) and his own "Burstedman" (The Secondman's Middle Stand).
In 2003, former D. Boon roommate Richard Derrick released the CD D. Boon and Friends, a collection of jam session tapes he recorded with D. Boon, and rare Boon solo performances, as the first release on his Box-O-Plenty Records label. Mike Watt authorized the release and provided technical assistance and liner notes.
Boon has been paid tribute by American alternative band Stigmata-A-Go-Go with the song "D. Boon," from its 1994 album It's All True, Uncle Tupelo with a different song "D. Boon" from its 1991 album Still Feel Gone, and Centro-matic's song "D.Boon-Free (A Ninth Grade Crime)" off The Static vs. The Strings Vol. 1. His story is also told in the documentary We Jam Econo.
The Minutemen continued until December 22, 1985, when Boon was killed in a van accident in the Arizona desert on Interstate 10. Because he had been sick with fever, Boon was lying down in the rear of the van without a seatbelt when the rear axle broke and 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 27 years old. Boon’s death caused the band to immediately dissolve, 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.
Boon formed Minutemen in January 1980 with Mike Watt on bass and Frank Tonche on drums. Tonche was soon replaced by former Reactionaries drummer George Hurley. Their best-known album is Double Nickels on the Dime.
Boon formed his first band with Watt in 1978, The Reactionaries. The band's members were lead vocalist Martin Tamburovich, Boon on guitar, bassist Watt, and drummer George Hurley. The Reactionaries existed for most of 1978 and 1979, practicing regularly but rarely if ever performing live.
Dennes Dale "D." Boon (April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Boon was best known as the guitarist and vocalist of the American punk rock trio Minutemen. In 1985 he was killed in a van crash at the age of 27.
Dennes Boon was born in San Pedro, California, on April 1, 1958. His father, a navy veteran, worked installing radios in Buick cars, and the Boons lived in former World War II barracks that had been converted into public housing.
