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The Band: A History

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

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Interview: Mrs. Henry

The Band: A History ·

2022/03/04

The Band: A History sits down with Mrs. Henry, the California-based rock group who is heading out on the road with their show Music From The Band. Mrs. Henry first tackled The Band with their extensive rendition of The Last Waltz that later was pressed on vinyl. Since then, the group has continued to craft their own music and tour. Now, there are back with their Music From The Band Tour, featuring songs from The Band's entire career. During the interview, we talk about the band's inception, how

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The Last Waltz - Part Four

The Band: A History ·

2022/02/10

“It hadn’t really hit me that when the song was over, so was The Band.” Levon Helm later remembered as The Band stumbled from the Winterland stage at 3:00 AM following one of the biggest shows of their lives. However, it wasn't over. After combining through footage it was determined they needed to film additional content. Thus, The Last Waltz Suite was born. A combination of live recordings on the MGM soundstage featuring The Staple Singers and Emmylou Harris and studio recordings including all-new

55:37

Cahoots 50th Anniversary Reissue Roundtable

The Band: A History ·

2021/12/12

The Band: A History is pleased to welcome The Manuel Archive's Breanna McCann and music journalist Allison Rapp to discuss the 50th anniversary reissue of The Band's fourth studio album "Cahoots". We talk about Bob Clearmountain's updated mix, the positive and negative changes, the tracklisting and bonus features. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

75:09

The Last Waltz - Part Three

The Band: A History ·

2021/11/28

With the show underway and a plethora of performances next up included Neil Young, who had the unfortunate experience of sporting a massive cocaine booger in his nostril as he floated through his set of numbers before more performances took place including Joni Mitchell, a controversial Neil Diamond, the electrifying performance of Van Morrison, who almost got to scared to go on stage, a collection of performances from beatniks, Hells Angles and poets, and their old friend Bob Dylan who was being

56:27

The Last Waltz - Part Two

The Band: A History ·

2021/10/05

Backstage The Band were a mix of emotions. Robertson recalls an “anxious but ready” Scorsese, and that each member of the Band was calm and collected. At around nine the The Berkeley Promenade Orchestra left stage and the house lights slowly dimmed. A large curtain of shimmering confetti lit from all sides was let down in front of the stage, chandeliers were then lowered to a position above the stage, increasing in glow as they descended. Suddenly, in the darkness, a spotlight erupted on Levon Helm,

39:10

Interview: The Manuel Archive

The Band: A History ·

2021/09/10

Originally released on The Band: A History's Patreon. We sit down and talk with Breanna McCann, the curator and archivist behind the new project The Manuel Archive. We discuss her love of The Band, and how it started with their song "Acadian Driftwood", her passion for sixties and seventies culture, film and music and what her motivation was for starting The Manuel Archive. Breanna also talks about her interest in Richard Manuel as well as her opinion on his portrayal from writers, critics and his

62:20

Interview: Joe Forno Jr

The Band: A History ·

2021/08/13

This week we sit down and chat with Joe Forno. Forno was born in Woodstock, New York. His father an influential local and was friendly with The Band. Forno graduated Albany College of Pharmacy in 1973 and had a career as a pharmacist before assisting Richard Manuel and Levon Helm with their business dealings in 1983 that eventually lead to Forno managing The Band after Richard Manuel’s unfortunate death in 1986. We talk to Joe about his career managing The Band, his personal relationships with

41:12

The Last Waltz - Part One

The Band: A History ·

2021/07/21

“None of us truly understood where we were headed, but we knew change was inevitable.” The Band meant something, their music had spoken to many. Whether that meant flying from another continent, taking a train cross country, selling their worldly possessions or quitting a job, even the slightest hint that The Band could hang it up caused a reaction, a tidal wave. And while uncertainty hung in the air for everyone involved and feelings were mixed. The Last Waltz as it was titled, was about to become

46:23

All Our Past Times

The Band: A History ·

2021/05/05

The release of Northern Lights - Southern Cross seemed like a new beginning or a re-conquering of rock music for The Band, but that was all critical appraisal. Northern Lights - Southern Cross publicly and privately held very different truths. Deemed a comeback, and with that the expectation The Band resumed their mantle as kings of authentic rock music, The Band didn’t really see it that way on the inside. As critical praise mounted, starting with their massive tour with Dylan in 1974 through the

69:56

Interview: Jonathan Taplin

The Band: A History ·

2021/04/12

Fans of The Band may know Jonathan Taplin from his time as a road manger for The Band, but Jon’s career spans several decades in multiple industries. A Princeton grad who marched with Martin Luther King, he was drawn to folk music from people like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez and soon found himself working for Albert Grossman, Dylan’s manager. Not long after he went on to work with The Band for several years during their seminal years making their second album, playing Woodstock, Isle of Wight and much

42:12

Interview: Jan Høiberg

The Band: A History ·

2021/03/15

The Band: A History sits down with Jan Høiberg, the curator and owner of https://theband.hiof.no, the number one resource for all things Band related. Started in 1994, the website grew to become the official website of The Band. As years passed Jan became friendly with Band members Rick Danko, Levon Helm and Garth Hudson, travelling to Woodstock, New York on several occasions. Høiberg has run the website from Norway for over twenty-seven years, and his obsession as an eighteen year old kid seeing

47:29

Northern Lights - Southern Cross

The Band: A History ·

2021/02/17

“It took us coming in there to get them all in the studio with one another because there was a lot of bitching” Clapton reminisces about The Band’s state of mind in 1975.⁠ For all the success The Band had, The group was never truly able to become that cohesive group that they once were. Like timeless other examples in other bands, priorities were different, opinions were divided and drugs and alcohol blurred the lines even further.⁠ ⁠Would the group be able to put aside their differences momentarily

33:52

Shangri-La

The Band: A History ·

2020/12/24

“Nobody’s done what Bob Dylan’s done for us over the years. He helped Rick and Richard write those songs and was part of our workshop. Bob Dylan knew that The Band was not in great shape, and he wanted to help us out of the sense of goodness he felt for us.” Pressure was mounting on The Band who hadn't put out a critically acclaimed album in some years, nor were they getting on personally like the once had. With the group calling California home, and setting up in Malibu they established a new

47:38

A Road Trip With The Band

The Band: A History ·

2020/11/09

The Band: A History is joined by The Hippie Historian to talk about The Band's steeped history in Southern Ontario. We take you to some of the historic venues they played, the towns and areas in which they lived and much, much more. Find out more about the road trip and support The Hippie Historian here. Summer Garden Farewell The night is chill, the ballroom deserted The sound of dancing feet is gone The sound of music has faded away There is no sound of voices, they have disappeared There is no

43:27

Planet Waves

The Band: A History ·

2020/09/28

Even after a few years of meaningless wandering, riddled with substance problems, creative problems The Band, unbeknownst to them, were about to embark on a two year journey that would elevate their profile to the largest they’d ever have. A new album with Dylan, a massive stadium sold out tour and much more. Was it something they expected, most certainly not, was it something they wanted, besides Robbie probably not, but it was a chance to play with their friend Bob Dylan again and catch some of

31:46

Interview: Sandra Tooze

The Band: A History ·

2020/08/14

The Band: A History interviews author Sandra Tooze about her new book Levon Helm: From Down in the Delta to the Birth of The Band and Beyond. Sandra is author of the acclaimed book Muddy Waters: The Mojo Man where she originally interviewed Levon Helm. We discuss Levon's career, spanning his early years, through The Band era and the post-Band era of The Barnburners, Midnight Rambles and more. Sandra's book comes out August 25, 2020 and you can order is online now. Please Consider Following Us:

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Interview: Garth Hudson

The Band: A History ·

2020/07/17

Something from the vault! We interviewed Garth Hudson a few years back. This interview mainly details a project I was working on about Richard Manuel, meaning most of the questions pertain to Garth's experiences with Richard Manuel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

34:33

Moondog Matinee - Part Two

The Band: A History ·

2020/05/31

When The Band entered the studio to continue to record Moondog Matinee, they switched locations. This time they flew out to Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, California, to finish the last few songs. Los Angeles had been pulling The Band westward for some time. With the rest of the album to finish, The Band couldn't turn down a request from George Harrison and Ringo Starr to help them record in the studio as well. "Levons Barn" song provided by Adam Traum (https://www.adamtraumguitar.com/) Learn more

40:55

Moondog Matinee - Part One

The Band: A History ·

2020/05/01

"That was all we could do at the time. We couldn't get along—we all knew that fairness was a bunch of shit. We all knew we were getting screwed, so we couldn't sit down and create no more music. 'Up on Cripple Creek' and all that stuff was over—all that collaboration was over, and that” said Levon reflecting on the period just before the recording of "Moondog Matinee". In 1971, "Rock of Ages" led to an unofficial hiatus for The Band. Independently, The Band worked on various projects separately,

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Interview: Elliott Landy

The Band: A History ·

2020/03/22

The Band: A History sits down with famed photographer Elliott Landy to discuss his lengthy career in photography and the time he spent with The Band in their formative years. Landy has since gone on to publish a number of books including his second book about The Band entitled "Contacting The Band" which is currently being crowdfunded. You can find information about "Contacting The Band" and support the campaign here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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