I've already posted a little bit about Hicks, when he was a guest for an episode of the Midnight Special TV show, hosted by the Pointed Sisters. But here's some more on him. This is how his Wikipedia entry begins:
"[Hicks] was an American singer-songwriter and musician, and the leader of Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks. His idiosyncratic style combined elements of cowboy folk, jazz, country, swing, bluegrass, pop, and gypsy music. He is perhaps best known for the songs 'I Scare Myself' and 'Canned Music.' His songs are frequently infused with humor, as evidenced by the title of his tune 'How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away?'"
Here's the rest of his Wikipedia entry:
Dan Hicks (singer) - Wikipedia
Hicks led the band "Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks" from 1967 to 1973. Their best selling album was released in 1973, "Last Train to Hicksville... the Home of Happy Feet." It seems likely he'd already broken that band up by the time of this concert, because he was billed as the "Dan Hicks Trio" here.
As an aside, I haven't been familiar with his music until posting these albums. But I'm very familiar with the Thomas Dolby version of "I Scare Myself." I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it was originally written and released by Hicks.
The music here is unreleased. The sound quality is excellent.
This album is 57 minutes long.
01 Who Are You (Dan Hicks)
02 Humming to Myself (Dan Hicks)
03 talk (Dan Hicks)
04 Three Wishes (Dan Hicks)
05 I Got Mine (Dan Hicks)
06 talk (Dan Hicks)
07 We're Not on the Same Trip - Out on the Western Plain (Dan Hicks)
08 talk (Dan Hicks)
09 I Scare Myself (Dan Hicks)
10 Cowboys Dream No. 19 (Dan Hicks)
11 talk (Dan Hicks)
12 I'll Tell You Why that Is (Dan Hicks)
13 Evening Breeze (Dan Hicks)
14 talk (Dan Hicks)
15 Long Come a Viper (Dan Hicks)
https://pixeldrain.com/u/jJqTo7f7
alternate:
https://bestfile.io/en/1QEazQa5klOcXQz/file
The cover image was taken on May 8, 1973, for the "In Concert" ABC TV show.
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