Associated Press Photo

Friday 10 December 1999

Rick Danko, singer and bassist for The Band, is shown in this November 1977 file photo. Danko, who went from Bob Dylan's backup band to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Band, died Friday morning, Dec. 10, 1999, in his home in Woodstock, N.Y. It is not immediately known what caused Danko's death, which comes a day after his 56th birthday. (AP Photo/Artist, File)