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The Band: A History

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Exploring the history of Canadian-American roots rock group, The Band.

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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
New Episode Alert 🎧 In the early '80s, Levon Helm made a risky move to Capitol Records, aiming to preserve his musical legacy. His choice to record at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studio was a bold stand against the synth-pop trends of the era.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Happy 4/20. 🍁
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
I've had the chance to read the upcoming biography on Richard Manuel and I was blown away. It's truly the book Band fans have been clamouring for. Do yourself a favour and pre-order it now. You won't regret it. schifferbooks.com/products/richard-…
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
What lyric by The Band resonates with you the most?
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Robbie Robertson with Norman Harris, owner of Norm’s Rare Guitars, in 1976. Harris, known for supplying guitars to numerous famous musicians, helped Robertson find his iconic bronzed Stratocaster featured in The Last Waltz. #TheBand #RobbieRobertson #NormanHarris
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Levon Helm playing mandolin at the Lone Star Cafe in New York City on February 17, 1981. Photo by Gary Gershoff
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Grateful Dead's Bob Weir with Rob Waaserman and Rick Danko performing at Woodstock '94. The 1994 addition of the festival saw blend of new acts and groups from the original show, including The Band. While the Grateful Dead didn't perform, Weir jammed with The Band during their set.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Members of the The Band and Crosby, Stills and Nash on stage together during their show together in Oakland, California, 1974.  Photo by John Scheele
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Robbie Robertson with Martin Scorsese in 1978 during promotion for The Last Waltz.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
The Robertson clan. Delphine, Robbie, Alexandra and Sebastian pose for a photo during their father's 60th birthday in New Mexico in 2003.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Rick Danko and Bob Dylan on stage during a stop at Charlotte Coliseum, January 17, 1974.  The city only featured one stop, unlike other cities and sold out within three days.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
On April 3, 1943, Richard Manuel was born Stratford, Ontario.  Richard was one of kind. A skilled songwriter, sublime vocalist, a deft musician and according to friends the life of the party!  Happy birthday, Richard.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Rick Danko with two gentlemen in Japan during his trip in 1997. Danko was there to play a Deadheads Festival tribute to Jerry Garcia. #RickDanko
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Richard, Robbie and Rick working on some music after dinner at Sammy Davis Jr’s house where they rented to record their second studio album The Band, in 1969.  Photo: Eliott Landy
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The Band sitting on an abandoned roadside couch in West Hollywood, California in 1969. Photographer EllIott Landy said this on taking the photo, "This abandoned couch was too good to resist when we drove by. I asked them to stop and take some pictures.”
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Bob Dylan alongside Robbie Robertson and Levon Helm, during the Dylan/Band tour stop at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, January 28, 1974. Photo: Bettmann/CORBIS
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Robbie Robertson, Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 5, 1971. The Band spent much of the spring and summer of 1971 on tour in Europe, promoting their fourth studio album Cahoots! Photo: Elly de Waard
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Rick Danko, Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson, January 20, 1968, in New York, New York, at Carnegie Hall for the Musical Tribute to Woody Guthrie.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Levon Helm, Mary Steenburgen and Wilford Brimley pose for a promotional shot for the film End of the Line, released in 1987. The film was shot in Arkansas and directed by state-local Jay Russell.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
The Band's Levon Helm, Richard Manuel and Terry Cagle perform at Long Branch Park in Liverpool, New York, on May 27, 1984. They performed nine songs, starting with "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" and ending with "Up On Cripple Creek." Photo: Frank Ahart
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Levon Helm appears on stage with Sheryl Crow to perform "Evangeline" at her Roseland Ballroom, New York show in February 1997.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Robbie Robertson and Bob Dylan chatting aboard their plane during the Bob Dylan & The Band 1974 tour.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Gary Busey, Max Gail, Terry Danko and Rick Danko at The Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, California, 1978. Credit: Terry Danko
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Rodney Crowell, Levon Helm and Larry Campbell perform onstage at the 2nd Annual All for The Hall New York Benefit for the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum at the Nokia Theatre on October 15, 2008 in New York City. Photo: Jamie McCarthy
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Jack Douglas, Levon Helm, David Johansen during Sarasota Film Festival Jack Douglas Awards at Khrome Nightclub in Sarasota, Florida, United States. Photo: Sylvain Gaboury
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Levon Helm portraits from October and December 1969 in Woodstock, New York.  Photo: David Gahr
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Bob Dylan and The Band performing at the Boston Garden on January 14, 1974. Photo: Ron Pownall
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Rick Danko and Robbie Robertson perform on stage at Madison Square Garden in New York on January 29, 1974. Photo: Gijsbert Hanekroot
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Ronnie Hawkins, and Robbie Robertson, perform during The Last Waltz at Winterland on November 25, 1976 in San Francisco, California. Photo: Ed Perlstein
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Robbie Robertson and Levon Helm during a performance in Hamburg, Germany, May 1971. Photo: Jan Persson
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Robbie Robertson poses for a portrait in December, 1969 in Woodstock, New York. Photo: David Gahr #RobbieRobertson
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Happy birthday Phil Lesh.  A member of the Grateful Dead and peer of Levon Helm and The Band. Seen here in 2010 after playing at Helm's Midnight Ramble with Donald Fagen of Steely Dan.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The Band pose for a portrait in October 1969 in Woodstock, New York. Photo: David Gahr #TheBand
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Robbie Robertson poses for a portrait at The National Museum of the American Indian in New York, New York in November 1994. Photo: Bob Berg #RobbieRobertson
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Paul Butterfield and Rick Danko performing at the Park West in Chicago, Illinois, December 5, 1980. Photo: Paul Natkin #RickDanko #PaulButterfield #MusicHistory
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko and Richard Manual pose for a group portrait in December 1969 in Woodstock, New York. Photo: David Gahr #TheBand
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel pose for a portrait in December 1969 in Woodstock, New York. Photo: David Gahr #TheBand
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Robbie Robertson and Rick Danko during a Band show in Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands,  June 6, 1971. Photo: Gie Knaeps #TheBand
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Levon Helm performing during the Heroes of Woodstock concert at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, New York in 2009. Photo: Craig Ruttle #levonhelm #musichistory
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Jim Weider, Rick and Tom Pacheco listening to a playback of Danko's harmonies for Tom's album Woodstock Winter recorded at Levon Helm’s studio in 1996. #rickdanko #musichistory
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Levon Helm performing with his trusty mandolin in 1983. Photo: Steve Ringman #levonhelm
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson pose for a portrait in October 1969 in Woodstock, New York. Photo: David Gahr
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Cyndi Lauper, Ute Lemper, Rick Danko, Paul Carrack, Garth Hudson and Marianne Faithfull, perform on stage at The Wall concert, Potsdamerplatz, Berlin, Germany,  July 20, 1990. Photo: Rob Verhorst
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Today, I’m taking a quiet moment to remember Richard Manuel—a soul who gave so much of himself through his music. His voice wasn’t just sound; it was a comforting embrace that spoke to all of us in moments of both joy and pain. Rest easy, Richard. Your music and spirit will always be with us.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Richie Havens and Rick Danko perform onstage during the summer concert series at Arrowhead Ranch, Parksville, New York, August 4, 1991. Photo: Steve Eichner
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Rick Danko performing at Pulsations Night Club, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania in 1993. Photo: Carol Caffin #RickDanko #TheBand #MusicHistory
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
The Band, Woodstock, 1969. A different angle of the later famous photo on the cover of The Band's second album "The Band. Elliott Landy took the photo on John Joy Road in Woodstock during a rainy photo session for the album cover. Photo: Elliott Landy
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
The Band pose during their European tour in 1971. Here they can be seen at a press conference at the Foresta Hotel in Lidingö, Sweden, on May 28, 1971.
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Terry Cagle and Richard Manuel drumming together during a performance by The Band in 1983. Photo: Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas
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The Band: A History @thebandahistory.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Robbie Robertson performing with The Band onstage at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair in Bethel, New York, August 17, 1969. Photo by Barry Z Levine
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