I guess they serve beer in heaven

For myself one of the best vocalists to walk this planet was Rick Danko. Here he is kicking back with Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia and a very young Bob Weir.

He was a great bass player as well. Seeing him perform with The Band always extended my thoughts to McCartney with how they both seemed at ease carrying an emotional vocal melody while playing some very complex bass lines.

And Danko frequently played a fretless!

A great moment was captured here - an impromptu performance it seems of "Ain't No More Cane" from the somewhat recently released concert film "Festival Express."