Ricky - by Christopher Heard (Paperback)

About the Book

Ricky tells the story of the great Canadian musician and singer Rick Danko from his youth in Ontario farm country to his scaling the very heights of music superstardom as a member of the legendary group The Band. His life was one wild ride, one that even he could scarcely believe was happening to him.

Book Synopsis

The story of legendary group The Band wouldn't be complete without a deep dive into Rick Danko's life.

From Ontario farm country to the dazzling lights of Toronto's Yonge Street strip. From being a wide-eyed 16-year-old self-taught musician to touring the world with Bob Dylan and playing the legendary Woodstock music festival, being on the cover of Time magazine and being featured, as himself, in a great Martin Scorsese film -- Rick Danko's story touches on the surreal. An innately gifted musician, he lived life like he was in a dream, but a dream that drifted into a nightmare from time to time, but than never stopped or even slowed him down.

About the Author

Christopher Heard is a writer, author, and film history who has written twelve books, among them -- Dreaming Aloud: The Life and Films of James Cameron, DEPP, Britney Spears: Little Girl Lost, and The Suite Life: The Magic and Mystery of Hotel Living, and contributed to numerous magazines. He lives in Toronto.