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The Band's second album is an acknowledged classic, but there are some dissenters
By Classic Rock Magazine published
For their second album, The Band relocated from upstate New York to California and turned Sammy Davis Jr.’s poolhouse into a makeshift studio

Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band, has died
By Scott Rowley published
Keyboard player Garth Hudson, who also played with Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Roger Waters and more, has died aged 87

Bob Dylan and The Band create both art and havoc on The 1974 Live Recordings
By Stuart Bailie published
27 live CDs, 417 unreleased tracks, not all of it good, as Bob Dylan's archive is plundered again

Watch the historic footage of Robbie Robertson saving Eric Clapton before they go head-to-head in a duel for the ages
By Fraser Lewry published
Captured by Martin Scorsese for the concert film The Last Waltz, Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton's guitar duel is a standout moment from two standout careers

The Band albums you should definitely own
By Rob Hughes last updated
Few artists, if any, have captured rustic, earthy Americana as well as the mostly non-American quintet The Band

The Band's Cahoots successfully reheated for its 50th birthday
By David Stubbs published
Box-set reissue of The Band’s 1971 album Cahoots, with alternative mixes, bootleg concert, Blu-ray audio disc

The Last Waltz: images from the night that turned The Band into legends
By Terry Staunton last updated
Gallery: In November 1976 The Band played their last ever show, joined onstage by a host of stars. Martin Scorsese captured it all on film, but he wasn't the only one with a camera

Neil Young producer Elliot Mazer dead at 79
By Fraser Lewry published
Elliot Mazer, who produced Neil Young, The Band, Janis Joplin, Rory Gallagher and more, has died
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