This is the grave of Rick Danko. Born in 1942 in Blayney, Ontario, Danko came of age in an immigrant family but one deeply imbued in American music. The family was Ukrainian in origin, but had moved to Canada back in the day. The radio...
the band
I hadn't watched Scorsese's The Last Waltz in years so I threw it on last night. If anything, it's even better than I remembered. The Band was no great live.
I've been thinking a lot about Levon Helm and The Band over the past week. A few final thoughts. I've been really impressed with the outpouring of grief for the.
In my mind, The Band has the greatest two album stretch of any band in rock and roll history. Those first two albums are both perfect, not to mention their work backing Dylan. They combined fine lyricism with a combination of voices and amazing music....