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FEB.
6, 2016 -- DAN SUCCUMBS TO LIVER CANCER Dan Hicks passed away peacefully at his home in Mill Valley, California on Feb. 6, 2016. He was surrounded by his loved ones, and was in no pain. He had been batttling throat and liver cancer for two years. |
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DAN
ROCKS SF BIOFUEL AND RAINFOREST FUNDRAISER WITH WILLIE NELSON, MORE! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/25/photos-willie-nelson-bently-reserve_n_909273.html |
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DAN HICKS AND THE LICKETTES APPEAR AT 45th MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL -- Dan Hicks and Lickettes Roberta Donnay and Daria were among the very special musical performers at legendary producer Tommy LiPuma's 75th birthday celebration, at the 45th Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland on July 5, 2011. Also scheduled to appear were George Benson, Randy Crawford, Dr. John, and more: http://www.montreuxjazz.com/2011/en/program11/paying Mr. LiPuma produced
the "classic" Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks albums on Blue |
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LONG-AWAITED CHRISTMAS CD HITS BIG! -- "Crazy For Christmas" by Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks, was released in October 2010 to rave reviews. The New York Times said, "'Crazy for Christmas' — 12 songs, mostly original — is exemplary, a Christmas record that sounds antic and deadpan, engaged and tossed off, almost magically laid-back." |
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NEW CD! "Tangled Tales" Released March 24 2009 -- "Tangled Tales" is produced by Grammy-winner Chris Goldsmith (Blind Boys of Alabama), and is released by Dan's long-time label Surfdog Records! |
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DAN'S"YOU
GOT TO BELIEVE" ON UNESCO-SPONSORED CHILDRENS' CD -- iTunes
Music Store features the exclusive release of three CDs (42 songs)
dedicated to a sustainable future and timed to the recent international
launch of the U.N. Decade for Sustainable Development. The CDs are a project
of Association
Pour la Terre ("for the earth"), a nonprofit organization
headquartered in the South of France that is dedicated to promoting environmental
messages through music. THE ABOVE LINK TAKES YOU TO ASSOCIATION POUR LA TERRE'S HOME PAGE; PLEASE FOLLOW LINKS TO THEIR SAN FRANCISCO CD PAGE AND THEIR ITUNES MUSIC STORE PAGE, FOR DOWNLOADS. |
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DAN
& HOT LICKS, CHARLATANS and MANY MORE PLAY TRIBAL STOMP IN SF OCT.
30 2005 CHET HELMS REMEMBERED - PEACE & LOVE STILL IN STYLE The Chet Helms Tribal Stomp, sponsored by the Family Dog, was a beautiful event in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Dan & the Hot Licks, The Charlatans, and dozens of other noted musicians from the 60s right on up to today entertained a diverse crowd under sunny skies. Photos here. Video clip here. Family Dog website here. Event site here. |
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"SELECTED
SHORTS" RELEASED NOV. 9 2004 --
Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks' new album Selected
Shorts boasts contributions from Hicks' fellow iconoclasts Willie
Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Van Dyke Parks and head Butthole Surfer Gibby Haynes.
Released November 9th, the thirteen-track concoction of jazz, swing and folk features the veteran Hicks backed by a band composed of legendary drummer Jim Keltner, bassist Tony Garnier (Bob Dylan) and original Hot Licks violinist Sid Page, as well as some female call-and-response provided by the Lickettes. |
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DAN LOANS AXE TO PAGE - RARE GIBSON CROSSES POND -- From Rolling Stone Magazine online: “When guitar [sic] JIMMY PAGE began work on a new album on which each track would feature him playing a different, rare guitar, he was quick to contact DAN HICKS. Hicks had an exclusive 1956 Gibson, given to him decades ago by a fan who claimed the instrument had belonged to CHUCK BERRY. Hicks, at work putting the last touches on his upcoming Selected Shorts (due November 9th), sent the Gibson off to Page's London studio . . . “ |
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DVD/CD
Released November 4, 2003 "DAN HICKS & THE HOT LICKS - FEATURING AN ALL-STAR CAST OF FRIENDS" -- Hixters from far and wide descended upon San Francisco's Warfield Theatre on December 9, 2001, for the show of a lifetime - Dan's 60th Birthday Bash. The event was captured on video, and is a part of a full-length DVD and companion CD combo from Surfdog Records. The package includes a 12+ page booklet, many photos, and Dan's notes. The DVD also features, among other treats, a separate audio track of Dan's comments as the songs are performed |
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BEATIN' BOFFO ON BEEB -- BBC Online featured 'Beatin' The Heat' as Album of The Week across their entire music section for the week of July 21st 2003. This spot is normally reserved for albums by very established artists in the UK! |
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DAN
IN ASCAP ROSEMARY CLOONEY TRIBUTE MUSIC INDUSTRY HEAVIES TURN OUT IN TINSELTOWN -- Dan and Lickettes Susan Rabin & Annabelle Cruz were among the stars who came out in Hollywood on February 12 2003 to pay tribute to the late, great songstress Rosemary Clooney. The event was held at the Bevery Hilton Hotel as a part of ASCAP's West Coast Convention. Other performers for the evening were Michael Feinstein, Patti Austin, and songwriting legends Hal David, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, and Cy Coleman. Dan and the Girls performed their take on Clooney's classic 1951 hit "Come On-a My House". Reports are that Dan and the Lickettes thoroughly delighted the glittering crowd, especially after a technical glitch in the Girls' microphones gave Dan an opportunity to rap to the audience...as only Dan can. |
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DAN-TUNES ON TUBE -- Dan's music has recently been featured on two popular television shows! The first season of the MTV hit show "The Osbournes" featured "I Got Mine" (Alive & Lickin') in a segment where Ozzy is jetting away on a promo tour. Three other tunes were also licensed for use on "The Osbournes" – "My Cello", "Wild About My Lovin'", and "Four Or Five Times". Fox TV's clever - yet cancelled - series "Andy Richter Controls The Universe" played "Shorty Falls In Love" (Where's The Money?) in several episodes. |
