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Thread started 02/07/16 7:13am

thedoorkeeper

Dan Hicks - Dead at 74

Dan Hicks has passed away from throat & liver cancer
at the age of 74. Hicks was the leader of Dan Hicks
& His Hot Licks. sad
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Reply #1 posted 02/07/16 12:01pm

Cinny

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Reply #2 posted 02/07/16 12:57pm

thedoorkeeper

Those Flip Wilson clips are bizarre
Sounds like there is a laugh track
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks were not
a comedy group
At least I didn't think so
Maybe they were performance artists
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Reply #3 posted 02/08/16 7:14am

Cinny

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thedoorkeeper said:

Those Flip Wilson clips are bizarre Sounds like there is a laugh track Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks were not a comedy group At least I didn't think so Maybe they were performance artists

No, the band had amazing chops and it was a fun atmosphere, so when people laugh at the fiddler playing all those notes, it is sheer admiration for his virtuosity.

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Reply #4 posted 02/08/16 4:13pm

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Wow, I did not know he wrote this one:

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