The death of Dan Hicks at age 74 in early 2016 robbed us of one of the most distinctive singer-songwriters of his generation. Originally a drummer for the San Francisco-based band The Charlatans in the ‘60s, Hicks quickly broke away and formed the acoustic-based Hot Licks as a vehicle for his songs, which straddled a line between swing, country, folk, jazz and other genres. His tunes ranged…