Members of The Band, Rick Danko, right, and
Robbie Robertson, left, share a light moment with Eric Clapton,
center, backstage following the legendary group's Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame induction ceremony at New York's Waldorf Astoria in
this Jan. 19, 1994, file photo. Danko, who went from Bob Dylan's
backup band to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a bassist and
singer with The Band, died Friday morning, Dec. 10, 1999, in his
home in Woodstock, N.Y. It is not immediately known what caused
Danko'sdeath, which comes a day after his 56th birthday. (AP
Photo/Joe Tabacca, File ) |