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Concert films, Levon Helm, Live, Rick Danko, The Band

The Band Rockpalast Loreley June 26 1996 (video)

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The Band 06/23/96
Rockpalast Festival,
Loreley, St. Goarshausen, Germany
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This is from the tour in support of their album, High on the hog. It is one of the last concerts by The Band, they ended the tour in august 1996, and they played a few stand-alone gigs after that. I think this is the last filmed concert by The Band (correct me in the comments if I’m wrong).

Interesting show, good picture and sound, enjoy!

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Rick Danko soundstage 1978 (video)

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The Rick Danko video is from an edition of Soundstage, an Austin City Limits-type program produced by WTTW Ch. 11, the Chicago PBS affiliate. Rick’s brother Terry Danko was one of the members of the group. Rick did several tunes from his Arista album on the show. There are extended solos on many songs and each song is also presented in an extended version compared to the Arista album. Among them a very soulful and long version of “Sip the Wine”, slowly building to a climax. Rick is in top form, he dances and bounds across the stage in obvious delight.

Set list from Sound Stage 2/23/1978:

Rick Danko introduction/Java Blues
This Wheel’s on Fire
Tired of Waiting
Sweet Romance
Brainwash
Sip the Wine
What a Town

Great set from Rick Danko and his band on Soundstage February 23 1978, what a voice!

The band:
Rick Danko
Terry Danko
Michael DeTemple
Jerry Peterson
Denny Seiwell
Marty Grebb

 

– Hallgeir

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The Band Syria Mosque Pittsburgh 1970 (audio and video)

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The Band take the stage in top form, here is some rare footage from a 1970 concert at Pittsburgh’s Syria Mosque. It has some powerful renditions of songs from the group’s first three studio albums.

Four songs on film from The Band, performing live on November 1st, 1970.

The Songs:

Time to Kill
The Weight
This Wheel’s on Fire
Up on Cripple Creek

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Bob Dylan, Cover versions

Levon Helm sings Bob Dylan (and with Bob Dylan)
Image by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis
Image by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis

..his vocals were a crucial part of the classic sound of The band, a sound that influenced so much music, and he has always been a superb rock”n”roll drummer.
~Michael Gray (The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia)

Levon Helm covering Bob Dylan feels only natural (check out Michael Gray’s piece on Levon Helm here).

Here we go:

Goin’ to Acapulco:

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Wilco, Jeff Tweedy and Bob Dylan – covers and collaborations

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Wilco is one of our favorite bands.

Here are covers by Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, collaborations.. and a song about Bob Dylan’s beard!

Wilco – Simple Twist of Fate (Solid Sound – MASS MoCA – June 21, 2013):

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Wilco – I Shall Be Released (Live Toronto), The Bob Dylan classic made famous by The Band is performed with panache by Jeff Tweedy and his band:

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