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A nice tribute to my favorite living musician, the last man standing.

 

My love of The Band is well known, and perhaps becoming annoying. Sorry, but imo there is The Band, and then there is every other self-contained (songwriting, singing, ensemble musicianship) Rock 'n' Roll combo. The maker of this video obviously agrees with my assessment.

Garth Hudson was The Band's oldest member, and is it's only surviving one. He is unlike any other musician I have ever heard, and The Band unlike any other combo. Their first two albums are both in my Top 10 albums of all time, and in terms of calibrating that fact, consider that my Top 10 contains not a single Beatles album.

 

https://youtu.be/eLBux4PNvl8?si=OPWtvdv9zA3xeZya

 

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jfd11
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@mashif

Many thanks. Hope that your past 55 summers had the good vibes that one did.

macg19
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Great video thanks for sharing!

stuartk
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@mashif 

I saw The Band for the first time August 17,1969. It was a rather large venue in Bethel, NY.

Lucky you. I grew up 40 minutes from Bethel but was just a little too young to attend that "rather large venue".

immatthewj
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Yes, it was a fantastic show. Buddy played an hour of his songs with Emmylou and Regina McCrary joining in. Just guitar, cello, and upright bass. 

Steve was in top form and did about an hour solo, before bringing Emmylou, his sister Stacy, Lucinda Williams, and Buddy back out. 

Just amazing how an acoustic guitar and vocal can fill the room with a huge sound. 

Nice!  @mashif  , I don't like to get out much anymore, but I think I might have made an exception for that one.

mashif
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@stuartk 

I feel very fortunate to have been born in NY in 1950. I was 14 when the Beatles played Shea Stadium, 15 sneaking into clubs in Greenwich Village,18 at Woodstock, and now still able to appreciate music. And thanks to my signing up for Audiogon, my music sounds better than ever.

@immatthewj 

It was an exception for me too. Only my second show since 2020. Bonnie Raitt coming up in November. Life's too short to give into my physical ailments. I gotta hear music! 

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