Dan Hicks

[Gry]

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

 

[aridbud]

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.

 

[Betterhaff]

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.

 

[Highlighter]

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

 

[Highlighter]

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]

R.I.P in Dan.

 

[Lochinvar]

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'?

 

[mayorofthdesert]

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'?

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.

 

[Lochinvar]

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

 

[Betterhaff]

George is still around.

 

[gekolite]

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

 

[Betterhaff]

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

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

 

[420somewhere]

Loved them both..

Loved them both..

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.

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]

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.......