Rick Danko was from Blayney, Ontario.  

He joined the Hawks when Ronnie Hawkins invited him to play Rhythm Guitar.  Later with ‘The Band’ he mostly played bass, depending on who was singing lead. He played piano, violin and saxophone as well.

He passed away from a heart attack after a finishing up a tour with The Byrds. After ‘The Band’ broke up, Rick still wanted to stay on the road so, he joined ” Ringo Star’s ‘All Star band’, Rick loved being on the road. In the end, it was the road tat took him,

As I stated last week with Richard Manuel who was from Stratford, Ontario, that ‘The Band’ was probably the best Rock band in the world.

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like this band.

Enjoy