The Band: A History

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Happy birthday to Martin Scorsese. From directing The Last Waltz to acting as executive producer on Once Were Brothers, Scorsese has left his stamp on The Band for more than 40 years. #theband #martinscorsese #thelastwaltz #birthday #thebandpodcast

Happy Birthday Neil Young!  #NeilYoung #TheLastWaltz #RockLegend #TheBand

A fantastic photo of The Band peforming at the Fillmore East in May of 1969.  Photo: Amalie R. Rothschild #TheBand #MusicHistory #LevonHelm #RickDanko #RobbieRobertson #RichardManuel #RickDanko

The Band performing at Woodstock Music Festival in Bethel, New York 1969.  Photo: Henry Diltz #TheBand #Woodstock #MusicHistory

Levon Helm, backstage Fillmore East, New York City, 1969.  The Band performed a eight song set with a four song encore.  Photo: Elliott Landy #TheBand #LevonHelm #MusicHistory

Happy birthday Bonnie Raitt.  Seen hanging out with Rick Danko at the Old Waldorf club in 1977 in San Francisco. Photo: Ed Perlstein #BonnieRaitt #RickDanko #RichardManuel #MusicHistory

The Last Waltz wasn’t just a concert. The Band hosted a Thanksgiving feast for 5,000 fans at Winterland Ballroom—turkey, pumpkin pie & even ballroom dancing! It was a family table before a night of rock history. 📸 Gary Fong #TheLastWaltz #TheBand

Happy Birthday to the legendary Joni Mitchell! #JoniMitchell #TheLastWaltz #MusicLegends #TheBand

Rick Danko performing with The Band during a stop at the Palladium in New York, 1976 just two onths before The Last Waltz.  Photo: Richard E. Aaron #TheBand #RickDanko #MusicHistory

Rick Danko and Bob Dylan at the SNACK Benefit Concert, on March 23, 1975, in San Francisco. Playing to an audience of over 60,000 fans at Kezar Stadium, it was the largest rock benefit concert ever held at that time.  Photo: Richard McCaffrey #BobDylan #RickDanko #MusicHistory

Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, Rob Waaserman and Rick Danko performing at Woodstock '94.  Photo: Henry Diltz

It’s November, time to celebrate The Last Waltz! 🎶 After their farewell show, The Band recorded more performances at MGM in 1977 to perfect songs like "The Weight." Robbie Robertson said they wanted “to capture the magic in a perfect setting.” 🎥 #TheLastWaltz

@CMucketymuck Hard to beat!

@TheBandPodcast The Rumor Close your eyes, hang down your head Until the fog blows away, let it blow away Open up your arms and feel the good It's a-comin', a brand new day

Which Band lyric resonates with you most?

@tcddoyle A classic Manuel line! Good choice.

@TheBandPodcast “Life is a carnival, two bits a shot.”

A promotional shot of The Band for their fourth studio album Cahoots released in 1971. Photo: Richard Avedon #TheBand #RobbieRobertson #GarthHudson #LevonHelm #RickDanko #RichardManuel #MusicHistory #RockHistory #TheBandPodcast

The Band performing at New York City's Felt Forum in December of 1969.  Photo by Michael Friedman

Richard Manuel and Rick Danko performing as a duo at The State University of New York, New Paltz in 1979. The pair would play several shows as a duo throughout the 1980s. Photo: Stan Beinstein #RichardManuel #RickDanko #TheBand #SUNY #MusicHistory

A candid photo of Levon Helm performing with his mandolin during a Midnight Ramble in 2010. #LevonHelm #MidnightRamble