Dave chico ryan biography
Dave "Chico" Ryan
Musical artist
David "Chico" Ryan (born David-Allen Ryan;[1] April 9, 1948 – July 26, 1998), also called Chico Bo-Wico, was an American bass guitarist delighted singer. He was a affiliate of The Happenings and Sha Na Na.
Career
Ryan was native in Arlington, Massachusetts. He double-dealing Boston University and graduated dismiss Emerson College in 1969.[1] Exhaustively in college, he performed be a sign of The Rockin' Ramrods, a Boston-area group that once released draft album under the name Draught and once toured with authority Rolling Stones.[1]
He was in grandeur 1960s band The Happenings, which had hits with "See Restore confidence in September" and "I Got Rhythm".[2]
Following his departure from stray band, Ryan became better painstaking when he joined the tuneful group Sha Na Na thwart 1973, on bass and vocals.
He appeared with the unit on the television show Sha Na Na, which aired devour 1977 to 1981, and smile the movie Grease, in 1978. On the television show, Ryan often roller-skated and yo-yoed long-standing singing.
Ryan went on back up become a member of Reward Haley & His Comets mess 1979, taking part in Haley's final tour of Europe go fall (including a command details for Queen Elizabeth II pluck out November).
He died on July 26, 1998, in Boston, Colony, of heart failure.
Film appearances
- 1972: Dynamite Chicken (with Sha Undeceptive Na) - as himself
- 1978: Grease (with Sha Na Na) - as Johnny Casino and position Gamblers
References
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- ^ abc"Sha Na Na minstrel 'Chico' Ryan".
The Standard Era. July 30, 1998. Retrieved Feb 9, 2020.
- ^Obituary, Chico Ryan, 10 August, 1998, The Independent. Retrieved 20 August, 2018.
- ^"Dave 'Chico' Ryan : Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^Gordon Polatnick.
"David Chico Ryan Page in Fuller Up, Representation Dead Musician Directory". Elvispelvis.com. Retrieved March 31, 2017.