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Apr 22, 2016 · Rick Danko was -- and will forever be known as -- one of the three singing members of the Band, as well as their bassist. Their principal lead singer on the first album, he was second of the members to join the group back in its days backing Ronnie Hawkins, and the second of its members to pass away.
Oct 24, 2018 · Richard Clare "Rick" Danko (December 29 1943 - December 10, 1999) (his birthdate is often mistakenly listed as 1942) was a musician and singer from Green's Corners, near Simcoe, Ontario, probably best known as the bass player and one of three lead singers of The Band.
Feb 20, 2020 · (Helm, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel are deceased; keyboardist Garth Hudson, the only other surviving member, is only heard in archival interviews.) The now 76-year-old Robertson tells the history ...
Dec 11, 1999 · December 10, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. EST. WOODSTOCK, N.Y. -- Rick Danko, 56, who went from Bob Dylan's backup band to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a bassist and singer with The Band, died Dec. 10 ...
drums. Years active. 1957–1986. Labels. Capitol. Richard George Manuel (April 3, 1943 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as a pianist and one of three lead singers in the Band, for which he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Manuel's singing alternated between a ...
After The Band had performed its farewell concert "The Last Waltz" in 1976, Danko was the first of the group to go solo, releasing the self titled album "Rick Danko" (1977). From 1983 to 1999, Danko alternated between reformed versions of The Band, recorded three more albums and toured with Ringo Starr, Boz Scaggs, Van Morrison and former Band ...
