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.
　

The Grateful Dead: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1994

Official Site:

http://www.dead.net/

Rock Hall Bio:

http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-grateful-dead/bio/

The Dead emerged as one of the most important acts of the late 60s. They incorporated blues, bluegrass, and hippie culture into their music and became something bigger.

In 1965, they performed as the Grateful Dead for the first time at an acid test.

Dark Star (1968):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLzUme1gN8c

Uncle John’s Band (1970):

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

Casey Jones (1970):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQF8CILMt8c

Truckin’ (1970):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPNgjA4i6gM

Sugar Magnolia (1973):

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

The Music Never Stopped (1975):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQyci8_54gU

Shakedown Street (1979):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lCMUkqpI7o

Alabama Getaway (1980):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgDV_R7Ibek

Their biggest hit came in 1987...

Touch of Grey (1987):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmT6udys8Tc

The band has toured constantly until Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995.

Bill Graham: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1992

Rock Hall Bio:
http://rockhall.com/inductees/bill-graham/bio/

According to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame’s website, “Concert promoter and artist manager Bill Graham forever changed the way rock and roll is presented.” He brought order to chaos in San Francisco’s music scene in the mid-to-late sixties at places such as the Fillmore.

He booked and promoted acts such as Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, and Big Brother and Holding Company. Later, he’d mix genres and book Miles Davis with Neil Young. He tried to avoid the splintering of popular music which became prevalent in the late 70s. In 1985, he helped organize Live Aid.

He died in a helicopter crash in 1991.