Jeff Daniels

The Purple Rose Theatre was alive last night with a Jeff Daniels tradition. He plays his original songs on guitar. This year he invited his daughter, son Ben, and wife Kathleen on stage to participate. Since many of the songs are written from real life events, their participation was very special. Jeff said he wept openly when Ben Daniels declared he wanted to be a musician. Ben’s song “Fake Your Smile,” performed as a duo with his dad Jeff , was quite good. My favorite replay this year was “The RV Song.” A couple new ones to me were ”Happy Birthday to Kathleen” and ... Read Full Story

The Purple Rose Theatre was alive last night with a Jeff Daniels tradition. He plays his original songs on guitar. This year he invited his daughter, son Ben, and wife Kathleen on stage to participate. Since many of the songs are written from real life events, their participation was very special. Jeff said he wept openly when Ben Daniels declared he wanted to be a musician. Ben’s song “Fake Your Smile,” performed as a duo with his dad Jeff , was quite good. My favorite replay this year was “The RV Song.” A couple new ones to me were ”Happy Birthday to Kathleen” and ... Read Full Story

Jeff Daniels has been doing a great job with commercials promoting Michigan and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. I hope to see him again live unplugged when my kids come home over Christmas break. Besides his great acting, he actually is pretty easy on the ears with his guitar. Once you have the privilege of hearing him unplugged at The Purple Rose Theatre with his wife Kathleen working behind the scenes, you recognize it is very personal and intimate experience - one worth repeating. Below is a video of Jeff playing, courtesy of the Ann Arbor News. Just leave it on while you read. ... Read Full Story

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