# Sug Daniels

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{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Sug Daniels
| image           = Sug Daniels.jpg
| image_size      = 200px
| caption         = Daniels performing at Motorco Music Hall in [Durham, North Carolina](/source/Durham%2C_North_Carolina) in 2024
| landscape       =
| alt             =
| birth_date      = Danielle Johnson
| birth_place     = [Smyrna, Delaware](/source/Smyrna%2C_Delaware), U.S.
| origin          = [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S.
| instruments     = vocals<br>guitar<br>ukulele
| genre           = [Contemporary R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B)<br>[Contemporary folk](/source/Contemporary_folk_music)
| occupation      = singer-songwriter
| years_active    = 
| label           = [Don Giovanni Records](/source/Don_Giovanni_Records)
| associated_acts = Hoochi Coochi<br>FlowCity
| website         = [https://sugdaniels.com/ sugdaniels.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](/source/Smyrna%2C_Delaware).<ref name= firstavenue>{{Cite web|url=https://first-avenue.com/performer/sug-daniels/|title=Sug Daniels}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://highnoteblog.com/episode-40-sug-daniels/|title=Episode 40 - Sug Daniels|first=Shaun|last=Smith|date=August 14, 2024|website=The High Note}}</ref> She was raised in the [Southern Baptist](/source/Southern_Baptist) faith but left after [coming out](/source/coming_out) as queer.<ref name= canvas>{{Cite web|url=https://canvasrebel.com/meet-sug-daniels/|title=Meet Sug Daniels|website=canvasrebel.com}}</ref><ref name= grey>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greymatter.fm/community/greylist-sug-daniels|title=Sug Daniels &#124; Grey Matter|website=www.greymatter.fm}}</ref>

== Career ==
Johnson is a singer-songwriter and combines elements of [folk music](/source/folk_music) and [rhythm and blues](/source/rhythm_and_blues) in her work.<ref name= npr>{{Cite web|url=https://livesessions.npr.org/artists/sug-daniels|title=Live Sessions|website=Live Sessions}}</ref> She previously was a rapper and singer in the musical projects Hoochi Coochi and FlowCity before embarking on a career as a solo artist.<ref name= grey/><ref name= canvas/>

In 2022, she released the single "Lightning In A Bottle" with [John Faye](/source/John_Faye).<ref name= firstavenue/> In 2023, she released the single "When I'm Gone" with [Don Giovanni Records](/source/Don_Giovanni_Records).<ref name= firstavenue/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://xpn.org/2023/03/09/paisley-fields-sug-daniels-ortliebs/|title=Paisley Fields, Sug Daniels, and Sean Barna kick off their journey to Texas at Ortlieb's|website=WXPN &#124; Vinyl At Heart}}</ref> Daniels toured and opened for The Black Opry Revue, [Sarah Shook & The Disarmers](/source/Sarah_Shook), [Molly Tuttle](/source/Molly_Tuttle), [Adeem the Artist](/source/Adeem_the_Artist), and [William Elliott Whitmore](/source/William_Elliott_Whitmore).

Her debut studio album is scheduled to be released in 2025.<ref name= daniels>{{Cite web|url=https://sugdaniels.com/|title=Sug Daniels|website=sugdaniels.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://xpn.org/2024/07/19/sug-daniels-johnny-brendas/|title=Sug Daniels and friends bring a stellar school night hang to Johnny Brenda's|first=Ellen|last=Miller|website=WXPN &#124; Vinyl At Heart}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
She lives in [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia) with her partner Andrea and another Philadelphia singer songwriter Donnie Coco.<ref name= firstavenue/>

== References ==
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Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century folk singers
Category:African-American former Christians
Category:American former Christians
Category:African-American LGBTQ people
Category:African-American women singer-songwriters
Category:American women singer-songwriters
Category:American contemporary R&B singers
Category:American folk-pop singers
Category:American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
Category:American women folk singers
Category:Don Giovanni Records artists
Category:Former Baptists
Category:LGBTQ people from Delaware
Category:LGBTQ people from Pennsylvania
Category:Queer singer-songwriters
Category:People from Smyrna, Delaware
Category:Singers from Delaware
Category:Singers from Philadelphia
Category:Songwriters from Delaware
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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