The Band: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1994

Rock Hall Bio:

http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-band/bio/

The Band combined country with old rock, and Motown. They formed in the early-to-mid 60s and backed up Bob Dylan. Dylan had gone electric and needed a backing band.

After touring with Dylan, they cut their own album in a pink house leading to the album Music from Big Pink.

The Weight (1968):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LAcP_v-j3I

Woodstock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blz_sef-jj4

Up on Cripple Creek (1969):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDnlU6rPfwY

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1969):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceRg_rxXQ_E&feature=related

King Harvest (1969):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_hsp4SBwO4

Easy Rider:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMy3AbpkYvw

The Shape I’m In (1971):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXXmJwcAmso

Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine) w/Bob Dylan (1974):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djUzDcX3vCM

The Band tired of touring and decided to break up, but not before they filmed the seminal concert film, The Last Waltz. Directed by Martin Scorsese and featuring a group of all stars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RjqcTsxx-8

Acadian Driftwood (1975):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ykBbB4D_-I

The Band reunited without Robbie Robertson in 1983

By 1986, they were a three-piece. Since then, they have played with Ringo Starr’s All Star Band, Roger Waters, and the Grateful Dead.