Rick Danko
Rick Danko ( born December 29, 1942 in Simcoe, Ontario, † December 10, 1999 in Woodstock, New York) was a Canadian musician. He became known as a singer and bassist of The Band.
Life and work
At the age of 17 years Danko Ronnie Hawkins ' rockabilly band The Hawks joined. Originally rhythm guitarist, he soon moved to the bass. Bob Dylan discovered the Hawks mid-1960s and engaged her for his world tour 1965/66. Now renamed in The Band, impressed Danko, drummer Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, guitarist, keyboardist Richard Manuel and the saxophonist and keyboardist Garth Hudson Dylan's folk-rock phase in the mid-1960s. The first LP of The Band, " Music from Big Pink ", named after the pink -colored painted house that rented Dylan in West Saugerties, appeared in 1968. The album is considered groundbreaking because it is the first time coined by Dylan folk-rock with a wide range of American music styles like bluegrass and country mix. Danko play on the album next to the bass and violin. In November 1976, The Band gave their last concert, documented in Martin Scorsese's film The Band (1978). One of the reasons for the breakup of the band was Danko and Manuel's drug addiction. 1989 Danko was involved as a guest musician on the recent publication of the Del Fuegos, Smoking In The Fields. There he sang the harmonies in Stand By You.
Solo career
Danko's first solo album was released in 1978. Reformed in 1983 to The Band, though without Robertson. Danko took part the acoustic guitar. Together with the " band" members Levon Helm and Garth Hudson, Danko occurred at Roger Waters " The Wall " concert in Berlin. In October 1992, Danko and The Band played (without Robertson) on the occasion of Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary stage at Madison Square Garden in New York. After The Band had been introduced in 1989 in the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame, they were also included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. This was followed once again shared recordings in 1993, 1996 and 1998. His last concert was Rick Danko on 7 December 1999 in the university town of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Three days later he died in his adopted hometown of Woodstock at the age of 56 years due to heart failure.
In 1991, the folk singer Eric Andersen with Rick Danko and Jonas Fjeld the Norwegian folk singer recorded the album Danko / Fjeld / Andersen on who got the Spelleman 's Pris 1992, the Norwegian equivalent to the American Grammy Awards. Furthermore, the trio brought out in 1993 Ridin 'On The Blinds.
Tribute
The singer David Munyon took in July 2006 at London's Abbey Road Studios a CD in honor of Rick Danko on. The CD titled "Song for Danko " was released in August 2006.
Discography
Published posthumously
- 2000: Times Like These
- 2002: One More Shot ( with Jonas Fjeld and Eric Andersen )
- 2005: Cryin 'Heart Blues