The Band is a Canadian-American rock group formed by Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm and Richard Manuel. They rose to prominence after backing Bob Dylan and with landmark albums such as Music From Big Pink (1968) and The Band (1969). Their 1976 farewell concert, The Last Waltz, was filmed by Martin Scorsese.

Members named in the reviews and publicly verifiable: Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel. Key recordings widely noted: Music From Big Pink and The Band (1969). Signature songs mentioned in the reviews include "The Weight", "Tears of Rage", "Chest Fever", "This Wheel's On Fire", "Up On Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". The group's farewell concert was titled The Last Waltz and was documented on film by Martin Scorsese.

DeBaser reviews praise The Band's landmark albums Music From Big Pink and The Band for shaping American roots rock. Critics highlight cinematic imagery, multi-voiced harmonies and standout tracks such as The Weight and Tears of Rage. The Last Waltz concert film is recommended as the definitive farewell document.

For:Fans of classic rock, Americana/roots-rock listeners, and admirers of 1960s-70s album and concert-film history.

 The result was a classic bolt from the blue, that "Music from Big Pink" destined to quickly establish itself as a milestone of American music.

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 The Band was never the band of Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel, or Levon Helm - like the Beatles could have been the band of Lennon & McCartney, like the Stones the band of Jagger & Richards... The Band was THE Band, without there being anything arrogant or pretentious in this.

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 They decided to title this concert "The Last Waltz", a final waltz to dance together with those they loved, to bid farewell to the audience with a smile, without regrets.

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