Rick Danko
Biography
Rick Danko was a Canadian musician and songwriter best known as singer and bassist for the Band. He was born in Blayney, Ontario, one of four brothers in a musical family, and was playing country music and R&B in local bands as a teenager before Ronnie Hawkins hired him, first as a guitarist and soon afterward as the Hawks' bassist. In the 1960s he backed Bob Dylan with the Hawks, who became the Band and released seven studio albums between 1968 and 1977, with Danko taking lead vocals on songs such as When You Awake and Unfaithful Servant. The group's farewell concert was filmed as The Last Waltz (1978). He made solo records and reunited with the Band from 1983, sang Pink Floyd songs in Roger Waters's The Wall Concert in Berlin (1990), and in 1994 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him as a member of the Band. He died in 1999.
55years old at death
- Born Ontario
- Died New York City
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Richard Clare Danko and Richard Danko
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 41 years1978 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The BandIMDb rating 7.4
- 1990Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in BerlinIMDb rating 8.5
- 1978The Last WaltzIMDb rating 8.1
Genres
Share
Did you know?!
A first
Rick Danko was the first member of the Band to record a solo album, signing with Arista Records after Clive Davis offered him a contract following the Band's farewell concert.
First role
Hawkins brought Danko into the Hawks to play rhythm guitar. When Rebel Paine lost his job as the band's bassist, Hawkins had Danko learn bass, and by September 1960 Danko held that spot.
Behind the camera
Danko was the one who located the pink house on Parnassus Lane in Saugerties, New York, later called Big Pink. The Band's sessions with Dylan there in the basement, from June to October 1967, produced recordings released in 1975 as The Basement Tapes.
Beyond film
In 1990, Danko performed in Roger Waters's staging of The Wall in Berlin, singing Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" with Van Morrison, Waters, and Levon Helm, and "Mother" with Helm and Sinead O'Connor.
A change of course
By 17, Danko had been a musician for five years and had left Simcoe Composite School to work days as a butcher. He got his band The Starlights booked as the opening act for Ronnie Hawkins.
Rick Danko movies on Netflix
Most often with
Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Levon Helm's page
Garth Hudson's page
Eric Clapton's page
Bob Dylan's page
Robbie Robertson's page
Ronnie Hawkins's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Richard ManuelOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2019) and The Last Waltz (1978)
- Van MorrisonOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2019) and The Last Waltz (1978)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1991 | Spellemannprisen i roots og country | Danko/Fjeld/Andersen | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.