The Band - Wikipedia
The Band was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1957. It consisted of the Canadians Rick Danko (bass, guitar, vocals, fiddle), Garth Hudson (organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophone), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals) and Robbie Robertson (guitar, vocals, piano, percussion) and the American Levon Helm (drums, vocals ...
The Band | Members, Albums, Songs, & Facts | Britannica
4 days ago · The Band was a Canadian-American band whose pioneering blend of country, folk, blues, and rock music brought them critical acclaim in the 1960s and ’70s. The group’s popular songs include ‘The Weight,’ ‘Up on Cripple Creek,’ and ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.’
Garth Hudson, Last Surviving Member of the Band, Dies at 87
4 days ago · Every album contained a song that demonstrated Hudson’s great gifts: “Up On Cripple Creek,” with its twanging, wah-wah-infused clavinet, on “The Band”; “Daniel and the Sacred Harp ...
Garth Hudson, One-Man Band Within the Band, Dies at 87
5 days ago · A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original member of an influential group that mixed rock, r&b and an Americana sound. Garth Hudson in 1969. The Band’s songwriter and guitarist ...
Saying Goodbye to The Band - Paste Magazine
3 days ago · The Band began in 1957, when Helm migrated from Arkansas to Ontario to join Robertson, Danko, Manuel, Hudson and Stan Szelest as Ronnie Hawkins’ backing outfit, the Hawks. Hawkins was a ...