Rick Danko

Film & TV

Rick Danko (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) was an Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter and singer, best known as a member of The Band.

Known for

• The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)2021
• Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends — Self (archive footage)2021
• The Dancing Man of L.A. — Self (archive footage)2021
• Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band — Self (archive footage)2020
• The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971 — basso violino voce2013
• Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood — Self2012
• The Band With The Cate Brothers Band Live In Tokyo 1983 — Himself2011
• Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm — Self (archive footage)2010
• When Woodstock Was Young — Self2009
• No Direction Home: Bob Dylan — Self (archive footage)2005

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

CA

Active from

1943-12-29

Active to

1999-12-10

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

20,726

Total plays

147,279

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. At the age of 14 (1957) Danko booked himself as an opening act for ronnie hawkins, & his band The Hawks. Hawkins asked Danko to join his band as a rythym guitarist, though later he would have Danko learn the bass, and by 1960 was

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Rick

Gender

male

Citizenship

Canada

Place of birth

Ontario

Place of death

New York City

Occupation

musician

Languages spoken

English language

Field of work

music

Genre

rock and roll

Instrument

voice

Record label

Capitol Records

Image

Rick Danko 1979.jpg

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