TimmyB Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 I miss the sweet voice and wonderfully melodic bass playing of Rick Danko. I'm so happy I got to see him live with the reformed Band in Toronto at the Masonic Temple in 1996. The release of "Festival Express" reminds me just how much spirit Danko had and how much he loved music. Unfortunately it also reminded me how much he loved drugs too and that's why he isn't with us anymore. from www.billboard.com THIS DAY IN MUSIC December 10, 2004 1999 - Rick Danko, bassist and singer for acclaimed rock act the Band, dies at his home in Woodstock, N.Y. The Ontario-born musician would have celebrated his 57th birthday on December 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy420 Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 [color:"green"] Rick Danko grew up near my house in Green's Corner's. His younger brother still lives in the house. The Band carved their names into an old tree near there. It is still there, but the names are hard to see beacuse they have been there for awhile now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 i heard that he had moved back to Port Hope and was living there when he died. Regardless he was a great big part of my love for The Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheGoodRev Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 It makes no difference where I turn I can't get over you and the flame still burns It makes no diff'rence, night or day The shadow never seems to fade away And the sun don't shine anymore And the rains fall down on my door Now there's no love As true as the love That dies untold But the clouds never hung so low before It makes no difference how far I go Like a scar, the hurt will always show It makes no difference who I meet They're just a face in the crowd on a dead-end street And the sun don't shine anymore And the rains fall down on my door These old love letters I just can't keep 'Cause like the gambler says Read 'em and weep And the dawn don't rescue me no more Without your love, I am nothing at all Like an empty hall, it's a lonely fall Since you've gone it's a losing battle Stampeding cattle They rattle the walls And the sun don't shine anymore And the rains fall down on my door Well, I love you so much And it's all I can do Just to keep myself from telling you That I never felt so alone, before Rick was the only guy who could ever sing that song and do it justice. I never had the priviledge of seeing him live, but he is certainly missed. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 buffy! you're in ridgetown?!?*and* sorry for hijacking a noble thread. i bought "the last waltz" today, coincidentally. maybe i will toast the man tonight. que descanse en paz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple foot Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 ahhh. ridgetown. If I lived on the other side of the mull side road I would of spent my public and high school days at the ridge. worked at the college for a summer and had a good ol' time. RIP rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 My life changed irrevocably that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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