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A nice tribute to my favorite living musician, the last man standing.

 

My love of The Band is well known, and perhaps becoming annoying. Sorry, but imo there is The Band, and then there is every other self-contained (songwriting, singing, ensemble musicianship) Rock 'n' Roll combo. The maker of this video obviously agrees with my assessment.

Garth Hudson was The Band's oldest member, and is it's only surviving one. He is unlike any other musician I have ever heard, and The Band unlike any other combo. Their first two albums are both in my Top 10 albums of all time, and in terms of calibrating that fact, consider that my Top 10 contains not a single Beatles album.

 

https://youtu.be/eLBux4PNvl8?si=OPWtvdv9zA3xeZya

 

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@bdp24 

My love of The Band is well known, and perhaps becoming annoying. Sorry, but imo there is The Band, and then there is every other self-contained (songwriting, singing, ensemble musicianship) Rock 'n' Roll combo. 

 

We shouldn't have to suppress our our passion for art that matters to us!  

Thanks for the link -- it's a worthwhile video. 

stuartk
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@mashif 

I saw The Band for the first time August 17,1969. It was a rather large venue in Bethel, NY.

Lucky you. I grew up 40 minutes from Bethel but was just a little too young to attend that "rather large venue".

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