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Monday 19 April 2010

Dan Hickey (drums)


BANDS:
  • Grumpy and Company
  • Benny Mardones Band [1984]
  • Company Of Wolves
  • Joe Jackson Band [Sep 90-Oct 90]
  • Cyndi Lauper Band [Mar 91]
  • Joe Jackson Band [May 91-Sep 91]
  • Joe Cocker Band [1992]
  • B-52´s [1992-?]
  • They Might Be Giants [1997-2004]
  • Joe Louis Walker Band [2006]
  • Ari Hest Band [2007]
  • Alan Merrill Band [2007]
  • The Damnwells
  • Joe Louis Walker Band [2008]
  • Gas House Gorillas [2008]
  • Jaime Dolce Band [2008-2009]
  • Billy Hector Band [2009]
  • Jon Paris Band [Oct 09-Dec 09]
  • Popa Chubby Band [2010]

BIOGRAPHY:

Powerful drummer, I haven´t been able to find biographical data about him. His first band was called Grumpy And Company.


BENNY MARDONES BAND


Around 1984, these were the musicians backing Benny Mardones:

BENNY MARDONES BAND #?
1984
Benny Mardones
vocals
Mark Bosch
guitar
Arthur Neilson
guitar
David Santos
bass
+
some bassists changing between:
Paul Ossola
bass
John K
bass
Tim Tindall
bass


COMPANY OF WOLVES


For a while, Dan Hickey played with Company Of Wolves. I think the lineup was this one:

COMPANY OF WOLVES #?
?
Kyf Brewer
vocals
Steve Conte
guitar
John Conte
bass


JOE JACKSON BAND


This was the live band for Joe Jackson´s mini tour Work it all out Tour during September and October 1990:

JOE JACKSON BAND #
Sep 90-Oct 90
Joe Jackson
vocals, keyboards
Tom Teeley
guitar, vocals, keyboards
Graham Maby
bass, vocals
Joy Askew
keyboards, vocals
Sue Hadjopoulos
percussion, vocals



CYNDI LAUPER BAND


In March 1991, Cyndi Lauper played a short Japanese tour with this band:

CYNDI LAUPER BAND #?
Mar 91
Cyndi Lauper
vocals
Pat Buchanan
guitar, vocals
Kevin Jenkins
bass, vocals
David Rosenthal
keyboards
Sue Hadjopoulos
percussion, vocals


JOE JACKSON BAND (again)


This was the live band for Joe Jackson´s tour Laughter & Lust Tour, from May to September 1991:

JOE JACKSON BAND #
Joe Jackson
vocals, keyboards
Tom Teeley
guitar, vocals, keyboards
Mindy Jostyn
vocals, guitar, harmonica, violin
Graham Maby
bass, vocals
Ed Roynesdal
keyboards, violin
Sue Hadjopoulos
percussion, vocals

They released a live video, Laughter & lust live.


JOE COCKER BAND


This is another lineup for Joe Cocker in 1992, when they played in Dortmund:

JOE COCKER BAND #?
1992
Joe Cocker
vocals
John Miles
guitar, keyboards, vocals
Warren McRae
bass
Chris Stainton
keyboards
Deric Dyer
sax, keyboards
Maxine Sharp
backing vocals
Cydney Davis
backing vocals

A live DVD was recorded from that gig, The best of Joe Cocker live.

B-52´S


This was the lineup for the B-52´s around 1992:

B-52´S #?
1992
Kate Pierson
vocals
Fred Schneider
vocals
Julee Cruise
vocals
Ricky Schneider
guitar
Tracy Wormworth
bass
Pat Irwin
keyboards
Sue Hadjopoulos
percussion


THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS


Dan Hickey stayed with the band from 1997 to 2004, but I haven´t been able to trace all their lineups during this time.

This is one of the lineups for They Might Be Giants:

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS #?
?
John Flansburgh
vocals, guitar
John Linnell
vocals, keyboards
Dan Miller
guitar
Danny Weinkauf
bass

Dan finally left the band in 2004, being replaced by Marty Beller.


JOE LOUIS WALKER BAND


This was the band for bluesman Joe Louis Walker around July 2006:

JOE LOUIS WALKER BAND #?
2006
Joe Louis Walker
guitar, vocals
Hiro Suzuki
guitar
Tim Tindall
bass


ARI HEST BAND


This was the Ari Hest Band around at the beginning of 2007:

ARI HEST BAND #?
2007
Ari Hest
vocals, guitar
Dave Chernis
guitar
Rob Calder
bass

This was the Ari Hest Band around in May 2007:

ARI HEST BAND #?
2007
Ari Hest
vocals, guitar
Matt Beck
guitar
Rob Calder
bass

This was the Ari Hest Band around August 2007:

ARI HEST BAND #?
2007
Ari Hest
vocals, guitar
Tad Brock
guitar
Rob Calder
bass


ALAN MERRILL BAND


These are the musicians backing the great Alan Merrill around August 2007:

ALAN MERRILL BAND #?
2007
Alan Merrill
vocals, guitar
Amy Madden
bass


THE DAMNWELLS


This is a band led by Alex Dezen and Ted Hudson. They're usually backed by many different musicians, so it´s very difficult to trace the lineups. Dan Hickey has been playing with them, but don´t have info about the exact personnel list:

THE DAMNWELLS #?
?
Alex Dezen
vocals, guitar
Ted Hudson
bass
+ others unknown to me.


JOE LOUIS WALKER BAND (again)


This was the band for bluesman Joe Louis Walker in July 2008 (also in December 2008):

JOE LOUIS WALKER BAND #?
2008
Joe Louis Walker
guitar, vocals
Linwood Taylor
guitar
Rich Zurkowski
bass


GAS HOUSE GORILLAS


This is the lineup for Gas House Gorillas around September 2008:

GAS HOUSE GORILLAS #?
2008
Rick Fink
vocals
Hiro Suzuki
guitar
Crusher Carmean
bass
Tim Veeder
sax


JAIME DOLCE BAND


Jaime is an Italian blues guitarist. Dan Hickey played on his album from 1998. When Jaime went to the States at the end of 2007, Dan Hickey played with his band from time to time, but don´t know details about the complete lineups. This was the band around September 2008:

JAIME DOLCE BAND #?
2008
Jaime Dolce
guitar, vocals
Eric Udell
bass

This was the Jaime Dolce Band around June 2009:

JAIME DOLCE BAND #?
2009
Jaime Dolce
guitar, vocals
Andrea Taravelli
bass


BILLY HECTOR BAND


This is the Billy Hector Band around October 2009:

BILLY HECTOR BAND #?
2009
Billy Hector
guitar, vocals
Tim Tindall
bass


JON PARIS BAND


This was the great Jon Paris Band for a one-off gig in October 2009:

JON PARIS BAND #?
Oct 2009
Jon Paris
guitar, vocals
Kenny Aaronson
bass

Another different personnel list for Jon Paris Band for a couple of gigs in December 2009:

JON PARIS BAND #?
Dec 2009
Jon Paris
guitar, vocals
Amy Madden
bass


POPA CHUBBY BAND


This was the Poppa Chubby Band that has toured Europe during March and April 2010:

POPA CHUBBY BAND #?
Mar 10-Apr 10
Popa Chubby
guitar, vocals
A J Pappas
bass

DISCOGRAPHY: (42 albums known to me - Status: In progress)

ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (18 credits)
  • The Best of Joe Cocker live - Joe Cocker ( - )

    • Members: Joe Cocker, Cydney Davis, Deric Dyer, Phil Grande, Dan Hickey, Warren McRae, John Miles, Maxine Sharp, Chris Stainton
    • Comments: DVD recorded live in Dortmund in 1992.
  • American dreams - Benny Mardones And The Hurricanes (1986)

  • Laughter & lust - Joe Jackson (04/1991)

    • Members: Tony Aiello, Joy Askew, Sue Hadjopoulos, Dan Hickey, Joe Jackson, Graham Maby, Michael Morreale, Ed Roynesdal, Tom Teeley, Annie Whitehead
    • Technical: Dave Cook, Bob Ludwig
  • The World is stone (SINGLE) - Cyndi Lauper (1992)

    • Members: Pat Buchanan, Sue Hadjopoulos, Dan Hickey, Kevin Jenkins, Cyndi Lauper
    • Guests: Everett Bradley, Jimmy Bralower, Paul Litteral (RIP: Peter Wood)
  • Laughter & lust live - Joe Jackson (05/1992)

    • Members: Sue Hadjopoulos, Dan Hickey, Joe Jackson, Graham Maby, Ed Roynesdal, Tom Teeley (RIP: Mindy Jostyn)
    • Comments: Live video taped in September 1991.
  • Heaven & hell - Joe Jackson & Friends (09/1997)

    • Members: Joy Askew, Allison Cornell, Sue Hadjopoulos, Dan Hickey, Joe Jackson
    • Guests: Kenny Aronoff
    • Producer: Ed Roynesdal
    • Technical: Ted Jensen
  • Purple blues - Jaime Dolce (1998)

  • Hard to please - Billy Hector (1998)

  • Severe tire damage - They Might Be Giants (1998)

    • Members: Randy Andos, Dan Hickey, Graham Maby, Mark Pender
    • Guests: Zachary Alford
    • Comments: There´s an abridged version, called Live.
  • Working undercover for the man (EP) - They Might Be Giants (05/2000)

    • Members: Dan Hickey, Graham Maby, Danny Weinkauf
  • Duct tape life - Billy Hector Band (06/2001)

  • Mink car - They Might Be Giants (09/2001)

    • Members: Dan Hickey, Danny Weinkauf
    • Guests: Luis Jardim, Guy Pratt
    • Producer: Clive Langer
  • No! - They Might Be Giants (06/2002)

  • Indestructible object (EP) - They Might Be Giants (04/2004)

  • The Spine - They Might Be Giants (07/2004)

    • Members: Stan Harrison, Dan Hickey, Mark Pender, Danny Weinkauf
    • Guests: Tony Kadleck
  • Here come the ABCs - They Might Be Giants (02/2005)

  • They got lost - They Might Be Giants (10/2005)

    • Members: Dan Hickey, Graham Maby, Danny Weinkauf
    • Comments: Collection of rarities.
  • Five gorillas walk into a bar... - Gas House Gorillas (2008)

COMPILATIONS AS A BAND MEMBER (6 credits)
  • Greatest hits - Joe Cocker (1998)

    • Members: Kenny Aronoff, David Beal, Jack Bruno, Joe Cocker, Cydney Davis, Deric Dyer, Bob Feit, Phil Grande, Euge Grove, Dan Hickey, Hutch Hutchinson, Jim Keltner, Michael Landau, Greg Leisz, Jeff Levine, Warren McRae, John Miles, Dean Parks, Maxine Sharp, Chris Stainton, T M Stevens, Jeffery C J Vanston
    • Guests: Bryan Adams, Tawatha Agee, Mike Baird, Rick Baptist, Arthur Barrow, Wayne Bergeron, Alexandra Brown, Denyse Buffum, David Campbell, Mike Campbell, Lenny Castro, Crispin Cioe, Merry Clayton, Clarence Clemons, Luis Conte, Joey Diggs, Bob Funk, Gary Grant, Portia Griffin, Arno Hecht, Jerry Hey, Dan Higgins, Dick ´Slyde´ Hyde, Randy Jackson, Mortonette Jenkins, Marlena Jeter, Suzie Katayama, Peter Kent, Curtis King, Don Kirkpatrick, Abraham Laboriel, Paul Litteral, Jeff Lorber, Jeff Lynne, Steve Madaio, Jamie Muhoberac, Rafael Padilla, Sid Page, Joel Peskin, Tim Pierce, Bill Reichenbach, John Robinson, Johnny Lee Schell, Neal Schon, Leland Sklar, Leslie Smith, Myrna Smith, Neil Stubenhaus, Vaneese Thomas, Julia Tillman Waters, Joe Turano, Carmen Twillie, Lamont Van Hook, Paul Warren, Fred White, Maxine Willard Waters, Richie Zito (RIP: Dick Marx, Billy Preston)
    • Producer: Chris Lord-Alge, Don Was
    • Comments: Compilation including one song only released as a single, one live take, plus another live song with Eros Ramazzotti.
  • Live - They Might Be Giants (11/1999)

    • Members: Randy Andos, Dan Hickey, Graham Maby, Mark Pender
    • Guests: Zachary Alford
    • Comments: Abridged version of the live album Severe tire damage.
  • Steppin´ out: the very best of Joe Jackson - Joe Jackson (2001)

    • Members: Tony Aiello, Joy Askew, Dave Bitelli, Gary Burke, Elaine Caswell, Steve Elson, Rick Ford, Sue Hadjopoulos, Dan Hickey, Joe Jackson, Graham Maby, Michael Morreale, Ed Roynesdal, Gary Sanford, Tom Teeley, Larry Tolfree, Nick Weldon, Annie Whitehead, Vinnie Zummo
    • Guests: Ellen Foley, Charlie Gordon, Pete Hewlett, Chris Hunter
    • Producer: David Kershenbaum
  • Holidayland (EP) - They Might Be Giants (11/2001)

  • Dial-a-song - 20 years of They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants (09/2002)

    • Members: Dan Hickey, Mark Pender, Danny Weinkauf
    • Guests: Zachary Alford, Sue Hadjopoulos, Luis Jardim, Ron Lawrence, Lyle Workman
    • Producer: Clive Langer
    • Technical: Bob Clearmountain, Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot
  • A User´s guide to They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants (05/2005)

    • Members: Dan Hickey, Graham Maby, Mark Pender, Danny Weinkauf
    • Guests: Zachary Alford, Luis Jardim, Lyle Workman
    • Producer: Clive Langer
    • Technical: Bob Clearmountain, Dan Hersch, Bill Inglot
ALBUMS WITH BANDMATES AND FRIENDS (3 credits)
  • State songs - John Linnell (10/1999)

  • The Big fear - Common Rotation (04/2003)

    • Guests: Dan Hickey
    • Producer: Danny Weinkauf
    • Comments: Common Rotation were the openers for some They Might Be Giants tour, that´s why some of the Giants musicians play here.
  • From where I am - Hiromasa Suzuki (2008)

COLLECTIVE ALBUMS (3 credits)
  • Rollin´ into Memphis - songs of John Hiatt - VVAA (08/2000)

    • Guests: James Cotton, Dan Hickey, Paul Ossola, G E Smith (RIP: Richard Bell, Bill Chinnock, Raful Neal, Odetta)
    • Comments: Tribute album to the great John Hiatt, with songs by: C J Chenier, Terrance Simien, Irma Thomas, Odetta, Kenny Neal, James Cotton with Kris Wiley, Colin Linden, Raful Neal with Tab Benoit, Chris Smither, Cliff Eberhardt and Patty Larkin.
  • This is next year - a Brooklyn-based compilation - VVAA (07/2001)

  • Listen to what the man said - popular artists pay tribute to the music of Paul McCartney - VVAA (09/2001)

    • Guests: John Allen, Kevin Hearn, Dan Hickey, Matthew Seligman
    • Technical: Ted Jensen
    • Comments: Tribute to Paul McCartney, with songs performed by: Owsley, SR-71, Robyn Hitchcock, Finn Brothers, Matthew Sweet, Minus Five, Sloan, World Party, They Might Be Giants, etc.
SOUNDTRACKS (1 credit)
  • Malcolm in the middle OST - VVAA (11/2000)

    • Guests: Dan Hickey
    • Producer: Mark Hudson, Mike Mangini, Jack Joseph Puig, Don Was
    • Technical: Bob Clearmountain, Brian Gardner
    • Comments: Soundtrack of the TV series Malcolm in the middle, with tracks by They Might Be Giants, Barenaked Ladies, Hanson, Travis, Stroke 9, Dust Brothers, etc.
SESSIONS (11 credits)
  • You´ve got me - Kirsten Thien ( - )

    • Guests: Dan Hickey, Steve Holley, Tommy Mandel, Andy Snitzer
  • Win or lose - Brian Kramer And The Blues Masters (1989)

    • Guests: Chris Botti, Crispin Cioe, Steve Elson, Robin Eubanks, Diane Garisto, Dan Hickey, Steve Jordan, Mick Taylor (RIP: Steve Burgh, Junior Wells, Howie Wyeth)
    • Comments: Recorded in 1988.
  • Truce - Range War (1992)

    • Guests: Kenny Aaronson, Mark Bosch, Dan Hickey, David Santos
  • Rowena said... - Doña Oxford (02/1999)

    • Guests: Dan Hickey, Arthur Neilson, Charlie Torres
  • Sun - Lisa Hayes And The Violets (08/1999)

    • Guests: Gary Burke, Dan Hickey, Ed Roynesdal, Jeffery C J Vanston
    • Producer: (RIP: Greg Ladanyi)
    • Technical: Ted Jensen
  • House of water - Tom Intondi (2001)

  • Sayin´ hello to the folks - Jules Shear (03/2004)

    • Guests: Dan Hickey, Steuart Smith, Curtis Stigers
  • Wire waltz - The Last Town Chorus (10/2006)

  • Man on the roof - Stephen Fretwell (08/2007)

  • Chances - Kelleigh McKenzie (2008)

  • On your sleeve - Jesse Malin (04/2008)


RELATED MUSICIANS:

Dan Hickey mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
John Linnell (15)
Dan Miller (14)
John Flansburgh (13)
Danny Weinkauf (12)
Patrick Dillett (11)
Dan Levine (10)
Jim O´Connor (9)
Graham Maby (8)
Albert Caiati (7)
Robin Goldwasser (6)

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1 comment:

  1. I was with Danny back in the 70's. I got him the audition for "GRUMPY & COMPANY. 10 seconds into "CHINA GROVE" the job was his lONG iSLAND n.y. He has always been a great drummer. DJ TOMMY B.......

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