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Friday, 18 September 2026

Music From Big Pink...The Band.

The Band (sometimes stylized as the Band or the band) were a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario. It consisted of Rick Danko (bass guitar, guitar, vocals, fiddle), Garth Hudson (organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophone), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals), and Robbie Robertson (guitar, piano, percussion), all Canadian, and Levon Helm (drums, vocals, mandolin, guitar, bass guitar), an American. The Band's music combined elements of Americana, folk, rock, R&B, jazz and country, which influenced artists including George Harrison, Elton John, the Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton and Wilco.
Between 1958 and 1963, the group were known as the Hawks and were the backing band for the rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins, based in Toronto, Ontario. In the mid-1960s, they gained recognition for backing Bob Dylan on his 1966 concert tour as Dylan's first electric band. After leaving Dylan and changing their name to "The Band", they released their 1968 debut album, Music from Big Pink. 
THE BAND.
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3 comments:

  1. We are now in New Zealand for a while, courtesy of John !
    Enjoy !

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  2. This is a LP every record collector should have....!
    Fred.

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  3. Hi!

    Thanx for this one. Yes! A fantastic Canadian band & great LP.. Much appreciated. Enjoy NZ.

    Cheers!
    Ciao! For now.
    rntcj

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