Rick Danko

This site is all about Rick Danko, the charismatic bass and acoustic guitar player and one of the three lead singers for the legendary rock group, The Band. Rick's iconic plaintive tenor, his ethereal, one-of-a-kind harmonies and his loping, melodic, percussive bass playing were a large part of The Band's signature sound. Equally integral to The Band's mystique--and to their secure and enviable perch high atop the upper crust of rock and roll--was Rick's magnetic, larger-than-life persona--part innocent country boy, part wandering troubadour, part reluctant rock star.

Rick Danko was about music. He was about melody. He was about harmony. He was about authenticity. He was about vulnerability. Rick was--and always will be--the epitome of unadorned, unaffected, unparalleled cool.

I worked with Rick for many years. He was a dear friend and a major influence who "taught me how to seek the path." This site is part of a promise I made to him a long time ago. I hope you enjoy it.

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Congratulations, Levon!

Congratulations and love to Levon Helm on his second Grammy win, this time for Best Americana Album for Electric Dirt.  


It's hard to believe that Americana is a new Grammy category, but it's nice to know that the industry finally realizes that, without The Band, the Americana genre as we know it wouldn't exist. 
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3 comments:

  1. Yes--congratulations, Levon! Fabulous & well deserved.

    Carol--I'm intrigued by the mention (in another post) that you're working on a Rick biography. Do you have a rough idea of when it might be done?

    Tx!
    Peggy

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  2. Congratulations, Levon! Keep on rockin'! <3
    thx - Rose

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  3. Did Levon accept his award in person? If so, is there a video clip online? I looked but couldn't find one.

    Peggy

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