Last Waltz
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Last Waltz

The Full Story of The Band

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eBook - ePub

Last Waltz

The Full Story of The Band

About this book

Craig Harris dives deeply into The Band, including the myths and confusions surrounding its members, and provides a wide-ranging account from their very beginnings with Ronnie Hawkins, collaboration with Bob Dylan, to the present.

A half-century after The Band's original lineup, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, and Garth Hudson, and Levon Helm played together for a final time at a star-studded concert-the "Last Waltz"-on Thanksgiving 1976. The group's blend of folk, blues, country, Dixieland, and rock 'n' roll is revered as a root of Americana music.

Harris interweaves original and previously unpublished interviews with the late Robertson, Danko, and Hawkins, as well as producer/sideman Aaron "Professor Louie" Hurwitz, drummer Rick Ciarlante, the Helm Band's Larry Campbell and his wife Teresa Williams, and others. Recordings, concerts, festivals, film appearances, Robertson's soundtracks for Martin Scorsese, and others are assessed closely. But this isn't just a story celebrating the group's countless hits, successes, and victories. Despite their lasting influence, The Band's journey was far from smooth. Drug and alcohol abuse, poor health, bankruptcies, and bitter conflicts over songwriting credits took their toll. Craig Harris looks at it all.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Title
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Prelude
  8. 1 The Hawk
  9. 2 Canada
  10. 3 Levon and the Hawks
  11. 4 Dylan
  12. 5 Basement Tapes
  13. 6 Music from Big Pink
  14. 7 On the Road
  15. 8 “The Brown Album”
  16. 9 Onward
  17. 10 Stage Fright
  18. 11 Cahoots
  19. 12 Moondog Matinee
  20. 13 The Grind
  21. 14 Helter Skelter
  22. 15 The Last Waltz
  23. 16 Aftermath
  24. 17 Resurrection
  25. 18 FELO-DE-SE
  26. 19 Jericho
  27. 20 Roots and Hogs
  28. 21 Jubilation
  29. 22 Resilience
  30. 23 Electric Dirt
  31. 24 Twilight
  32. Discography
  33. Interviews
  34. Notes
  35. Index
  36. About the Author
  37. Copyright