The Band

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The Band
The Band at Woodstock
Performed on	Day 3
Started at	10.00 pm, Sunday, 17th
Played for	80 min.
Further Information
Unfficial Fan Site link All Music Guide link Wikipedia link
Festival Day Chronology
Prev. artist	Ten Years After at 8.15 pm
Next artist	Johnny Winter at 12.00 pm

One of the most appreciated bands, The Band, started on Sunday, the 17^th at ca. 10.00 pm. They were known for excellent Folk-Rock, almost better than most US-based Folk bands, succeeding their mentor and former employer Bob Dylan.

Contents 1 Musicians 2 Setlist 3 Details 4 Availability 4.1 Audio 4.2 Video 5 Images

[edit] Musicians

• Robbie Robertson - guitar, vocals
• Rick Danko - bass, vocals
• Levon Helm - drums, vocals, mandolin
• Garth Hudson - organ, keyboard, saxophone
• Richard Manuel - piano, vocals, drums

[edit] Setlist

1. Chest Fever
2. Don't Do It
3. Tears of Rage
4. We Can Talk
5. Long Black Veil
6. Don't You Tell Henry
7. Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos
8. This Wheel's on Fire
9. I Shall Be Released
10. The Weight
11. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever

[edit] Details

What can be said about this set? This is the renaissance of Folk-Rock performed at this historic musical event. "I Shall Be Released" is played so sweet that even Mr. Dylan would have smiled.

The Band had only one album by hand so far: The cult album Music From The Big Pink, released in 1968. But their music didn't fall short. In fact they had been around for many years. They played seven of the eleven songs from that album, taking a carful try at Bob Dylan, too but not as excessive as for instance The Byrds. "The Weight" is their last song (before the encore), a song that was already made famous by the biker movie Easy Rider.

[edit] Availability

The whole show is available as an excellent soundboard tape. "The Weight" was released officially. "Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos" can be found on the 1994 box set Across the Great Divide.

[edit] Audio

• 1994: Woodstock - Three Days of Peace and Music
• 1994: Across the Great Divide

[edit] Video

• 1970: Woodstock
• 1994: Woodstock Diaries

[edit] Images

The Band at Woodstock

Garth Hudson on organ	Rick Danko and Robbie Robertson	Rick Danko and Robbie Robertson	Drummer Levon Helm (also vocals)
Levon Helm	Richard Manuel on piano	Garth Hudson	Robbie Robertson and Levon Helm
Robbie Robertson and Levon Helm, Richard Manuel in background	Richard Manuel	Rick Danko (bass)