TFT-TV Presents Dan Hicks

This program includes songs, stories and interviews with the late Dan Hicks, recorded Feb. 27, 2013 at Tales from the Tavern, Santa Ynez, California.
This program was made possible through the support of the nonprofit Artist Advocacy Foundation (artistadvocacyfoundation.com)

[@lorettacaputo6997]

Dan may not have gotten rich from his music and style, but it truely enriched my appreciation of music. Of all the vinyl that I own, his albums always put a smile on my face and get my spirits in a fine place. Thanks Dan for all you did.

[@peterpedersen1641]

Sometime around 1976, somewhere around the New Jersey Shore, I was living and enjoying going out to local clubs. One night I stumble into a bar in Fair Haven NJ. Not a reall po;ular place, but here they were, Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks. Playing for the next 6 night.!! Never saw them before. Myabe heard one or two tunes on the radio. Well by the time that night was over, around 3am... I was buddies with Dan and the band. and was hitting on the Hot licks like no tomorrow! I was 21 at the time and beginning to get my guitar playing chops together. How that changed my life.... I learned a bunch of his tunes. Especially Paycheck Blues and Canned Mujsic being a couple of favories. I moved around the country over the years, San Francicsco, Monterey, Santra Cruz, Dallas, Austin, Kansas City. And in each town everry now and then I'd here, Dan Hicks is playing at XYZ... and I'd find my way there. When I'd run into Dan and get to have a chat, he'd say, What the fuck man, are you following me... LOL yes, over 20 some years. Last time I saw him was in a little restaurant on the Deleware River near New Hope PA... Around 2005 I think. He was one of a kind, Texas Swing at it's finest. Always entertaining to the top. RIP Dan Hicks. Loved you brother. Now I'll drag out the old 6 string and play a few of your tunes this week. Bringin it back.....

[@likingraccoons]

Dan Hicks will bring joy of music for generations after we all are gone.

[@markh8968]

Caught Dan & his amazing band live at Tulagi’s on the Hill in Boulder in ‘72 during their Striking It Rich Tour. Had never heard of him before that night. Needless to say I became a big fan going forward. Over the years, I loved to turn people on to this amazing artist by popping on “Striking” during dinner parties. Universal response was always WOW! RIP Dan, your unique talent and sly humor is missed by so many. We will all never forget. You are and will always remain a true original!

[@hermanmunster714]

Why does Dan Hicks remind me so much of a musical Mark Twain? I read somewhere that the late Jimmy Buffett (another musical legend) respected and borrowed from the genius of Dan Hicks. Thank you for posting this, what a phenom Dan and these musicians are/were. RIP to this story teller genius.

[@lilredscout]

This is real music, real musicians, playing real lives, hearts, soul funk et al

[@TimeRiverProductions]

He was the hippest man alive!

[@graemehilzinger8519]

Hip Hippety. Dan the Man

[@orkneyrd]

Bingo!

[@vicqruiz3537]

First new Dan Hicks I have seen in quite a while. Thank you! I was lucky enough to have seen the classic lineup (with Sid, Maryanne, Naomi) twice. Swingin'est show there ever was or ever will be.

[@wwsuggs2857]

Uncle Sam sent me to Alaska Jan 72...got letter from my brother...saying He had seen the best band He had ever heard...explained what show was...I believed him. Ran to Px... Bought DH n HL Striking it Rich. I fell in love before 1st song on album finished. Saw him at least 8X wny Bflo clubs. Last show Mayville folk festival Ģot his autograph written to me...framed hanging in Living room. Tx Dan best of the best and all the HL's. RIP your great stuff never fails me.

[@ariggle77]

Thanks so much for posting. My first date with the hubby was seeing Dan Hicks at McCabe's, and been a fan ever since. Sadly we only got to see a few live shows. RIP, Mr. Hicks.

[@bradstone9927]

I was with you and your hubby at McCabe's that night. And followed Dan the the Hot Licks since I was 13 at the Filmore West in I believe 67/68.Brilliant talent and sound embedded in my soul...Than for the memoroies and reminders of a life without music would be a mistake.

[@singingpretty]

McCabe's in WLA/SM?

[@wmgtgo4040]

Dan, miss you. Old Chicago fan since 1972

[@jeffandersen7397]

was at a guys house in the late 80's, he was playing records for the band I was in to help broaden our musical horizons. at one point he puts on "the Last Train to Hicksville" and i was immediately engrossed. I asked to see the album cover, as he hands it to me he say's "you'll never find this record". Well, it wasn't easy but I eventually found ALL of Dan's early albums. Then, in the late 90's he was rediscovered by Surfdog records and I was lucky enough to see him live a few times and even got him to sign my copy of "Striking it Rich". His music and character has made a huge impression on me as a songwriter, sandwich-maker and satirist. God Bless Dan Hicks ! ( *thanks for posting this video)

[@TalesfromtheTavern]

Thanks for sharing this story. Dan was a true original

[@graemehilzinger8519]

Beatin the Heat in the 90,s

[@barrygbemc]

Saw him back in the day at Clark University in Worcester, MA. At the time of "Where's the Money" .... he showed late, and there was some hostility between him and the jocks in the audience .... "Woostah? Woostah? Who's kidding who??? I'm from LA ... you know, swimming pools, movie stars.....".....

[@kevin104z]

Can't express what Dan has meant to me since I was 15 in 1973...I named my First born Son after him!

[@charleswallen8358]

Humor combined with music is terrific.

[@johnmitchelljr]

Time well spent. Wish his demons weren’t so strong. Thank you.

[@Quintessentguy]

Dan grew up in my hometown, Santa Rosa, CA. And went to my high school before the cross town one opened. They had joint class reunions and he'd just show up and play. Saw him a few times, locally, not enough!

[@caroleanncolone9998]

This is so great! Boogying, genius...truly a treasure! Thank you TFT-TV xo

[@kmt3614]

Ahh..his voice, his sound..all the sounds ❤️ I had read that he had performed with Asleep At the Wheel, at some point. What a show that would have been.

[@brucemacmillan7128]

Missin' Dan Hicks

[@TalesfromtheTavern]

Truly one of a kind

[@cojaxart8986]

When I was in high school in the 60’s and 70’s I worked as a waiter at a restaurant that a great mix of people…. After work,we would get together and put on Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks….and have a blast drinking beer and smoke in. Live at the troubadour Fabulous 70.’s. Love you Dan! RIP. My favorites! Love the music!

[@richardglassman7786]

Yeah. I used to him back in the day 1972 at Great American Music Hall. Only saw Grateful Dead more often. He was a genius!

[@bradstone9927]

Music HAll ...I was there with my wife . I believe that was when Laast Train to HIcksvile came out .

[@johnpeterson6243]

“ one minute people, we have to tune , we’re not the Grateful Dead. Thank you ladies and gentlemen “

[@MalcolmO]

My daughter and I saw this lineup at a bar here in Toronto. We got to chat with Dan between sets. What a cool guy and what an excellent band! If only there could've been more. One of the best acts ever.

[@tiggerlechien1354]

Was that at the Horseshoe Tavern? A very intimate show and different from his previous shows at the Silver Dollar Room and at The Phoenix. All three were great.

[@MalcolmO]

@@tiggerlechien1354 In fact, it was the Silver Dollar Room. Didn’t know about the Horseshoe or Phoenix!

[@richardglassman7786]

Used to see him 1972 at Great American Music Hall. S.F. What a treat that was!

[@TalesfromtheTavern]

I bet!

[@lizg6515]

The singers are so, so good. They (Dan and the women) sing fast with such precision. I love the whole band. I saw them only once live, in NC, and the small theater was half empty. They were wonderful. Dan was so damn funny.

[@darlenemc3586]

I saw him in Ft Worth Texas in the late 70's. We sat on the first row and really enjoyed the show, though he was not in a good mood!! lol. I actually had the nerve to ask him for his autograph during break and he got mad at me!! He was a darling in the end to give me his autograph, which I still have today.

[@markschriever1801]

What a Great feel , I can always draw the best after watchin an listenin to the licks!!!

[@czofthesoil1]

Happy Birthday Dan. Thanks for the music.

[@TalesfromtheTavern]

Yeah, thanks for remembering.

[@burkelong4376]

This is a real gem. I just wish that the live mix were better.

[@philiprife5556]

Caucasian hip hop. I love it.

[@theresareilly650]

What a fabulous show! I remember seeing them at the Forum back in the 70s - What a treat!

[@TalesfromtheTavern]

Thanks Theresa!

[@singingpretty]

Yes!

[@user-mf2iq4cu9z]

I got to see Dan in 71 New Year’s Eve and On the 3rd for my 21st birthday at the Gastown Inn in Vancouver and the girls came to the back and we tuned them up a little hash The Mouse.

[@milonieto]

I’m now a huge sand block player because of the lickettes. Love Dan.

[@susannarobinson1562]

I feel that Dan Hicks influenced me more than any other single musician.

[@tiggerlechien1354]

Great stuff. It's feels just like being at a live show. Thanks!

[@kevincassidy1789]

Thx for posting this terrific performance. One of a kind, long may his canon be appreciated.

[@eb311235]

Truely the home of happy feet.

[@graemehilzinger8519]

🍸🚬

[@gregchampion7914]

KZbin commercials in the middle of Dan's music ? How rude !!

[@macedoruiz5237]

Mose Allison, Dan Hicks, Tom Waits et al, top of the hippest white men ever.

[@nylaandrew]

Love that guy.

[@ConsensusReality]

one of the true greats

[@valerieschmidtzuzu]

He died so young.. what was his illness ? I enjoyed him hen I was a young woman,.. 🥀💙💙💙💙💙

[@namcat53]

There had to be a Dan Hicks within all the "acid rock". He was a mean jerk sometimes, but made up for it ...and his bandmates' bands were amazing too. Dan Girton, Paul Mehling, etc. fantastic legacy.

[@sustein3755]

OOOOWEEEEE

[@2manycatsforadime]

"it don't get no better"

[@hotdaddy6606]

Absolutely loved Dan Hick and the "LICKS" and did get to see him here in Seattle a few times. I have a question though. He used to sing a song about Jimmy Hoffa and it had a "stich" in the song that said "Where's jimmy". Anyone know the name of that song???

[@WildBillZim1]

1st time seeing Dan play bottle neck guitar. ha ha! ... I've also always had the question, "Dan, why aren't you rich?"

[@geoffshaw2492]

I swear the fiddle player was in an episode of Seinfeld, he bought George's ticket to the opera

[@billmackay3171]

Dan wore steel fingertips while he strummed the jazz chords as opposed to a pik. I find that difficult, always getting the steel tips caught in the strings.

[@yourturn777]

That would be WIIIIIIILS. IE,BOB WILLS. WHERE you from?

[@SoulDaddy33]

Dan could do Bob Dylan better than Bob Dylan could do Bob Dylan. And I sure wish he still could.

[@TalesfromtheTavern]

ha ha!

[@pambloom_white2050]

Dan's right hand technique is so strange. He's wearing finger picks but doing almost no fingerstyle playing. I can't figure it out. Great, nonetheless....

[@Kevin-ke4ik]

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[@daniellocke9534]

Dan looks tired!

[@Insolation1]

He died of throat and liver cancer 2016, usually but not always, associated with a certain lifestyle of hard alcohol consumption and Dan certainly indulged in it; I suspect that's why he looks tired. You've go to die of something I suppose; but he left the party earlier than he had too, through his over indulgence.

[@badilejo]

Yeah, I miss him, too. “Oh no… it’s not my time to go.” It really wasn’t.

[@ericisotalo8766]

I got to see DH&THL a few times. Thank God. The last time was a picnic day at Rancho Nicasio. He signed a CD for me and was thrilled to be joining my VERY small autograph collection of Frank Zappa, and Buddy Miles. I really, really miss this man and his music.