Dan Hicks

Gry

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• Feb 12, 2016

• #1

Dan Hicks passed away on the 6th, following a 2 year ordeal with cancer.

 

aridbud

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• Feb 12, 2016

• #2

I'm surprised there was no mention earlier...too many are passing this Life.
Loved his Hot Licks band....had a few of his albums I wore out in college- Last Train To Hicksville and Where's The Money?
Very talented fellow. RIP.

 

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Betterhaff

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• Feb 12, 2016

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I was in San Diego years back and went to this very low key obscure bar (a quonset hut) and low and behold Dan was doing a solo gig. Blew me away and we had a great time. At the time I only remembered him from his days with the Hot Licks band. RIP.

 

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ring that bell

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• Mar 1, 2016

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I saw him twice in the last 10 yrs, knowing each time could well be his last tour.
He was a great, droll entertainer and any of his live discs are well worth the buy.
Hell, he even posed for a pic with my wife after the show.
R.I.P., Dan

 

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ring that bell

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• Mar 1, 2016

• #5

Who am I gonna go see scat now?

Dan wasn't much of a toker but he sure liked to make fun...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRhPQt4lS6A

 

superx

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• Mar 1, 2016

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R.I.P in Dan.

 

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Lochinvar

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• Mar 2, 2016

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Dammit! one of my faves. hot southwestern swing-jazz! i saw this guy with the original charlatans way back for their 40th an. also in sacramento a few years later. RIP. is commander cody still kickin'?

 

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mayorofthdesert

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• Mar 2, 2016

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Lochinvar said:

Dammit! one of my faves. hot southwestern swing-jazz! i saw this guy with the original charlatans way back for their 40th an. also in sacramento a few years later. RIP. is commander cody still kickin'?

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Is there a connection? Whenever I think about either the hot licks or the lost planet airmen the other group always pops into my mind too. Maybe I associate them since both were played a lot when I was a kid but I'm guessing they had a musician or two in common? I could google, but conversation is cool.

Anyhow, R.I.P. & thanks for the memories.

 

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Lochinvar

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• Mar 2, 2016

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not that i know of. they are both just great bands

 

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Betterhaff

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• Mar 2, 2016

• #10

George is still around.

 

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gekolite

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• Mar 2, 2016

• #11

1968,, ice palace Pasadena ca . new years eve ,,rip

 

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Betterhaff

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• Mar 2, 2016

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1syKkHq7iE

Edit: Whenever I play this song my cat's tail swings like a very happy metronome.

 

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420somewhere

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• Mar 2, 2016

• #13

Loved them both..

Loved them both..

mayorofthdesert said:

Whenever I think about either the hot licks or the lost planet airmen the other group always pops into my mind too.

Anyhow, R.I.P. & thanks for the memories.

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Last saw Dan Hick at the Canyon Club (Agoura, CA) a few years back. I also saw him close up at the Hollywood Brown Derby right before they tore it down.

I have all of his albums on my iPhone.

P.S. Last saw Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, TX in 1972

 

Stoner4Life

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• May 25, 2016

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I've got a bunch of his albums on CD, I'm a huge fan, a great showman; he always left the audience well entertained, laughing & smiling with his onstage dance antics.

He has so many great cuts that I'd be foolish to try select one as a favorite. he did a lot of campy versions of 'I Scare Myself' and stuff like this scat tune 'I Feel Like Singing' right below
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and this I Scare Myself @ The Warfield Theater in SF CA Dec. '01

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R.I.P. Dan.......

 

Last edited: May 25, 2016