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Rick Danko

1943 - 1999

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Richard Clare Danko (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a founding member of The Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. During the 1960s, Danko performed as a member of the Hawks, backing Ronnie Hawkins and then Bob Dylan. Then, between 1968 and 1977, Danko and the Hawks, now called the Band, released seven studio albums before breaking up. Beginning with the group's reformation in 1983 and up until his death, Danko participated in the Band's partial reunion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Danko is the 1,458th most popular musician (down from 1,289th in 2019), the 421st most popular biography from Canada (down from 331st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Canadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rick Danko ranks 1,458 out of 3,175. Before him are Terje Rypdal, Andy Bown, Karel Halíř, Jimmy Reed, Markus Grosskopf, and Thad Jones. After him are Diamanda Galás, Alexander Brailowsky, Peter Brötzmann, Yuri Bashmet, Georg Kulenkampff, and David Garrett.

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Among people born in 1943, Rick Danko ranks 486. Before him are John Miles, Kaoru Ikeya, John Lennox, Arnaldo Cézar Coelho, Marília Pêra, and Bobby Vee. After him are Jon McBride, Klaus Köste, Csaba Fenyvesi, Frank Forberger, Dante Spinotti, and Eduardo Serra. Among people deceased in 1999, Rick Danko ranks 209. Before him are Yury Malyshev, Heinrich Schmid, Christopher Cockerell, Bing Xin, Raúl Silva Henríquez, and Lloyd La Beach. After him are Hideo Itokawa, Birgit Cullberg, Celso Torrelio, Sarah Kane, João Cabral de Melo Neto, and Alain Peyrefitte.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Rick Danko ranks 421 out of 1,622. Before him are John Qualen (1899), Calixa Lavallée (1842), Edward Belcher (1799), Brad Armstrong (1965), Peaches (1966), and Mordecai Richler (1931). After him are Hal Foster (1892), Terry Jacks (1944), Gordon Neufeld (1947), Louise Arbour (1947), Alex Lifeson (1953), and Kenojuak Ashevak (1927).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Rick Danko ranks 22. Before him are Paul Bley (1932), Geddy Lee (1953), Bob Rock (1954), Marc-André Hamelin (1961), Bob Ezrin (1949), and Calixa Lavallée (1842). After him are Alex Lifeson (1953), Daniel Lanois (1951), Richard Manuel (1943), Hank Snow (1914), Kenny Wheeler (1930), and Angela Hewitt (1958).

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