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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down was written by Robbie Robertson, one of four original Canadian members of The Band . The other three were Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson and Rick Danko. The four were joined by drummer Levon Helms, an American by birth. This has always been one of my favorite songs. Being an avid reader of Civil War history, the songs lyrics, rendered by Helms with mixtures of sadness...
I bought The Last Waltz on DVD (which I previously had on tape) and watched the whole thing again plus the additional features interviewing Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese about making the documentary. Apparently, they played for a long time (like 7 hours) and ran out of film for certain parts of the show that limited [...]
The Band’s bassist had one of the most unique voices in rock music. A heartfelt yearning and emotion was felt in every note he ever sang, Rick died 9 years ago today at the age of 57. Here’s Rick with “When You Awake”:
From Tauthal.com: Dylan then steps up to the mic for a first ever live rendition of the classic Blonde On Blonde track “I Want You.” Unfortunately, his microphone feed failed to synch with the line feed, so we only faintly hear his vocal as leakage from other stage mics picking up vocal monitors on stage. Sadly, [...]
Filed under: Twisted Tales Spinner.com : When the members of the Band shared Big Pink, their famous house near Woodstock, N.Y., they had a dog. The dog's name was Hamlet. Almost 20 years later, Richard Manuel -- the aching voice who introduced the group with 'Tears of Rage,' the first cut... Read more
Hands down, Ray LaMontagne is one of the best kept secrets in music. Influenced by Richard Manuel and Rick Danko of The Band and Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, LaMontagne is best know for his soft-spoken demeanor and raspy voice. His new album, Gossip in the Grain, is no stray from that [...]
Official press release as follows: San Francisco, CA (October 14, 2008) – Fresh off their stellar performance at Austin City Limits, Band of Horses has just been added to the Saturday, October 25th lineup for the 22nd annual Bridge School Benefit concerts at Shoreline Amphitheatre. Tickets for both Bridge School Benefit performances are currently on [...]
Decades before Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Son Volt and The Jayhawks re-introduced and expanded the parameters of roots-rock, there was a scrappy little group, originally hailing...
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luke Powers is not your ordinary Nashville songwriter. A PhD in English from Vanderbilt University, he writes songs that owe as much to William Blake as Bob
