I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him play there on New Year’s Eve and the following spring I booked myself to be his opening act on maybe five shows, and he hired me after the first night. -RickDankoYou put a song on the record or on tape and you stop singing it. You just don’t sit around and sing it anymore unless you’re performing. That’s kind of sad. -Rick Danko |
I started working with Bob in 1965. We did go through a lot of changes from 65 to 74, a lot of changes. By 1974, everything had straightened itself out.
~Rick Danko
Stage Fright (from the Last Waltz):
Birth name | Richard Clare Danko |
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Born | December 29, 1942 Green’s Corners, Ontario,Canada |
Died | December 10, 1999 (aged 56) Marbletown, New York, United States |
Genres | Rock, blues, country rock, folk rock, folk |
Occupations | Musician, songwriter, producer |
Instruments | Vocals, bass, double bass, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, accordion, trombone, piano, banjo, cello |
Years active | 1956–1999 |
Labels | Capitol, Arista, Rykodisc, Woodstock, Breeze Hill |
Associated acts | The Band, Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Danko/Fjeld/Andersen |
Richard Clare “Rick” Danko (December 29, 1942 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician and singer, best known as a member of The Band.
It Makes No Difference – Tribute To Jerry Garcia Dead (1997):
From the liner notes, Rock of Ages:
“Rick showed something during this period that I still don’t understand. While singing like a bird, he played a fretless bass… in an unorthodox style that worked against reason and normality.”
– Robbie Robertson“Rick Danko – his approach, there’s nothing like it. Some people, you can tell what school of thought they come from on the bass… I don’t know where Rick Danko comes from. I don’t know his source of reference… it was just his very own thing and I think it was perfect”.
– Allen Toussaint
This Wheel’s On Fire (1970 November, Pittsburgh USA):
The Band – Live at the Academy of Music 1971
-Egil & Hallgeir
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