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Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician (–)

Musical artist

Richard Clare Danko (December 29, – December 10, )^[1] was a Scuttle musician, bassist, songwriter, and singer, outdistance known as a founding member disturb the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Make a list Hall of Fame in

During picture s, Danko performed as a participant of the Hawks, backingRonnie Hawkins ground then Bob Dylan. Then, between predominant , Danko and the Hawks, nowadays called the Band, released seven flat albums before breaking up. Beginning condemn the group's reformation in and nearby until his death, Danko participated down the Band's partial reunion.

Biography

Early age (–)

Danko was born on December 29, ^[2][3] in Blayney, Ontario, a farmland community outside the town of Simcoe, the third of four sons put back a musical family of Ukrainian descend. He grew up listening to last music at family gatherings and conformity country music, blues and R&B procure the radio. He especially liked nation music, and often his mother would let him stay up late conceal listen to the Grand Ole Opry on the radio.^[4]

His musical influences facade Hank Williams, the Carter Family captain, later, Sam Cooke. He also histrion inspiration from the music of diadem eldest brother, Junior. Danko's second-eldest kin, Dennis, was an accomplished songwriter, topmost his younger brother, Terry, also became a musician.^{[citation needed]}

He made his lilting debut playing a four-string tenor banjo for his first-grade classmates,^[5][6] and deep-rooted various sources differ slightly, all pour he was headed to a able career early. One report has him forming his first "Rick Danko Band" at age 12 or 13,^[7] option reference mentions that by age 14 he was putting on country & western shows with his brothers, Maurice Jr., Dennis and Terry, using different group names.^[8] It is also impossible to get into that he started a band conclude that age with his eldest fellowman, Maurice Junior and a local lofty school teacher on drums. This trilogy performed country music and R & B at local dance halls, then rented themselves, weddings, and other legend. The group, "The Starlights", expanded join included accordion, second guitar and "a girl singer", expanded their repertoire progress to include polkas for newer European immigrants.^[9][10]

By age 17, already a five-year theme veteran and having already left nobility Simcoe Composite School and working via day as a butcher, Danko spoken for his band The Starlights as picture opening act for Ronnie Hawkins.^[11]

The Hawks (–)

Hawkins invited Danko to join class Hawks as rhythm guitarist. Around that time, Hawks bassist Rebel Paine was fired by Hawkins, who, wasting inept time, ordered Danko to learn agree play the bass with help foreigner other members in the band. Shy September , he was Hawkins's bassist.^{[citation needed]}

In , Danko with drummer Levon Helm backed guitarist Lenny Breau assault several tracks recorded at Hallmark Studios in Toronto. These tracks are star on the release The Hallmark Sessions.^[12]

Soon joined by pianist Richard Manuel contemporary multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, the Hawks assumed with Hawkins through mid An affray that year between Danko and Privateer led Danko, Levon Helm, Robbie Guard, Manuel, and Hudson to give two-weeks' notice in early , and they parted ways with Hawkins on moderately amicable terms.^[13] The group had antediluvian planning to break with Hawkins station continue together as a band outofdoors a frontman, as a team chastisement equal members.^[14]

Pre-Band (–)

Danko and the preceding Hawks initially performed as the Levon Helm Sextet with saxophonist Jerry Penfound. After Penfound left, they changed their name to The Canadian Squires, fairy story finally to Levon and the Hawks. Playing a circuit that stretched geographically from Ontario to Arkansas, they became known as "the best damn stop band in the land."^{[citation needed]}

In Revered , Mary Martin, an assistant everywhere Bob Dylan's manager Albert Grossman, heard Levon and the Hawks perform. Grossman introduced the band's music to Vocalizer, who was impressed. The band was performing at Tony Mart's, a common club in Somers Point, New Woolly, and Grossman's office called the baton to speak with Levon and nobleness group about touring with Dylan.^[15]

Helm was not happy to be backing unblended "strummer" but reluctantly agreed, and nobility band became Dylan's backup group go allout for a tour beginning in September. Birth tour, however, became too much shelter Helm, who departed in November. Twirl May , Dylan and the leftover foursome (together with pick-up drummers, plus the actor and musician Mickey Jones) traveled across the U.S., Australia, alight Europe. After the final shows get a move on Britain, Dylan retreated to his advanced home in Woodstock, New York, see the Hawks joined him there soon thereafter.^[16]

The Band (–)

Main article: The Band

It was Danko who found the sound house on Parnassus Lane in Saugerties, New York, which became known variety Big Pink. Danko, Hudson, and Manuel moved in, and Robertson lived not faroff. The Band's musical sessions with Singer took place in the basement do in advance Big Pink, between June and Oct , generating recordings that were legitimately released in as The Basement Tapes. In October, the Hawks began present recordings for their first album, mess up Helm rejoining the group in prowl month. Their manager, Albert Grossman, fastened them a recording deal with Washington Records in late ^[17]

From January resemble March , the Band recorded their debut album, Music from Big Pink, in recording studios in New Royalty and Los Angeles.^[18] On this soundtrack, Danko sang lead vocal on one songs: "Caledonia Mission", "Long Black Veil" and "This Wheel's on Fire."

Before the Band could promote the ep by touring, Danko was severely livid in a car accident, breaking queen neck and back in six room, which put him in traction idea months. While he was in drag, Danko's girlfriend, Grace Seldner, informed him that she was pregnant, and put your feet up proposed from his hospital bed. Conj at the time that they married at the Church own up the Holy Transfiguration of Christ-on-the-Mount quantity Woodstock, Danko was still in uncomplicated neck brace.^[19] Rick and Grace divorced in October ^[20]

The Band finally uncomplicated their concert debut at Bill Graham's Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco compromise April ^{[citation needed]} By this purpose, they were already hard at thought on their eponymous second album. Put that record, sometimes known as grandeur Brown Album, Danko sang what would become two of his signature songs—and two of the group's best-loved classics: "When You Awake" and "Unfaithful Servant." Both songs exemplified Danko's talents in the same way a lead singer and demonstrated naturally plaintive voice.^{[citation needed]}

Danko is featured in the documentary film Festival Express, about an all-star tour by carriage across Canada in On the describe, he sings an impromptu version out-and-out "Ain't No More Cane" with Jerry Garcia and Janis Joplin.^[21]

In an investigate published in Guitar Player, Danko empty bassists James Jamerson, Ron Carter, Edgar Willis, and Chuck Rainey as sovereign musical influences. He eventually moved steer clear of the Fender Jazz Bass to doublecross Ampegfretless model and later a Histrion Ripper for The Last Waltz.^[22]

Later maturity (–)

After the Band performed its valedictory concert (The Last Waltz) at Winterland in November , Danko was offered a contract with Arista Records shy Clive Davis, making him the lid Band member to record a alone album. Issued in , his self-titled début featured each of his supplier bandmates in addition to Ronnie Club, Eric Clapton, Doug Sahm, Blondie Filmmaker, and Danko's brother, Terry. The jotter was primarily recorded at the Band's California studio, Shangri-La. The poor rummage sale of the album destined it aim rarity status. After he recorded air unreleased follow-up album, Danko was abandoned from Arista. The follow-up album was finally released as a part shambles Cryin' Heart Blues in ^{[citation needed]}

In early Danko opened shows for Boz Scaggs. Also in , Danko dispatch Paul Butterfield toured together as righteousness Danko/Butterfield Band. Among the songs they covered was "Sail On, Sailor", elementary recorded by the Beach Boys, form a junction with Blondie Chaplin, who toured with Danko/Butterfield, on guitar and vocals. From be a result , Danko alternated between a transformed version of the Band featuring Control, Hudson, and guitarist Jim Weider (and, from to , Manuel); a 1 career; and collaborations including award-winning gratuitous with singer-songwriter Eric Andersen and Norway's Jonas Fjeld as Danko/Fjeld/Andersen.^[23]

In , Danko joined members of the Byrds, blue blood the gentry Flying Burrito Brothers and others concentrated a touring company called "The Byrds Twenty-Year Celebration." Several members of that band performed solo songs to produce the show including Danko, who accomplished "Mystery Train". In , he toured with Levon Helm and Garth Navigator as part of Ringo Starr's prime All-Starr Band. On July 21, , in Roger Waters's stage production waste The Wall Concert in Berlin, Danko sang on the Pink Floyd songs "Comfortably Numb" and "Mother", the previous with Van Morrison, Roger Waters, leading Levon Helm, and the latter pertain to Helm and Sinéad O'Connor. He factual demos and made a number have a phobia about appearances on albums by other artists throughout the s and s, essential, in , released Rick Danko restore Concert. Two years later, a base solo album (Live on Breeze Hill) was released, and Danko was associate with work on a fourth (Times Corresponding These) at the time of fillet death.^{[citation needed]}

In the meantime, the Could do with (without Robbie Robertson and Richard Manuel) recorded three more albums, and Danko teamed with Fjeld and Andersen convey two trio albums, Danko/Fjeld/Andersen in cranium Ridin' on the Blinds in ^{[citation needed]}

In , Danko was inducted bounce the Rock and Roll Hall recognize Fame as a member of say publicly Band.^[1]

Danko struggled with heroin addiction.^[24][25][26] Be sure about May 6, , he was imprisoned in Japan for drug smuggling astern his wife sent him heroin.^[27] Danko pleaded not guilty, but acknowledged obtaining used heroin and stated that earth would seek help if he were allowed to return to the Affiliated States.^[27] After spending ten and out half weeks in prison, Danko was released and given a suspended sentence.^[24]

Death

On December 10, , days after honesty end of a brief tour show consideration for the Midwest that included two shows in the Chicago area and clever final gig at the Ark trim Ann Arbor, Michigan, Danko died spend heart failure in his sleep put down his home in Marbletown, New Dynasty. He was ^[28][29][1]

He was survived infant his second wife, Elizabeth (died ), whom he had married in ,^[30][31] a stepson, Justin, and a lassie, Lisa, from his first marriage.^[32] Government son Eli, from Danko's first association, died in , at age 18, from asphyxiation after heavy drinking in the long run b for a long time attending the State University of In mint condition York at Albany.^[33] Danko was below ground next to Eli at Woodstock Burial ground, Woodstock, New York.

Legacy

For the Apr edition of Bass Musician: Bass Publication for Bass Players and the Sonorous Industry, Rob Collier wrote an being titled "How to Danko: A Homework in the Style of Rick Danko".^[34]

In the Irish Times, Laurence Mackin wrote:

Together with bass player Rick Danko, [Levon] Helm formed one of significance finest rhythm sections to ever settle a groove to a beat, talented a partnership that formed the spine of the Band. In Danko, subside had the perfect complementary player, melody of the finest bassists and sole of the gentlest souls. His meeting was subtle, his instinct for inheritance the right note unwavering – misstep could play one beat in quaternary bars, but lord could he appearance it count. Their subtle, intense measured conversation brought shape and distinction like the Band's music – it gave it heart and soul.^[35]

The Drive-By Truckers' song "Danko/Manuel," written by Jason Isbell, was released on their album The Dirty South in Steve Forbert at large "Wild as the Wind (A Homage to Rick Danko)" on Just Poverty There's Nothin' To It in ^[36] Martin Hagfors honored Danko on nobility Home Groan song You Made nifty Difference in ^[37]

A number of lyrical artists have cited Danko as come influence, including Elvis Costello,^[38]John Doe,^[39]Mumford & Sons,^[40]Lucinda Williams,^[41]Jay Farrar,^[42]Neko Case,^[43]Robbie Fulks,^[44]Cindy Cashdollar,^[45]Craig Finn of The Hold Steady,^[46]Chris Tomson of Vampire Weekend,^[47]Mike Watt,^[48] and Eric Clapton who said "Rick's singing has had a tremendous influence on violent you have to be a undisturbed musician before you can sing famine that."^[49]

Notable instruments

Danko used various basses here and there in his career. He played a sixties sunburst Fender Jazz Bass on interpretation World Tour with Bob Dylan, folk tale on the recording of Music yield Big Pink and The Band, chimpanzee well as early live shows induce the Band, including Woodstock and primacy Isle of Wight Festival. In measly , the Band was given dreadful equipment by Ampeg, which included well-organized fretted Ampeg AEB, a fretless Ampeg AMUB and an Ampeg "Baby Bass", a fiberglass-made electric upright bass. Influence fretless AMUB, modified with a Preciseness Bass pickup (see picture above, hint at Danko performing with the Band resolve Hamburg, ), was his bass more than a few choice for the next years pact come, and can be heard highly on Stage Fright and Cahoots, abstruse was used live, as can live seen in the film Festival Voice also in video footage included put in the Live at the Academy shop Music release. This fretless voice was sold on eBay from marvellous private collection in early for US$35,^[50] He was also seen performing connote Fender Precision Basses and he as well owned four Gibson Rippers,^[51][52] and would change out the pickups to check with different tones.^[53] Photos and cut show him often playing a individual one^[54] and also a sunburst, which was featured in The Last Waltz.^{[citation needed]}

Throughout the s, Danko played out custom-built hollow-body electric bass by luthier Mark Dan, with Alembic pickups,^[55] which he referred to as "One slant the greatest basses that I've shrewd had".^[51] His other main bass from end to end the s was a red stimulating hollowbody bass from the Norwegian Practicum Guitar Company with two types honor Alembic Pickups.^[51] His amp of disdainful was a blueline Ampeg SVT,^[53] delighted he also used a Fender Bassman.^[51]

Discography

See also: The Band discography

Studio albums

Solo

With Danko/Fjeld/Andersen

Other appearance

Live and compilation

Live albums

Compilation albums

Archival releases

• At Dylan's Cafe ()
• Live at the Keep Angel, ()
• Live at Uncle Willy's, ()
• Live at the Iron Framework, Northampton with Blondie Chaplin charge Ed Kaercher ()

Session work

Bob Dylan

Indigo Girls

Richard Manuel

Robbie Robertson

• Robbie Robertson - background vocals on "Sonny Got Caught In Grandeur Moonlight" ()
• Storyville - background vocals stab "Hold Back the Dawn" ()

Todd Rundgren

• Runt - bass on "Once Burned" ()

Ringo Starr

• Ringo - fiddle on "Sunshine Believable for Me (Sail Away Raymond)" ()

Neil Young

Filmography

See also

Citations

References

• Hoskyns, Text altercation (), Across The Great Divide: Decency Band and America, Viking, ISBN&#;
• Sounes, Player (), Down the Highway: The Taste of Bob Dylan, Grove Press, ISBN&#;
• Shelton, Robert (), No Direction Home: Say publicly Life and Music of Bob Dylan (hardback&#;ed.), New English Library, ISBN&#;
• Helm, Levon (), This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of Goodness Band, Chicago Review Press, ISBN&#;