Gary Sinise Biography

It was 1997 when Gary Sinise and Kimo Williams first met and worked together on the Steppenwolf Theatre production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. Williams was hired by director Terry Kinney to compose the score for the play and Sinise a co-founder of Steppenwolf along with Terry Kinney was playing the role of Stanley Kowalski. It was during the technical rehearsals for the play that Gary and Kimo began to discuss their love for music and after learning of Gary's talents on the bass Kimo invited him to his home for a jam session. Over the next few years whenever possible these two pals would play together with other Chicago area musicians and in 2003 as Gary began what has turned out to be an extraordinary commitment to the USO it became clear that those early jam sessions had laid the foundation for what would become The Lieutenant Dan Band.
Following one of his many trips overseas to visit those serving our country Gary asked the USO if they would allow him to take a band with him on a tour. The USO agreed the band began rehearsing and in February of 2004 The Lieutenant Dan Band hit the road on their first overseas USO tour to Korea Singapore and Diego Garcia. Since those early sessions at Kimo’s house a few gigs for the troops in the Chicago area in 2003 and that first overseas tour Gary and the band have played an average of 30-40 shows per year with a good 75 percent of those shows for USO charities or benefits.

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