<Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, The Charlatans, The Acoustic Warriors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.danhicks.com www.danhicks.net </Td> </Tr> <P> Daniel Ivan "Dan" Hicks (December 9, 1941--February 6, 2016) was an American singer - songwriter known for an idiosyncratic style that combined elements of cowboy folk, jazz, country, swing, bluegrass, pop, and gypsy music . He led Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks . He is perhaps best known for the songs "I Scare Myself" and "Canned Music ." His songs are frequently infused with humor, as evidenced by the title of his tune, "How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away?" His album, Live at Davies (2013) capped over forty years of music . </P> <P> Hicks was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on December 9, 1941 . His father, Ivan L. Hicks (married to the former Evelyn Kehl), was a career military man . At age five, an only child, Hicks moved with his family to California, eventually settling north of San Francisco in Santa Rosa, where he was a drummer in grade school and played the snare drum in his school marching band . </P>

Who wrote how can i miss you when you won't go away