(1961-12-25) 25 December 1961 (age 62) Failsworth, Lancashire, England, UK
Genres
Rock, hard rock, heavy metal
Occupation(s)
Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals, keyboards, keytar, organ, minimoog
Years active
1979–present
Labels
Legend Records (current)
Website
darebandofficial.com
Musical artist
Darren Leigh Wharton (born 25 December 1961)[1][2] is a British keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He has fronted his own band, Dare, since 1985, but first came to attention as a member of Thin Lizzy. In 2023, Wharton launched a second band alongside Dare, Darren Wharton's Renegade.[3] His son, Paris, is also a musician.
^"Thank you everyone so much for the birthday wishes! But for the record my birthday actually is tomorrow Christmas day!!". Retrieved 18 January 2021 – via Twitter.
^"Thin Lizzy A Rock Legend Darren Wharton". thin-lizzy.info. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^"Renegade". Darren Wharton's Renegade. Facebook official page. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
Darren Leigh Wharton (born 25 December 1961) is a British keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He has fronted his own band, Dare, since 1985, but first...
replaced by John Sykes in 1982. The line-up was augmented by keyboardist DarrenWharton in 1980. The singles "Whiskey in the Jar" (1972), "The Boys Are Back...
and Downey, guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes, and keyboardist DarrenWharton. In 1996, ten years after Lynott's death, the group reformed as a touring...
line-up now consists of longtime guitarist Scott Gorham, keyboardist DarrenWharton, and four other members who were not present during the band's main...
dates for 20 years. After John Sykes' departure in 2009, Brian Downey, DarrenWharton, and Marco Mendoza rejoined the band. New to the lineup were Def Leppard...
and by former band members Moore, Bell, Robertson, Downey, Gorham and DarrenWharton, who performed live. On 3 October 2019, An Post released two commemorative...
The track also featured fellow Thin Lizzy members Brian Downey and DarrenWharton. Afterwards, Sykes was asked to join Thin Lizzy. He was officially confirmed...
with either the surname or given name Dare (band), a band fronted by DarrenWharton Dare (album), a 1981 album by The Human League "Dare" (song), a 2005...
v t e Thin Lizzy Scott Gorham DarrenWharton Ricky Warwick Damon Johnson Troy Sanders Scott Travis Phil Lynott Brian Downey Eric Bell Eric Wrixon Gary...
guitarist) John Sykes-fronted version of Thin Lizzy alongside Scott Gorham, DarrenWharton and Marco Mendoza. Thin Lizzy, along with The Answer, were scheduled...
in the live circuit playing in various local bands. In 1985, he met DarrenWharton who had just left Thin Lizzy and was looking for a guitarist to form...
also featuring Sykes, with guitarist Scott Gorham, keyboard player DarrenWharton and drummer Brian Downey. After some preliminary one-off concerts, the...
line-up also included original drummer Brian Downey and keyboardist DarrenWharton. Johnson had always been influenced by the band: "Thin Lizzy has colored...
bill when it was raising money for Africa." Thin Lizzy keyboard player DarrenWharton expressed regrets about the band not being asked to perform: "That was...
Seddouck 2010 Distorted Caroline (Supporting) Feature film directed by DarrenWharton 2010 The Owner Emma (Supporting) Feature film with CollabFeature 2010...
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