Dan Hicks was a singer and songwriter whose work blurred elements of folk, jazz, country, and swing into something entirely his own. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1941, he moved to California as a child and found himself at the center of the San Francisco scene in the mid 60s. After a brief stint in the Charlatans, he formed His Hot Licks, releasing the classic albums Striking It Rich and Last Train To Hicksville. He continued to perform and make records into his seventies. He died of liver cancer in February 2016.
"...brutally honest"--The Mercury News
"...captures his distinctively droll voice, even when addressing
(but by no means making light of) his long battle with
alcoholism."--The New York Times
"...reading his posthumous new memoir, "I Scare Myself," was like
having him sitting across the table from me..."--Marin Independent
Journal
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