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Gary Calamar

Daniel Johnston

Gary Calamar
Gary Calamar
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"Outsider" musician and singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston is Gary Calamar's special guest DJ between 11pm and midnight.
"Outsider" musician and singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston is Gary Calamar's special guest DJ between 11pm and midnight.
Aug 27, 2007

"Outsider" musician and singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston is Gary Calamar's special guest DJ between 11pm and midnight. An American singer, songwriter and musician, Johnston was the subject of the 2005 documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston. He currently lives in a house adjacent to his parents' home in Waller, Texas. Johnston has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and has been classified as an outsider musician. His songs are typically painfully direct, and often display a disturbing blend of childlike naïveté with darker, "spooky" themes.

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