Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders Country Band from Chicago, IL

Will travel up to 500 miles

  • Member Since 2007
  • Starting at $500 per event

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Classic country that would make Willie and Waylon proud. Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders play both kinds of music, country and western; covering everything from western swing to 70's Outlaw. With a five piece Bakersfield style line up of steel guitar, electric Telecaster guitar, acoustic guitar, bass and drums the band will entertain any gathering with intense country picking and great old songs. Whitaker's original country material mixes in seamlessly with the classics giving new life to the classic style. Live shows include many varieties of beats and tempos to keep audiences dancing all night long.

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  • Swinging Doors | Merle Haggard
  • Folsom Prison | Johnny Cash
  • Hey Good Lookin' | Hank Williams
  • Crazy | Willie Nelson
  • Good Hearted Woman | Waylon Jennings
  • Dead Flowers | Rolling Stones
  • Steel Guitar Rag | Bob Wills
  • The Bottle Let Me Down | Merle Haggard
  • Pancho and Lefty | Willie Nelson
  • Real Country Man | Dan Whitaker
  • Good Ol' Boys | Waylon Jennings
  • The Race Is On | George Jones
  • You Never Even Call Me By My Name | Steve Goodman
  • Spanish Pipe Dream | John Prine
  • Six Days On The Road | Dave Duddley
  • Kaw-Liga | Hank Willimas
  • Lucile | Kenny Rodgers
  • Texas Honey | Dan Whitaker
  • Get Rhythm | Johnny Cash
  • Me and Bobby McGee | Kris Kristofferson
  • El Paso | Marty Robbins
  • The Image of Me | Conway Twitty / Charlie Pride
  • Okie From Muskogee | Merle Haggard
  • Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line | Waylon Jennings
  • Me and My Uncle | Grateful Dead
  • White Lightning | George Jones
  • Whiskey River | Willie Nelson
  • Going Downtown Tonight | Dan Whitaker
  • Mansion On The Hill | Hank Williams
  • I'm A Ramblin' Man | Waylon Jennings
  • For The Good Times | Kris Kristofferson
  • Hot Burrito #1 | Flying Burrito Brothers
  • Truck Drivin' Man | Buck Owens
  • Big River | Johnny Cash
  • Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother | Jerry Jeff Walker
  • Family Tradition | Hank Williams Jr.
  • Summer Time | standard
  • Midnight Rider | Allman Brothers
  • Sing Me Back Home | Merle Haggard
  • I Know One | Charlie Pride
  • Lay, Lady, Lay | Bod Dylan
  • Highs and Lows | Dan Whitaker
  • Amanda | Waylon Jennings
  • Diamonds In The Mine | Leonard Cohen
  • Ring of Fire | Johnny Cash
  • I'm The Only Hell My Mama's Ever Raised | Johnny Paycheck
  • Bloody Mary Morning | Willie Nelson
  • Sleepwalk | Santo and Johnny
  • Together Again | Buck Owens/ Gram Parsons
  • Shinebender | Dan Whitaker
  • That Smell | Lynard Skynard
  • Take This Job and Shove It | Johnny Paycheck
  • Streets of Baltimore | Charlie Pride / Gram Parsons
  • Rawhide | Blues Brothers
  • Sunday Morning Coming Down | Kris Kristofferson / Johnny Cash
  • Luther Played The Boogie | Johnny Cash
  • August Gray | Dan Whitaker
  • If You've Got The Money | Willie Nelson / Lefty Frizzell
  • Dire Wolf | Grateful Dead
  • I Want No One But You | Buck Owens
  • I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive | Hank Williams
  • Honky Tonk Women | Rolling Stones
  • Branded Man | Merle Haggard
  • Do It Again | Steely Dan
  • Black Rose | Waylon Jennings
  • Prison Band | Merle Haggard
  • Donald and Lydia | John Prine
  • By The Time I Get To Phoenix | Glen Campbell / Nick Cave
  • Best of All Possible Worlds | Kris Kristofferson
  • You're Still On My Mind | Flying Burrito Brothers / George Jones
  • Where Does The Good Times Go | Merle Haggard / Buck Owens
  • White Freight Liner Blues | Towns Van Zandt
  • Cowboy's Death March | Dan Whitaker
  • Sin City | Flying Burrito Brothers
  • The Taker | Waylon Jennings / Kris Kristofferson
  • Wild Horses | Rolling Stones / Flying Burrito Brothers
  • One More Cup of Coffee | Bob Dylan
  • Ol' 55 | Tom Waits
  • Miller's Cave | Gram Parsons
  • Mamma Tried | Merle Haggard
  • I'm A Long Gone Daddy | Hank Williams
  • Long Black Limousine | Merle Haggard
  • Luckenbach Texas | Waylon and Willie
  • Lovesick Blues | Hank Williams
  • Lonesome Me | Johnny Cash
  • Just One More | George Jones
  • Mohammeds Radio | Warren Zevon
  • Honey Baby | Dan Whitaker
  • Mental Revenge | Waylon Jennings / Mel Tillis
  • Love Hurts | Gram Parsons / Nazareth
  • Nashville Skyline Rag | Bob Dylan
  • Lost Highway | Hank Williams
  • Harvest | Neil Young
  • Green Green Grass of Home | Merle Haggard
  • Lonesome, On'ry and Mean | Waylon Jennings
  • I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow | Hank Williams
  • I'll Be Your Baby Tonight | Bob Dylan
  • Friend of The Devil | Grateful Dead
  • The Fool | Dan Whitaker
  • Driving Nails In My Coffin | Ernest Tubb

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Past Events

November 10, 2007 • Hidden Cove
Sat12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Chicago, IL
November 3, 2007 • Keller's Ranch
Sat12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Milan, IL
November 1, 2007 • Quenchers
Thu9:00 PM - 12:00 AM Chicago, IL
October 26, 2007 • Abbey Pub
Fri12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Chicago, IL
October 20, 2007 • California Clipper
Sat10:00 PM - 2:00 AM Chicago, IL
October 19, 2007 • J.T. Whitney's
Fri9:00 PM - 1:00 AM Madison, WI
October 13, 2007 • Hidden Cove
Sat12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Chicago, IL
September 29, 2007 • Private Event
Sat12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
September 28, 2007 • Private Event
Fri12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
September 21, 2007 • Northwoods Saloon
Fri12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Saint John, IN
September 15, 2007 • Our Lady of Victory Country Music Festival
Sat7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Chicago, IL
September 14, 2007 • Abbey Pub
Fri9:30 PM - 1:30 AM Chicago, IL

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