In San Francisco , Hicks led Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks from 1968 to 1973 , a band that never used electric instruments and rare drums .
In San Francisco , Hicks led Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks between 1968 and 1973 , a band that rarely used electric instruments and never drums .

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