Background
His father, Rodney Van Sickle is a classically trained double bassist who graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and played in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
His father, Rodney Van Sickle is a classically trained double bassist who graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and played in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Currently living and working in Los Angeles, California. Van Sickle was raised in a family of musicians. Hank Van Sickle is best known for blues, blues-rock, roots rock, and jazz.
He is also experienced in symphonic, rockabilly, world music, rock, americana, popular, folk, country, punk rock, and experimental.
According to John Mayall, the longest tenure of any bass player with the band.
He recorded and toured as a member of John Mayall"s Bluesbreakers from mid 2000 through the end of 2008.