Dan Zanes was a member of the popular 1980s band The Del Fuegos and is currently the front man of the Grammy-winning group Dan Zanes and Friends. His reincarnation in children’s music happened after Zanes began playing music with a group of other fathers in West Village playgrounds who were also there with their kids. Grownups and kids loved it! The who’s who of the music world started making guest appearances on his CDs, like Sheryl Crow and Suzanne Vega. In 2007, Zanes received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children for Catch That Train! In early 2009, Zanes' ¡Nueva York! won in The 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for Best Children's Music Album.