Sug Daniels

Sug Daniels
Daniels performing at Motorco Music Hall in Durham, North Carolina in 2024
Background information
BornDanielle Johnson
Smyrna, Delaware, U.S.
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresContemporary R&B
Contemporary folk
Occupationsinger-songwriter
Instrumentsvocals
guitar
ukulele
LabelsDon Giovanni Records
Websitesugdaniels.com

Danielle Johnson, known professionally as Sug Daniels, is an American singer-songwriter and musician.

Early life

Johnson was born in Delaware and grew up in Smyrna.[1][2] She was raised in the Southern Baptist faith but left after coming out as queer.[3][4]

Career

Johnson is a singer-songwriter and combines elements of folk music and rhythm and blues in her work.[5] She previously was a rapper and singer in the musical projects Hoochi Coochi and FlowCity before embarking on a career as a solo artist.[4][3]

In 2022, she released the single "Lightning In A Bottle" with John Faye.[1] In 2023, she released the single "When I'm Gone" with Don Giovanni Records.[1][6] Daniels toured and opened for The Black Opry Revue, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Molly Tuttle, Adeem the Artist, and William Elliott Whitmore.

Her debut studio album is scheduled to be released in 2025.[7][8]

Personal life

She lives in Philadelphia with her partner Andrea and another Philadelphia singer songwriter Donnie Coco.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sug Daniels".
  2. ^ Smith, Shaun (August 14, 2024). "Episode 40 - Sug Daniels". The High Note.
  3. ^ a b "Meet Sug Daniels". canvasrebel.com.
  4. ^ a b "Sug Daniels | Grey Matter". www.greymatter.fm.
  5. ^ "Live Sessions". Live Sessions.
  6. ^ "Paisley Fields, Sug Daniels, and Sean Barna kick off their journey to Texas at Ortlieb's". WXPN | Vinyl At Heart.
  7. ^ "Sug Daniels". sugdaniels.com.
  8. ^ Miller, Ellen. "Sug Daniels and friends bring a stellar school night hang to Johnny Brenda's". WXPN | Vinyl At Heart.