Dan Hicks
Dan Hicks
A guitar-wielding trickster with a sly grin and encyclopedic command of a dozen intersecting pre-World War II musical styles, Dan Hicks has been a Bay Area institution since the mid-1960s when he took over the drum chair in the seminal psychedelic band The Charlatans. By the time he stepped out on his own as the vocalist, guitarist and leader of the Hot Licks, he had expanded his stylistic palette, blending strains of jazz, country blues, Gypsy swing and bluegrass into a highly personal “Hicksian” sound. Ambivalent about bandleading, he broke up and reassembled the Hot Licks several times, while becoming a commercial and critical favorite with early ‘70s classics like Striking It Rich, Where’s the Money? and Last Train to Hicksville. Hicks later toured with a new band, the Acoustic Warriors, culminating in the release of Shootin’ Straight in 1996. But it was his star-studded Hot Licks reunion, Beatin’ the Heat, featuring guest appearances by Elvis Costello, Bette Midler, Tom Waits and Brian Setzer, that gained Hicks a whole new set of fans. For this star-studded 70th Birthday celebration, Hicks will be joined by the original and current versions of the Hot Licks, with legendary guests including Rickie Lee Jones, Tuck & Patti, David Grisman, Maria Muldaur, actor and musician Harry Shearer, John Hammond, Van Dyke Parks, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Asleep at the Wheel leader Ray Benson, Bruce Forman, Jug Band veteran Jim Kweskin and Roy Rogers of the Delta Rhythm Kings. Don’t miss this incredible event!
Artist Personnel
Dan Hicks vocals, guitar
Benito Cortez violin, mandolin
Paul Smith bass
Daria vocals, percussion
Roberta Donnay vocals, percussion
SPECIAL GUESTS
Rickie Lee Jones vocals
Tuck & Patti guitar, vocals
Maria Muldaur vocals
Harry Shearer vocals, spoken word
John Hammond vocals, guitar
Ray Benson vocals, guitar
Jim Kweskin vocals, guitar
David Grisman mandolin
Bruce Forman guitar
Ramblin' Jack Elliott guitar, vocals
Roy Rogers slide guitar, vocals
Van Dyke Parks piano
THE ORIGINAL HOT LICKS
Sid Page violin
Jon Weber guitar
Jaime Leopold bass
Maryann Price vocals
Naomi Ruth Eisenberg vocals
THE HICKSVILLE STAGE BAND
Mike Rinta trombone
Paul Robinson guitar
Brian Simpson drums
More guests to be announced!

















