The Band: The Authorized Video Biography 5/5

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1995 documentary about The Band featuring interviews with Rick Danko, Levon Helm and Garth Hudson, Eric Clapton, John Hammond, Emmylou Harris, George Harrison, Al Kooper, Carl Perkins, Phil Ramone, Todd Rundgren, Ringo Starr, and Bob Weir

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@fabjen1961 2 жыл бұрын

The grace on display when Levon talks about Richard. Wow.

@davesmith9912 4 ай бұрын

Levon had a very eloquent way with words and talking as much as he did with his singing voice. I could just sit listen to him talk

@markstitzer6828 2 күн бұрын

@@fabjen1961 brought tears to my eyes the beak such awesome talent

@blucheer8743 2 жыл бұрын

Man, Levon helm was one of a kind

@dtw63 2 жыл бұрын

The Last waltz was a great concert. Bitter sweet.

@cicsperf Жыл бұрын

THE Band. No one else could have pulled off that name.

@BDB78 2 жыл бұрын

God I love Danko. God Bless that man. Levon too. What a group of talent they were. The Basement Tapes hit me like a ton of lead when I discovered it. I was an obsessive Dylan fan at the time, living among the banks of the Seine in Paris, when I picked up that album and was just floored. Sounded like a troupe of circus musicians or something. Never heard anything like it, even to this day.

@colinwilliams553 2 жыл бұрын

I've been a fan of the BAND since I became a fan of BOB DYLAN.they were a fantastic "BAND" and I still love em' to this day.long live RICK DANKO,LEVON HELM and RICHARD MANUAL.

@markstitzer6828 2 күн бұрын

@@BDB78 they loved playing music it always showed , Robbie might have been a lil koocoo and wanted all the attention, this wheelsonfire the book excellent read

@jilljohnson3058 Жыл бұрын

The BAND. Will never die. classic music. Hey I'm 60 and turned many young people on classic music. God bless you all for the wonderful music

@markstitzer6828 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely I just turned 65 older than most won't be long ill be nothing but coast

@bernadineseidel7078 Жыл бұрын

Nobody will ever forget The Band, the music or Richard. Loves!!

@deeceea9488 Жыл бұрын

Manuel was always my favorite

@DeeDee-fq6ix Жыл бұрын

They touched my soul then and still do. Unique is an understatement!

@randabernier7674 8 ай бұрын

My life has been insanity lately. The Band is getting me through.

@markstitzer6828 2 күн бұрын

I feel ya

@rexmericle5068 2 жыл бұрын

Levon was perfect in Coal Miners Daughter. And let's not forget another perfect appearance in Shooter. He is a multi-talented man. I mean when they use your music in Easy Rider...and yeah, back then, they made me forget what was botherin me.

@foghorngoodhorn51 3 ай бұрын

If you can make people forget their trouble for just a little while, and remember you, you've done your job. The essense of The Band. Somehow, music, pro sports, acting, politics... It's all gone the wrong way. I lived and performed during the best period of music. Period. God bless these musical heroes.

@laketownriots Жыл бұрын

That closing song is awesome

@jawajeff7246 2 жыл бұрын

So glad I came across this upload today. I sat and watched all episodes, thank you to big pinkerton for making this available to view. Shame about the copyright issues, as a fan of The Band I know what's up, but still well worth watching. RIP Levon, RIP Richard, RIP Rick. To quote lyrics of a song by Marc Cohn, "...I was lost, I was gone, listening to Levon, in another world, in another place."

@liveatvictoria6853 Жыл бұрын

The day I heard of Richard was so very sad. I was but 18, the date happens to also be my Sisters' Birthday so I always am reminded of the tragedy which befell Richard and ALL whose life he touched with the music he and the rest of The Band played for us all. And THANK YOU ALL for ALL of the music you guys did play for us. It`s such a bloody shame the record companies are involved in the making of records. I mean talk of Thieves and how discouraging it must have been and still seems to be so at the very near root of the entire business. Too bad we don`t get a second chance to stop and look over all the people who will or would be hurt by such an extreme action. He and the rest of The Band touched me close to my heart when I was very young, I THANK THEM ALL FOR THAT GIFT IN WHICH THEY SHARED WITH THE WORLD!!!!! THANK YOU Robbie, Garth so much!!! Your BEAUTIFUL music will live on FOREVER!!!!! Brad Rodgers, a fellow Canadian.🙂

@barryramey5182 2 жыл бұрын

What can you say the band of all bands everybody in that band was a star and the strongest link whoever put this together thank you from the bottom of my heart God bless the band peace love feathers and music forever

@fingersfelder Жыл бұрын

Thanks a million for uploading this amazing documentary. I would love to find this gem on a laser-disc. I don't believe they ever reissued this on DVD (I could be wrong) so laser-disc might be the way to go. Without your uploads I wouldn't have known all of this existed...so thanks again.

@marklawson4656 2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad somebody put this on KZfaq. Thanks, whoever you are 🙏

@simonspibey 2 жыл бұрын

Levon the legend

@silverwings1843 2 жыл бұрын

A most incredible VOICE that stands out in the universe..................

@lcdubs7847 11 ай бұрын

What I find so bizarre about this documentary was not just the complete lack of participation by Robbie Robertson, but how his lack of participation was completely ignored by the people making the film.

@davesmith9912 4 ай бұрын

Was he asked? None of us know the conversations that were had by all involved. Only they know. Another funny thing about the documentary is none of the members talked about drugs and drug addiction which was the real culprit to the dismantling of the Band in the first place. I’d drop to my knees in reverence to all of them for respect to their supreme musical talent, skill, artistry and abilities. Collectively they were all the best of the best and I’m sad we never got to see more of the magic they coulda created. I’m not taking sides one way or the other, I loved them all for their contributions to the musical world and still marvel at their exceptional and exquisite musical talents both as individuals and as a band.

@jeffmitchell9863 2 ай бұрын

Kinda tells ya what they thought about RR taking all the money and running! It’s no secret! And RR was never welcome again. He was not the talent anyway. He just wrote some lyrics inspired by Levon, Richard and Rick.

@RockinAllDay 2 ай бұрын

Inspiration doesn't equal writing. @@jeffmitchell9863

@hannejeppesen1809 2 күн бұрын

@@jeffmitchell9863 Really do you know how many lyrics Robbie wrote, he was up writing in the morning, when the others, except Garth, was sleeping in because they had partied the night before. They all did drugs including Robbie, but Robbie and Garth stayed away from heroin. It is ridiculous to say Robbie had no talent, don't think you have done too much research. Robbie did the research, went to the library to read of on the Civil War and the expulsion of the Arcadian's, for Arcadian Driftwood. Your comment is very ignorant.

@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL 8 ай бұрын

They'd been displaying their top western world pop talent since the 1950s in Canada with Ronnie Hawkins as The Hawks, but most of us didn't even know they existed didn't until their last concert, The Last Waltz. Tragic. Every Band member should have been a multi millionaire.

@hannejeppesen1809 3 ай бұрын

They probably could have been if not for spending it on drugs and not knowing how to invest. Not unusual for musicians or other high profile people athletes, actors ect.

@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL 3 ай бұрын

@@hannejeppesen1809 Maybe. I don't know their drug use history.

@hannejeppesen1809 3 ай бұрын

It is well documented, Robbie write about it in his book "Testimony" as does Barney Hoskyns who wrote the biograhpy of The Band. They all did drugs, but Levon, Richard and Rick got into heroin. @@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL

@DUCKSAREEVILLLLLLLL 3 ай бұрын

@@hannejeppesen1809 So, Garth Hudson and Robertson were the least crazy? I would have guessed that.

@user-gl6py1ni2h 2 ай бұрын

Richard singing (THe shape I'm in)how prophetic.

@davidsmith385 5 ай бұрын

I love the opening theme to the last waltz. 😊

@markhorrell9213 3 ай бұрын

These guys were the -go too guys...for the best artists of their time! I too would have loved Robbies input.,but the facts suggest the split was ..for him, irrevocable. Damn! So much shared history but after it finished l recall the guys backing Van Halen for his berlin wall concert...4 originals present...made me hopeful that good things from them might be forthcoming

@alkoop100 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 🤗🤗　Thank you for posting 🤗🤗

@nyhusker96 7 ай бұрын

Authentically beautiful!

@Avaloctus 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you soooo much for sharing these videos with us. Greetings from over the big pond outa Germany. 👍🎶🥁☮🌍✌

@dougleclaire9424 11 ай бұрын

Greatest band ever. Many of them succumbed to the cigarettes, alchohol and drugs. Plain truth. That's what killed them.

@traceyswanberg9340 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@danielmcgraw3201 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@geekay1349 Жыл бұрын

Ricky Nelson's 'Garden Party' comes to mind. They don't want to hear your new stuff.

@paulmcilroy7508 11 ай бұрын

Noticed Levon never mentioned Robbie's name once.....

@McMurphyKirby 11 ай бұрын

Robbie was the stepbrother in the BAND. He gave and took... but what he gave the others gave to his giving and lifted it.What Robbie took from others became his.

@jeffmitchell9863 2 ай бұрын

Notice how a brother stabs u in the back for $$, and then he never sees ur back again!!

@hannejeppesen1809 2 күн бұрын

@@jeffmitchell9863 False, later when Robbie did some solo albums, both Rick and Garth played with him. Levon was really the only one who was really bitter. Even though it was his own fault that he spend himself into bankruptcy.

@duffgordon9005 5 ай бұрын

LEVON'S GREAT COMEBACK about "The last waltz" and that being the "End of the Road" I Could NOT understaND < aT THE Top of our game, WE WERE HAVING a "going out of BIZ show" !! The BAND? Not so much of a BAND> Meanwhile the idea of "being part of the heartbreakers" Literally +KILLED Tom Petty.. The last tour, TP KNEW he had a crack in his hip, BUT WOULD NOT STOP" needing Pain killers, and at the end, the Hip was fully fractured. I've had two, and cannot imagine THE PAIN HE WENT THROUGH "For the Fans". AS ANY WEIGHT OF THAT FRACTURE IS A KNIFE OF PAIN.

@PrivateSoyer 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like they experienced their own "Garden Party" with their fans!

@stubaker2574 2 жыл бұрын

Jericho was one of the best recorder by the Band great songs. but Ive been a fan since big pink and a dylan fan since 62 so Im alitttle biased. freat people too...

@fgsp8909 6 ай бұрын

Such a sad story for this beautiful band . I think that doing the last waltz was a pretty big mistake overall because after that it became just " boring ", like they were booked to play the same tune over and over with nothing new or few new song which were mainly covers and so they just became an old band surviving. Even if i think the problem due to the publishing and song writting credit was real, robbertson pointed a good point tellin that none of them were writing anything significant except him, because they did not do anything after he left and god damn how talented they were ... Such a waste! Alcohol and drugs are a pain . sad stuff

@ramboogie1010 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Anyone know the title of the last (playout) song that Levon is jamming?

@hairyhoudini5565 4 ай бұрын

The song Steppin' Up in Class was written by Jimmy McCracklin and Don Robey and was first released by Jimmy McCracklin in 1965.

@ramboogie1010 3 ай бұрын

@@hairyhoudini5565 Thanks man, I look forward to looking it up and listening to other versions.

@AFaceintheCrowd01 11 ай бұрын

The band that made Jericho was not The Band, but what the hell.

@markstitzer6828 2 күн бұрын

I believe Garth hudson still living

@FaubieNewyork 2 ай бұрын

Yup‰

@professorjams 2 жыл бұрын

What about Robbie?

@bretthines1020 2 жыл бұрын

Donald Duck Dunn on Bass!!

@barrycalvillo2466 11 ай бұрын

Coal miners daughter.

@joeking433 10 ай бұрын

Robbie pretended to sing but he sucked at it and his mic was never on, LOL!

@hannejeppesen1809 5 ай бұрын

Robbie wrote the songs, played great guitar, great storyteller, and to this female of that generation incredible good looking and full of charisma. So what if he couldn't sing.

@joeking433 5 ай бұрын

@@hannejeppesen1809 Meh.

@markstitzer6828 Жыл бұрын

One my all time favorite bands truly amazing, I truly fascinated by them , Robbie Roberson good musician but he killed the band any fan needs to Reed this wheels on fire Roberson wasn't the main song writer levon helm was , and levon lived the band the beak committed suicide over the band going to break up it was Robison who wanted to call it quits the record company's convinced the band let the cute guitar player be the front and everything you'll be successful, and it was over then , Jericho was the beginning of the end kinda Roberson sold out I love his solo work but the band was everyone Roberson ruined it , rip levon Rick and the beak (Richard) I was 13 years old I wanted to be levon helm Muhammad Ali George Harrison Eric Clapton, yea I ended up junkie nothing glamorous there happy new year all 2023 in a few hours , cheers 🥂 God bless thank you the 60s and 70s for the greatest decade I experienced! Music is phenomenal

@kerpin09 Жыл бұрын

Levon never wrote a song after the Band broke up. Robbie was the writer. Levon was great but not a songwriter. Wheels on Fire is Levon's book so it's his (very bitter) version of events. Even with that he never claimed to be the "main songwriter" as you put it.

@laurel7570 10 ай бұрын

Perhaps writer and writer/arranger and more terms can be added today. Sad the way the contracts were written those days.

@hannejeppesen1809 3 ай бұрын

Wheels on Fire is Levon's account, of course he will make it favorable to him. It is well documented that Levon did not write the songs, it he wrote one or two, or co wrote he was properly credited. It you want a balanced view read Barney Hoskyns biograhpy of The Band "Across the great divide". He is critical of Robbie, but fair, and he points out everyone's shortcomings.

@hannejeppesen1809 2 күн бұрын

Robbie did not kill The Band, drugs killed The Band. Robbie got to a point where he was exhausted from being the caretaker, 3 members were doing heroin, besided that Robbie by mid 1974 was married with 3 small children, he wanted more time with his family. He had been touring since he was 16. His son wrote on Robbie his Facebook page when Robbie turned 75, how happy he and his sisters were to have their dad back.

@duffgordon9005 5 ай бұрын

YOUNGINS- YOU HAVE SEEN AN ENTIRE BAND , CALLED "THE BAND" WIPED OUT (my guess) from CIGARETTES- twenty years short. If any was a BOOZER THAT WOULD NOT HELP> Twenty XTRA years CUT OFF!! You cheat youRSELF< FANS AND LOVEONES>