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Richard Clare Danko (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) [1] was a Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a founding member of the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. During the 1960s, Danko performed as a member of the Hawks, backing Ronnie Hawkins and then Bob Dylan.
Dec 10, 1999 · Rick Danko, bassist for pioneering roots-rockers The Band, was found dead. Friday morning (Dec. 10) in his Woodstock, N.Y., home, his publicist said. No cause of death has been...
Dec 12, 1999 · Rick Danko, a singer and bass player in the Band, revered as one of the most important rock acts of the 1960's and 70's for its work with Bob Dylan and its first albums as a group,...
Dec 13, 1999 · Rick Danko was found dead in bed by his wife, at his home in Marbletown, upstate New York, the day after he had celebrated his 56th birthday.
In the eye of the psychedelic hurricane, The Band virtually pioneered the use of traditional instruments like mandolins, accordions and fiddles in rock & roll, and Rick Danko was one of the first non-rockabilly players to use stand-up acoustic bass on a rock record.
Dec 11, 1999 · Rick Danko, a Canadian musician who helped forge a rich musical panorama of American history and myth as a member of the influential rock group the Band, died in his sleep Thursday night at his...
Dec 29, 2023 · Today, for what would have been Richard Clare Danko’s 79th birthday, take a look back at his contribution to The Band’s celebrated American rock and roll songbook.
Dec 10, 1999 · Richard Clare Danko (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a founding member of the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
Dec 29, 2023 · Rick Danko, best known as the bassist and sometime lead vocalist for the Band, was born today in 1943 in Blayney, Ontario. As a member of the Hawks — alongside his future associates in the Band — he was part of the backing band for Ronnie Hawkins, and later Bob Dylan.
Dec 10, 2015 · One of Rick’s signature songs was the incredibly sad tale of love lost “It Makes No Difference,” which appeared on The Band’s 1975 studio album Northern Lights – Southern Cross.
