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The BandThe Band began as the Hawks, backing up rockabilly cat Ronnie Hawkins. In the mid-1960s, they became Bob Dylan's ensemble of choice, aiding him in his epochal switch to an electric rock-based format. When they emerged as an independent recording entity at the end of the '60s, they helped usher in a move towards earthy roots-rock as a generation shied away from the clamor and excess of the psychedelic era. The mostly Canadian group synthesized a wide variety of traditional American styles in a unique hodgepodge that took full advantage of each member's unique multi-instrumental abilities. THE LAST WALTZ film and album provided their 1978 swan song, but the Band began anew in the '80s without songwriter/guitarist Robbie Robertson. Definitive Albums
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Memories Associated With This ArtistMemory Title SongThe Chicken Man Atlantic City Professors Robertson and Helm Night They Drove Old Dixie Down A Welcomed Headache Up On Cripple Creek Grams When I Paint My Masterpiece Music from Big Pink Tears of Rage Recently Posted MemoriesMemory Title SongChristmas Eve In A Record Store Roots Bloody Roots Recording Make-Believe It's All Coming Back To Me Now Road Trip in Kuala Lumpur I Want To Hold Your Hand My First Love Song Stay Getting Gas L.A. Introduction to Music Wonderwall College Years Helpless My introduction to music. One I Love, The The End of DLI Groove Is In The Heart Love To Dance~ Mama Told Me Not To Come |
