The Band

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  • toolie
    toolie Posts: 397
    I also saw that his wife Maud passed away. I just heard about it yesterday, not sure when it happened but still sad news. As a Canadian and a Canadian music fan, The Band has held a special place in my heart forever. I will definitely send Garth a note and let him know he appreciated and his music is still played (LOUDLY) from my stereo :)
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    edited May 2022
    RIP Ronnie Hawkins… Grew up in Arkansas and toured Canada in 1958 on the advice of Conway Twitty and became an instant hit. Moved to Canada and became a permanent resident in ‘64. 
    If you don’t know how Hawkins ties in with the Band… his back up band was the Hawks. Five of those guys tapped out and became the Band, after backing up Bob Dylan before recording their own albums.  

    Hawkins was invited to play on The Last Waltz. Not sure if Hawkins is well known in his native US, but he did play Bob Dylan in the universally panned 1975 movie Renaldo and Clara. Dylan himself cast him in the role. Pretty tough movie to watch as Dylan shelved it and it’s never been released in any format after a short run in theatres. 

    Born two days after Elvis, he really was key to the establishment of a rock n roll scene in Canada. He discovered and help mentor many musicians. 
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  • onejourney...
    onejourney... Posts: 253
    Not exactly the band, but Ed and the guys did their version of this. Gotta love the respect. 

    here for the music...
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    onejourney... said:
    Not exactly the band, but Ed and the guys did their version of this. Gotta love the respect. 

    I was there! Awesome clip. 

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