D. Boon
Rock Musician / Guitarist
Name at birth: Dennes Dale Boon
D. Boon and childhood friend Mike Watt, with drummer George Hurley, formed The Minutemen in the late 1970s. As part of the Los Angeles punk scene, The Minutemen performed short songs with leftist political rants, becoming more influential than famous. Their albums included the double LP Double Nickels On The Dime and Three Way Tie For Last. D. Boon played guitar and sang most of the songs. In 1985, he was killed when the vehicle in which he was a passenger crashed in Arizona.
D. Boon appears with Princess Grace in our loop Death By Car.
Four Good Links
D. Boon Photos
Several shots from Mike Watt's Hoot Gallery
D. Boon & Friends
Order a CD or read stories about D. Boon
Roommate Refurbishes D. Boon Tapes
Billboard news story about new finds
RollingStone.Com: The Minutemen
Surprisingly good entry from the mainstream rock 'n' roll press
Vital Stats
Birth
Birthplace
San Pedro, California (Los Angeles)
Death
22 December 1985
(automobile crash, age 27)
Best Known As
Guitarist and singer for punk band The Minutemen
