Musician Dan Hicks Dies at 74

Los Angeles: Singer-songwriter Dan Hicks, known for his blend of folk, jazz and country music, died in Mill Valley, California, after a two-year battle with throat and liver cancer.

Mr Hicks, who was 74, died on February 6. He is survived by his wife, who announced his death on Facebook:

My darling darling husband left this earth early this morning.He was true blue, one of a kind, and did it all his own...

Posted by Dan Hicks on Saturday, February 6, 2016

Mr Hicks was known as the leader of the acoustic band Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, which was a contemporary of the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane in the late 1960s San Francisco psychedelic scene.

At his commercial peak, Mr Hicks recorded several successful albums for Blue Thumb Records, including Where's The Money?, Striking It Rich and Last Train To Hicksville.