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The Band

The Band started as a group of musicians who backed Bob Dylan on albums like "Bringing It All Back Home" and "Highway 61 Revisited" in the mid-1960s. They...

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The Band, from Dylan's sidemen to their own sound

A group that started backing Bob Dylan and went on to craft a folk-rock legacy of their own.

For a quick sense of them, put on "The Weight" or "The Shape I'm In." That's the sound right there.

They helped shape the sound of the late 1960s with albums like "Music from Big Pink" and songs like "The Weight," which turned everyday stories into something quietly mythic. Their work with Dylan on "The Basement Tapes" and the Scorsese film "The Last Waltz" cemented their place in rock history, even as they kept recording into the 1970s.

They began as Bob Dylan's backing band on albums like "Bringing It All Back Home" before releasing their own material in 1967. After establishing their sound with "Music from Big Pink" and "The Band," they recorded into the next decade and played a final concert filmed for "The Last Waltz."

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The Band started as a group of musicians who backed Bob Dylan on albums like "Bringing It All Back Home" and "Highway 61 Revisited" in the mid-1960s. They released their own self-titled debut in 1967, which included "The Weight," a song that became one of their most recognizable tracks with its layered harmonies and storytelling.

Their 1968 album "Music from Big Pink" and the 1969 follow-up "The Band" established their sound, which drew from folk, country, and early rock. Songs like "The Shape I'm In" and "Dry Your Eyes" showed their knack for blending personal lyrics with straightforward arrangements. They recorded "The Basement Tapes" with Dylan during this period as well.

In 1976, Martin Scorsese filmed their final concert for the documentary "The Last Waltz," which featured guest appearances by musicians like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell. The film brought their music to a wider audience, though some saw it as an early endpoint for the group. They kept recording into the 1970s with albums such as "Stage Fright" and "Northern Lights - Southern Cross."

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