Seaman Dan

Seaman Dan
Seaman Dan
Background information
Birth nameHenry Gibson Dan
Born(1929-08-25)25 August 1929
Thursday Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia
Died30 December 2020 (aged 91)
Edmonton, Queensland, Australia
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active1990s–2016
Labels
  • Hot Records
  • Steady Steady Music

Henry Gibson Dan AM (25 August 1929 – 30 December 2020), known as Seaman Dan, was a Torres Strait Islander singer-songwriter with a national and international reputation. His first recording, an album called Follow the Sun, was released in 2000, on his 70th birthday.