Mortality keeps hitting second-generation giants of popular music hard; sadly, two more in recent days. Best known was Maurice White, Earth, Wind & Fire’s founder, leader, main songwriter and co-lead ...

John Hammond brings his acoustic folk-blues to the local stage this weekend when he plays the Quick Center for the Arts. The veteran guitarist, vocalist and songwriter performs at 8 p.m. Friday, April ...

This is FRESH AIR. We're going to remember Dan Hicks, who died of liver cancer Saturday. He was 74. He was a singer-songwriter and leader of the band Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks, which he formed in ...

Who: WYSO-FM (91.3) presents Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks Where: Carillon Park, 1000 Carillon Blvd., Dayton When: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16 Cost: Free More info: (937) 767-6420 or www.wyso.org Artist ...

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Singer, songwriter and guitarist Dan Hicks, whose eccentric style earned him a cult following and laid roots for the Americana sound, died on Saturday (2/6), after a two-year battle with cancer. He ...

When the folk music jamboree ‘‘Hootenanny’’ hit the ABC airwaves in April 1963, it struck a chord with then-21-year-old Dan Hicks. ‘‘That’s when I really started playing guitar,’’ says Hicks. ‘‘The ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dan Hicks, an American singer and songwriter whose offbeat mix of folk, jazz, pop, country and blues earned him critical acclaim over a 40-year career, has died at age 74, his ...