Dan Toler

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Dan Toler, also known as "Dangerous Dan Toler", is an American guitarist. A native of Indiana, he became popular in the late 1970s as a member of Dickey Betts' band Great Southern appearing on Dickey Betts & Great Southern and Atlanta's Burning Down. He went on to become a member of the Allman Brothers Band with Betts from 1978-1982 appearing on Enlightened Rogues (1979), Reach for the Sky (1980) and Brothers of the Road (1981).

Toler was later a member of the Gregg Allman Band in the 1980s as well as a reformed version of Great Southern in the 2000s. He has a guitar given to him by Dickey Betts that originally belonged to Duane Allman. He is well-known for having a guitar sound that much resembles the sound of Dickey Betts.

In 2006, Dan Toler and fellow guitarist Ed Zinner, along with Ron Gary, formed TGZ and released a CD called Living Dangerously.

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Also, he was aided in starting a band called, Renegades of Southern Rock. Band members include, George McCorkle, John Townsend, John McKnight, Avon Lucas, Taylor Caldwell and Dan Toler.