Rick Danko was born on December 29, 1942 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Elizabeth. He died on December 10, 1999 in Marbletown, New York, USA.
I started working with [Bob Dylan] in 1965. We did go through a lot of changes from '65 to '74, a lot of changes. By 1974, everything had straightened itself out.
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It's hard for me to sit around and discuss what I do--I'm used to hearing other people talk about what I do. It makes me very uncomfortable.
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I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him play there on New Year's Eve and the following spring I booked myself to be his opening act on maybe five shows, and he hired me after the first night.
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Fact
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Used a Gibson Ripper bass for the farewell performance, commemorated in the Scorsese film The Last Waltz, of The Band.
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Prefered to play the bass with a pick rather than the traditional two-finger plucking style.
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Favored ampeg and traynor amps.
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Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Band) in 1994.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Howl
2010
writer: "This Wheel's on Fire"
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
TV Special documentary writer: "Life Is a Carnival"
Festival Express
2003
Documentary performer: "Funk Jam", "Sunshine Of Your Love", "Ain't No More Cane"
Norah Jones: Live in New Orleans
2003
Video documentary writer: "Bessie Smith"
Absolutely Fabulous
1992-2002
TV Series writer - 5 episodes
Larger Than Life
1996
writer: "Life Is a Carnival"
Saturday Night Live
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1979 writer - 1 episode, 1976
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Man Outside
1987
Jim Riggs
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Last Waltz
1978
Documentary composer: song "Life Is a Carnival"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Festival Express
2003
Documentary
Himself - The Band
Woodstock Diary
1994
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as The Band)
The Wall: Live in Berlin
1990
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as The Band)
The Kids Are Alright
1979
Documentary
Himself
Saturday Night Live
1976-1979
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Musical Guest
The Last Waltz
1978
Documentary
Himself - Bass & Violin & Vocal (as The Band)
The 5th Annual American Music Awards
1978
TV Special
Himself
Eat the Document
1972
Documentary
Himself
You Are What You Eat
1968
Documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Light My Fire
2009
Video
Himself
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
Documentary
Himself
American Masters
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
$600,000
