The Band's Rick Danko Dies At 56
Frank Tortorici, sonicnet.com, 11 December 1999
RICK DANKO, whose high voice marked such roots-rock classics by The Band as 'The Weight' and 'Stage Fright', was found dead Friday morning (Dec. 10) at his Woodstock, N.Y., home.
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