(RICK DANKO-S/T)-The Band/Eric Clapton/Ronnie Wood/Robbie Robertson-H5-LP

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DESCRIPTION ITEM: VINYL 12" LP 33 1/3 RPM
ARTIST: RICK DANKO
TITLE: RICK DANKO
COUNTRY PRINTED: USA
CAT No: See scan
COVER: (Grade at NEAR MINT+) opened cellophane
INNER COVER: (Grade at EXCELLENT+)
LABELS: (Grade at MINT-)
VINYL: (Grade at EXCELLENT+)
TRACKS:
"What a Town" (Danko, Bobby Charles)
"Brainwash" (Danko, Emmett Grogan)
"New Mexicoe" (Danko, Charles)
"Tired of Waiting" (Danko, Jim Atkinson)
"Sip the Wine" (Danko)
"Java Blues" (Danko, Grogan)
"Sweet Romance" (Danko, Grogan)
"Small Town Talk" (Danko, Charles)
"Shake It" (Danko)
"Once Upon a Time" (Danko, Grogan)
PERSONNEL: Main Players
Produced by Rick Danko and Rob Fraboni
Rick Danko: bass, rhythm and lead guitars and lead vocal
Michael DeTemple, Doug Sahm and James Atkinson: guitars
Walt Richmond: piano
James Gordon: organ
Denny Seiwell and Terry Danko: drums
Horns arranged by Rick Danko, Doug Sahm and Rob Fraboni
Horn section: Lewis Bustos, Jim Gordon, Charles McBurney, Rocky Morales and Jim Price
Backing vocals: Gerry Beckley, Blondie Chaplin, Rob Fraboni and Wayne Neuendorf
Guests
Ronnie Wood: lead guitar on "What a Town"
Blondie Chaplin: lead guitar on "Brainwash", bass on "Small Town Talk"
Tim Drummond: bass on "Brainwash" and "Java Blues"
Eric Clapton: guitar on "New Mexicoe"
Garth Hudson: accordion on "New Mexicoe"
Rob Fraboni: percussion on "New Mexicoe" and "Shake It", vibraslap on "Tired of Waiting"
Ken Lauber: piano on "Tired of Waiting", "Sweet Romance" and "Once Upon a Time"
Joe Lala: percussion on "Tired of Waiting"
Robbie Robertson: lead guitar on "Java Blues"
George Weber: organ on "Sweet Romance" and "Once Upon a Time"
Gerry Beckley: acoustic guitar on "Shake It"
Richard Manuel: Fender Rhodes piano on "Shake It"
David Paich: Moog synthesizer on "Shake It"
Levon Helm: harmony vocal on "Once Upon a Time"
COMMENT: Wikipedia
Richard Clare "Rick" Danko (December 29, 1942 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician and singer, best known as a member of The Band.

Early years (1943–1960)
The third of four sons, Danko was born in Blayney, Ontario, a farming community outside of the town of Simcoe, to a musical family of Ukrainian descent. Growing up in front of the family radio (as his future bandmates also did), he was exposed to country and R&B music at an early age. His musical heroes included Hank Williams and, later, Sam Cooke. He also drew inspiration from the music of his oldest brother, Maurice "Junior" Danko. Danko's younger brother, Terry, also became a musician. After entering the first grade in school, he performed on a four string tenor banjo.[1]

Danko formed the Rick Danko Band at the age of 12 or 13,[2] and at 14, he left school to pursue music. At 17, already a five-year music veteran, he booked himself as the opening act for Ronnie Hawkins,[3] an American rockabilly singer whose group, The Hawks, were considered to be one of the best in Canada.[citation needed] Danko also played acoustic bass (along with Levon Helm on drums) on jazz guitarist Lenny Breau's The Hallmark Sessions Art of Life release in 1961.
The Band (1968–1977)
It was Danko who found the pink house on Parnassus Lane in Saugerties, New York, which became known as "Big Pink". Danko, Hudson, and Manuel moved in, with Robertson ensconcing himself nearby. The Band's musical sessions with Dylan took place in the basement of Big Pink, between June–October 1967, generating recordings that were officially released in 1975 as The Basement Tapes album. In October, The Hawks began their demo recordings for their first album, with Helm re-joining the group in that month. Their manager, Albert Grossman, secured them a recording deal with Capitol Records in late 1967.[7]

From January to March 1968, The Band recorded their debut album, Music From Big Pink, in recording studios in New York and Los Angeles.[8] On this album, Danko sang lead vocal on three songs: "Caledonia Mission", "Long Black Veil" and "This Wheel's on Fire," which Danko had co-written with Dylan.[8] Before The Band could promote the album by touring, Danko was severely injured in a car accident, breaking his neck and back in six places, which put him in traction for months. The Band finally made their concert debut at Bill Graham's Winterland in San Francisco April 1969

. By this time, they were already hard at work on their eponymous second album. On that record, sometimes known as "The Brown Album," Danko sang what would become two of his signature songs—and two of the group's best-loved classics: the reflective yet whimsical story-song "When You Awake" and the achingly poignant "The Unfaithful Servant." Both songs exemplified Danko's talents as a lead singer and demonstrated his naturally plaintive voice. Rick Danko was also known to play concerts and hang around Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida.

The Band's albums were defined by each member—Robertson's lyrics and guitar work, Helm's "bayou folk" drumming and Southern voice, Manuel's Ray Charles-like vocals and complex keyboard rhythms, and Hudson's arrangements on an assortment of instruments and Danko's iconic tenor, his on-top-of-the-melody harmonies, and his percussive, melodic bass-playing style were an integral part of the group's sound. In an interview with Guitar Player, Danko cited bassists James Jamerson, Ron Carter, Edgar Willis, and Chuck Rainey as his musical influences. He eventually moved from the Fender Jazz Bass to an Ampeg fretless model and later a Gibson Ripper for The Last Waltz.
Later years (1977–1999)
After The Band performed its farewell concert ("The Last Waltz") at Winterland in November 1976, Danko was offered a contract with Arista Records by Clive Davis, making him the first Band member to record a solo album. Issued in 1977, his self titled début featured each of his former bandmates in addition to Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Doug Sahm and Danko's brother, Terry. The album was primarily recorded at The Band's California Studio, Shangri-La. The poor sales of the album destined it for rarity status. After he recorded an unreleased follow-up album, Danko was dropped from Arista. The follow-up album was finally released as a part of 2005's Cryin' Heart Blues.

In early 1979 Danko opened shows for Boz Scaggs. Also in 1979, Danko and Paul Butterfield toured together as the Danko/Butterfield Band. Among the songs they covered was "Sail On, Sailor", originally recorded by The Beach Boys, with Blondie Chaplin, who toured with Danko/Butterfield, on guitar and vocals.

From 1983 to 1999, Danko alternated between a reformed version of The Band featuring Helm, Hudson, and guitarist Jim Weider (and, from 1983 to 1986, Manuel); a solo career; and collaborations including award-winning work with singer/songwriter Eric Andersen and Norway's Jonas Fjeld as Danko/Fjeld/Andersen.[9]

In 1984, Danko joined members of the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers and others in a touring company called "The Byrds Twenty-Year Celebration." Several members of the band performed solo songs to start the show including Danko, who performed "Mystery Train". In 1989, he toured with Levon Helm and Garth Hudson as part of Ringo Starr's first All-Starr Band.

Danko sang on the Pink Floyd songs "Comfortably Numb" and "Mother", the former with Van Morrison, Roger Waters, and Levon Helm, and the latter with Helm and Sinéad O'Connor on July 21, 1990, in Roger Waters' stage production of The Wall Concert in Berlin. He recorded demos and made a number of appearances on albums by other artists throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and, in 1997, released Rick Danko in Concert. Two years later, a third solo album (Live on Breeze Hill) was released, and Danko was at work on a fourth (Times Like These) at the time of his death.

In the meantime, The Band, (without Robbie Robertson/Richard Manuel), recorded three more albums, and Danko teamed with Fjeld and Andersen for two trio albums, Danko/Fjeld/Andersen in 1991 and Ridin' on the Blinds in 1994. In 1996, Danko was found guilty of receiving a package of heroin mailed to him in Japan. He received a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence.[10]

In 1994, Rick Danko was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Band.[11]

VINYL GRADING SYSTEM

MINT:
RECORD: New condition with no surface marks or loss of sound quality.
COVER: New condition with no surface marks, creases or wear.
NEAR MINT:
RECORD: Barely noticeable surface mark with no loss of sound quality.
COVER: Barely noticeable surface mark/ wear.
EXCELLENT:
RECORD: Some signs of being played with extremely little if no loss of sound quality.
COVER: Slight wear or creasing.
VERY GOOD:
RECORD: Obviously been played with noticeable surface marks & the occasional light scratches but exhibits no major loss of sound quality.
COVER: Noticeable wear on cover, seam or spine.
GOOD:
RECORD: Very obviously been played with very noticeable surface marks & exhibits major loss of sound quality.
COVER: Noticeable folding, scuffing of spine or edges, splits in seams or spine or fading of colour.
FAIR:
RECORD: Still just playable & exhibits considerable surface noise.
COVER: Major tears, wearing, splits & stains.
POOR:
RECORD: Will not play properly due to scratches etc.
COVER: Very badly damaged.
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