The Band: A History
@thebandahistory.bsky.social
Exploring the history of Canadian-American roots rock group, The Band.
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.
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.
April 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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.
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.
Happy 4/20. 🍁
April 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Happy 4/20. 🍁
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.
https://schifferbooks.com/products/richard-manuel
Do yourself a favour and pre-order it now. You won't regret it.
https://schifferbooks.com/products/richard-manuel
April 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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.
https://schifferbooks.com/products/richard-manuel
Do yourself a favour and pre-order it now. You won't regret it.
https://schifferbooks.com/products/richard-manuel
What lyric by The Band resonates with you the most?
April 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What lyric by The Band resonates with you the most?
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
Harris, known for supplying guitars to numerous famous musicians, helped Robertson find his iconic bronzed Stratocaster featured in The Last Waltz.
#TheBand #RobbieRobertson #NormanHarris
April 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
Harris, known for supplying guitars to numerous famous musicians, helped Robertson find his iconic bronzed Stratocaster featured in The Last Waltz.
#TheBand #RobbieRobertson #NormanHarris
Levon Helm playing mandolin at the Lone Star Cafe in New York City on February 17, 1981.
Photo by Gary Gershoff
Photo by Gary Gershoff
April 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Levon Helm playing mandolin at the Lone Star Cafe in New York City on February 17, 1981.
Photo by Gary Gershoff
Photo by Gary Gershoff
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.
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.
April 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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.
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.
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
Photo by John Scheele
April 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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
Photo by John Scheele
Robbie Robertson with Martin Scorsese in 1978 during promotion for The Last Waltz.
April 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Robbie Robertson with Martin Scorsese in 1978 during promotion for The Last Waltz.
The Robertson clan. Delphine, Robbie, Alexandra and Sebastian pose for a photo during their father's 60th birthday in New Mexico in 2003.
April 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Robertson clan. Delphine, Robbie, Alexandra and Sebastian pose for a photo during their father's 60th birthday in New Mexico in 2003.
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.
The city only featured one stop, unlike other cities and sold out within three days.
April 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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.
The city only featured one stop, unlike other cities and sold out within three days.
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.
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.
April 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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.
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.
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
Danko was there to play a Deadheads Festival tribute to Jerry Garcia.
#RickDanko
March 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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
Danko was there to play a Deadheads Festival tribute to Jerry Garcia.
#RickDanko
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
Photo: Eliott Landy
March 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
Photo: Eliott Landy
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.”
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.”
March 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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.”
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.”
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
Photo: Bettmann/CORBIS
March 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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
Photo: Bettmann/CORBIS
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
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
March 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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
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
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.
March 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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.
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.
The film was shot in Arkansas and directed by state-local Jay Russell.
March 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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.
The film was shot in Arkansas and directed by state-local Jay Russell.
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
They performed nine songs, starting with "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" and ending with "Up On Cripple Creek."
Photo: Frank Ahart
March 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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
They performed nine songs, starting with "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" and ending with "Up On Cripple Creek."
Photo: Frank Ahart
Levon Helm appears on stage with Sheryl Crow to perform "Evangeline" at her Roseland Ballroom, New York show in February 1997.
March 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Levon Helm appears on stage with Sheryl Crow to perform "Evangeline" at her Roseland Ballroom, New York show in February 1997.
Robbie Robertson and Bob Dylan chatting aboard their plane during the Bob Dylan & The Band 1974 tour.
March 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Robbie Robertson and Bob Dylan chatting aboard their plane during the Bob Dylan & The Band 1974 tour.
Gary Busey, Max Gail, Terry Danko and Rick Danko at The Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, California, 1978.
Credit: Terry Danko
Credit: Terry Danko
March 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Gary Busey, Max Gail, Terry Danko and Rick Danko at The Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, California, 1978.
Credit: Terry Danko
Credit: Terry Danko
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
Photo: Jamie McCarthy
March 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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
Photo: Jamie McCarthy
Jack Douglas, Levon Helm, David Johansen during Sarasota Film Festival Jack Douglas Awards at Khrome Nightclub in Sarasota, Florida, United States.
Photo: Sylvain Gaboury
Photo: Sylvain Gaboury
March 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Jack Douglas, Levon Helm, David Johansen during Sarasota Film Festival Jack Douglas Awards at Khrome Nightclub in Sarasota, Florida, United States.
Photo: Sylvain Gaboury
Photo: Sylvain Gaboury