The Band is one of the 5 best bands EVER. Their discography is second to none. Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson rival Lennon and McCartney for writing and composition. You have to listen to their entire body of work in order to appreciate how great they were.
If you haven't seen it, watch Martin Scorsese's movie 'The Last Waltz'
The interviews in the movie are gold - yet haunting. Robbie Robertson explained the reason for “the last waltz” being the toll the road takes on them. Danko was only 57 when he died, Manuel committed suicide at 42.
Sad. Very, very sad. There are a lot of lessons to be learned in that school. Idealism and reality are often a petri dish for disillusionment, despair and hopelessness. God's mercy and grace through Jesus rescued me from a similar tragic end.
saw them in Orlando in '81 - Tattoo You tour with Van Halen and the Henry Paul Band.
Our oldest son went to preschool with Henry Paul Jr. in Temple Terrace. When I noticed his name on some class list I asked my son if he’d seen Henry’s daddy. “Yes. He played his guitar for us.” I saw him at their “graduation” ceremony but didn’t bother him.
^ I heard the Bellamy Bros have a weed farm near Dade City.