10th December 1999 – Rick Danko (b. December 29, 1942) (The Band, Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Danko/Fjeld/Andersen) died in his sleep at his home in Marbletown, New York, near Woodstock. Danko, The Bands bassist, also played accordion, violin, mandolin, guitar, fiddle; famous for co-founding The Band who originally started out as Bob Dylans first all electric backing band, just known as the band, they kept that name. At 17, already a five-year music veteran, he booked himself as the opening act for Ronnie Hawkins, an American rockabilly singer whose group, The Hawks, were considered to be one of the best in Canada and by September 1960, he was Hawkinss bassist. A few years later Rick and some of the band went out on there own and ended up as The Band. He also enjoyed a busy solo career, he recorded demos and made a number of appearances on albums by other artists throughout the 1980s and 1990s,including a tour in 1989 with Levon Helm and Garth Hudson as part of Ringo Starrs first All-Star Band.
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