HUGE RABBIT HOLE now. The Band is simply the Best!! Up On Cripple Creek, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The Shape I'm In, Ophelia and Many MANY MANY MORE HITS!!
I forget the blues artist but he had issues with Pops. Whenever I mentioned the Staples, he called them the Staples Sisters. I do not know if he was joking or if there was something there to piss him off.
“The Last Waltz” was the name of the concert film. Some of the artist brought in to play with The Band were Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, the Staples Singers, Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Paul Butterfield, Bobby Charles, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood and probably a few others.
@@AdDewaard-hu3xk there’s a little bit of “One of these four is not like the others” going on. Neil Diamond? There’s a great BB King concert film from the 80’s with Albert King, Eric Clapton, SRV, Paul Butterfield, Chaka Khan, Etta James, Dr. John, Phil Collins, Gladys Knight, and a few others. But Billy Ocean?
The Movie was filmed at The Band's farewell concert at Winterland. The Staple Singers weren't there so this was a studio version that was recorded later and inserted into the film. Emmylou Harris wasn't there either, so the movie version of Evangeline was also a studio recording. The Band performed both songs during the concert, but they were replaced with studio versions for the movie. Many more songs from the concert were left out of the movie.
Before they became Dylan's backing band they were a group of (East Coast?) studio musicians who usually worked together. Most of the guest artists in the concert were people they had done studio work with before going solo. The actual concert (it's here on YT) was 4 1/2 hours, 40-some songs and dozens of guests. The group had decided to break up and this was the final concert on their farewell tour. The actual concert was in San Francisco at Winterland and this segment was filmed later in a studio in Malibu. So I think this is The Band's actual last performance. IIRC all of The Band were Canadian except the drummer, Levon Helm who was American.
Hi Guys you have just hit onto one of the most Iconic bands during the 60's. Hippie Music.... Brings back a ton load of Memories. R.I.P. Robbie Robertson (2023) and Levon Helm (2012) Also ranked 41 in Rolling Stone's top 500 best songs ever. 2004
The Weight" was written by Robbie Robertson, who found the tune by strumming idly on his guitar, when he noticed that the interior included a stamp noting that it was manufactured in Nazareth, Pennsylvania (C. F. Martin & Company is situated there) and he started crafting the lyrics as he played
Mavis Staples is still on the road singing her heart out. The Last Waltz is definitely worth the time and effort to track down. They invited all of the musicians who had influences on their music over the years. Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Ronnie Hawkins, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and several more guest artists.
My Dad was one of the original members. He is in all their autobiographies. I just found a test pressing unreleased album they did back before Big Pink days. Just had it digitally remastered:) we are gonna release it hopefully this year:)
The Last Waltz was a great testament to the musical talent that was The Band!! Five talented musicians, three awesome voices, one master storyteller all added up to the legendary musical identity that was known as The Band!! R.I.P. Rick, Richard, Levon and Robbie!!😪💔 Thank you for the music!!
I love this band so much, such a wonderful song and catalog. If you check out their song, "THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN", be sure it's the performance that was also documented on "The Last Waltz". Now that you've heard "THE WEIGHT", you really need to watch the 50th anniversary video that was done by Playing For Change. Robbie Robertson (the man in this video who was playing the double-necked guitar you were admiring) and Ringo Starr are in it, plus a lot of other amazing artists from around the world. You really need to check that one out. Robbie Robertson was phenomenal in his own right and went on to create a lot of fabulous music after The Band. R.I.P., Robbie. I sure wish I could have met him.
The drummer and singer for, "The Band", is Levon Helm. He is also an actor and had a great role in the film, "The Right Stuff" in which he played the part of Jack Ridley . Ridley was an aeronautical engineer, USAF test pilot and chief of the U.S. Air Force's Flight Test Engineering Laboratory and a close friend of Chuck Yeager who was the first person to ever break the sound barrier. Levon also did the narration heard throughout the film. The film was of course about the beginning of the U.S. space program and beginnings of NASA etc. As to this video, it is magnificent as was your reaction and discussion. As always, y'all never disappoint. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
❤❤ You bought up movie Right Stuff..65yr old lady. .my Dad was in Air force ( 1958 last year, he & Mom sailed back on USS UNITED STATES, from his tour in Germany) BUT...LOVE the movie because Dad was a ceramic engineer ( got degree under ROTC scholarship, went to work for glass companies after his tour)..I LOVE the part in movie where astronauts asked for window in capsule..my Dad's 1st job at Corning Glass was working on the glass for it...YEARS AGO brought VHS copy of movie one Thanksgiving to show Dad ( RIP 2020) He jumped out of Lazy Boy chair and yelled "We made you one!!" He was SO Happy..Love your comment&& I also love your Levon Helm comment...I met him 1978..Allentown Pa. ..I knew alot of musicians in area, my best friend's band was playing in area that weekend, her bass player knew another guy from another local band& we went to party at his house...NO Idea how or who he knew Levon Helm was there..he was Sweet and Awesome...I walked up asked him ( nervous as hell )are you Levon, he said Yes, ..I told him I Loved Cripple Creek...he gave me hug and said Thanks...Later on got to talk with him with my friends about song The Weight, about line rolled into Nazareth & story behind that we"d heard...and found out that we'd heard right & it involved the Martin guitar factory 😊😊 Hope you don't mind Long overshare ❤❤❤ the post 😊
Also that the big orderly at the medical center was Anthony Munoz, of the Cincy Bengals. The man came and spoke to my cincy high school, and I never made the connection.
Yeah, that was Mavis Staples singing the first lead with that signature sultry voice of hers and Pop Staples the second. My goodness, how beautiful is Mavis! The videography shot of the family together when Pop Staples took the lead was absolutely EPIC..... it literally gave me goose bumps. Thanks for reacting. BTW, one of my all-time favorite songs for this 67 year-old is The Staples massive hit "I'll Take You There" which Mavis sang lead vocal on.
Started a tradition at my house about 20 years ago. Around the thanksgiving holiday I'll put my dvd in of The Last Waltz, poor myself a whiskey, hand roll a "cigar" and I'm set for an evening of pure entertainment bliss.
You know it’s special when every player on that stage is smiling and bouncing and putting every piece of his or her soul into it. The finest performance of one of the finest songs of the era.
Check out any of the music from the movie The Last Waltz. Dylan, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison - they were all there. And the film captures the whole live show.
The Last Waltz happened on Thanksgiving day 1976. It was billed as 'The Band and friends'. Before the music started, the audience was treated to a Thanksgiving dinner. A partial list of the food served: 220 turkeys weighing almost 6,000 lbs, 500 extra turkey legs, stuffing made from 70 bunches of parsley, 500 lbs of onions, 500 lbs celery sautéed in 100 lbs of butter mixed with 350 lbs of croutons, 5 quarts garlic, 10 quarts of sage and 1 quarts of thyme. 40 crates of lettuce for salad, 20 gallons of salad dressing. 18 cases of cranberries. 2,000 lbs of yams. 300 lbs of Nova Scotia salmon donated by Louis Kemp and Bob Dylan. 400 lbs of pumpkin pie as well as 400 lbs of mincemeat. This happened before one of the greatest, some would argue, the greatest rock concert of all time. Oh, and all this for the princely sum of $25.00 per ticket.
The Band was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1967. It consisted of Canadians Rick Danko (bass, guitar, vocals, fiddle), Garth Hudson (organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophone), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals), Robbie Robertson (guitar, vocals, piano, percussion), and American Levon Helm (drums, vocals, mandolin, guitar, bass)
Actually, they were the "Hawks" backing Ronnie Hawkins from roughly 1960 to 1964. "The Band" didn't become their name until they started releasing albums on Capitol Records, starting in 1968 with "Music From Big Pink", which just happened to be released on Canada Day, (July 1st) that year.
Interesting fact. Garth Hudson was a very accomplished musician. When he first joined the Band he charged them (if I remember correctly) $10 a month each for "music lessons", so he could tell his family he was a music teacher and not in a band.
The Last Waltz was a tribute to THE BAND, and The BAND picked artists who had a big effect on their career to sing their songs. So this was The BAND saying to The STAPLE SINGERS, "we were influenced by your gospel southern "r&b" sound, especially by your harmonizing, and you would be perfect to sing with us on THE WEIGHT." This particular song was recorded in Studio live and put as the last song of the live concert, but it was not done live in front of the crowd. THE WEIGHT is THE BAND'S biggest hit, one of the most iconic songs of the 60s, and has been used on many films, documentaries, probably snippets in commercials. UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK and THE NIGHT OLD DIXIE THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN are there 3 most iconic songs of many. Their first 2 albums were masterpieces. They had 3 lead singers including drummer LEVON HELM with his Arkansas Southern twang. THE BAND was Bob Dylan's backing band when Dylan went from solo acoustic to full electric band. This concert and documentation of their "Farewell" in 1976 was the first ever done of a rock group, which is why the film became iconic (plus the roster of legendary musicians).
This song was featured in the movie "The Big Chill" it fit the movie perfectly. ALL great voices BUT that beautiful lady can sing to me all damn day!!!
@@BobSoltis1 …disco dolts? They never got the attention from influencers like Dick Clark, who remained fixated on bubble gum nonsense. The Band were incredible, but never mainstream popular.
@@edwardrutledge2765 If you think selling 20 million albums and selling out shows around the world and being on the cover of Time Magazine meant that they were "never mainstream popular" - I guess you have a point. LOL!
The double-neck Gibson electric Robbie Robertson is playing is an electric mandolin (8 strings, shorter scale) and guitar, on a larger Gibson SG-style body. Levon Helm (drums, vocals) was from eastern Arkansas. Ronnie Hawkins was a rockabilly-type artist, from northwest Arkansas. Helm played with Hawkins in Arkansas and elsewhere. Hawkins owned a nightclub in Fayetteville, Arkansas called The Rockwood Club. Hawkins relocated to Canada (Toronto area) for a while, taking Helm with him, where the rest of the group (Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel) started playing with them, billed as Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks. Eventually they parted ways with Hawkins, played briefly as Levon and The Hawks, and The Hawks. They backed Bob Dylan on his first tour doing rock (vs folk). Everyone settled in the Woodstock area of NY, living in a big house painted pink, or nearby. The first album as The Band was “Music From Big Pink”, which included “The Weight”, as well as three Dylan songs (two co-written by Danko or Manuel), as well as a cover of “Long Black Veil”. While Robertson came to be regarded as the group’s primary songwriter, “Big Pink” included 4 songs each from Robertson and Manuel (counting “Tears of Rage” which was co-written with Dylan); side 2 has only one Robertson song, “Chest Fever”, in which Garth Hudson’s contribution to the sound and feel almost overshadow the songwriting. In later releases, his organ intro intro is listed separately as “The Genetic Method” and is credited to Hudson only. Anyway - all five were brilliant musicians, played multiple instruments and sang. By the time of “The Last Waltz” discontent over songwriting credit and the ensuing royalties led to The Band breaking up - “The *Last* Waltz” was intended as exactly that. The members (excluding Robertson) reunited for several recordings/tours, even after Manuel’s death in 1986, until Danko also died in 1999, which marked the end of The Band.
All of this is so fantastic. And you should also listen to a lot of the band Studio cuts, they had a lot of hits and it's wonderful. And also their collaboration with Bob Dylan is fantastic. The Basement Tapes, for example.
I was lucky enough to see one of the Staple Singer's last performances with Pops still on stage, in a public concert in the 90s. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, and to be honest wasn't aware they were even going to be playing.
I would love to see you give a reaction to this song, but done by Playing For a Change. Robbie Robertson and Ringo Starr. It's inspirational and a 50th anniversary
You two definitely need to check out “I’ll Take You There” by The Staples Singers. It has one of my favorite bass lines ever but everything about that song is amazing!
The Band. Best group ever. I've been listening to them and loving their music since I was a teen, over 50 years ago. Keel digging into them You'll be amazed
In the run-up to the concert a lot of the famous names were whispered and gossiped about, but nothing was certain. For the most part, the artists didn't tell their managers/labels that they were about to do this concert, for fear they'd be stopped or the thing would be tied up in contract negotiations. So, those who could, simply showed up, no advertising. Each song introduced someone new and we all went wild - it was "omg, Joni Mitchell? Dylan IS here?" and that was the mood. We were delirious with joy and good music. Robbie Robertson was the lead guitarist with the double neck - he went on to have a major career writing movie music and did an incredible string of solo albums. Eric Clapton was there too, and they did a delicious piece of music together. (Clapton has said he quit Cream after he heard The Band's debut album, The Big Pink, because he believed they had the sound of the future and he wanted to be part of it.)
The Band is the best ever. I have watched The Last Waltz at least 250 times. The greatest concert ever. There is only 1 surviving member of the Band, God bless Garth Hudson, rest in peace Rick, Richard Robbie and Levon. I even named my dog Jack
If you want to learn about the Americana genre and all the influences, basically the history of American music, The Last Waltz is a Must see film as The Band performs and explains the process of American song writing and all they were influenced by. A major portion of the performance was at a Thanksgiving dinner concert at the iconic Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco. The rest (including this song) was done in a sound studio due to guest spot availability not able to make the Winterland show.
Notice how Rick drops the fiddle or part of it on the floor. I think it was at the end of The Last Waltz, it was a 5 hour concert, they were exhausted, especially Robbie, he was arranging everything along with Scorsese and crew. In his book Robbie wrote he had been keeping himself going with drugs instead of proper nutrition and sleep. He tried to take a nap before the concert, but couldn't sleep, but when he got to Winterland adrenaline kicked in, watch some of the other performance from The Last Waltz, and Robbie was in top form. Especially Further up the Road with Eric Clapton, How do you love with Ronnie Hawkins, Helpless with Neil Young and Mannish Boy with Muddy Waters. All such a pleasure to watch, they are so 100 percent into the music.
Bob Dylan and The Band (same concert) Forever Young...one of my all time favorite live performances!!! The Staples (Absolutely Legendary Family and an institution of New Orleans music)!!!! Love them!!!! Pop Staples is everything!?!?!? R.I.P. to all the members of The Band in this video...they have all sadly passed!!
The Staple Singers (one of my all-time favorites) started as a quartet Pops, Cleotha, Mavis and Pervis and Yvonne replaced her brother Pervis when he was drafted into the military, but they've always been a quartet.
The Band.... one of those rare bands were everyone sings and anyone of could have gotten up moved left or right and played the instrument of their band mate. If you want 4 more hours of the little taste that you had today, head out and buy or find a video / recording of their.... The Last Waltz Concert Then sit back and enjoy rock and roll the way it should be played 🎙😎🎸
The Staple Singers started out a gospel group who started singing R&B in the 1970's and had many hits. Mavis Staples the lead singer in their group is one of the best and greatest singers ever-a national treasure.
The characters in "The Weight" were based on real people that members of the Band knew, as Helm explained in his autobiography, This Wheel's on Fire. In particular, "young Anna Lee" mentioned in the third verse is Helm's longtime friend Anna Lee Amsden,[20] and, according to her, "Carmen" was from Helm's hometown, Turkey Scratch, Arkansas.[21] "Crazy Chester" was an eccentric resident of Fayetteville, Arkansas, who carried a cap gun. Ronnie Hawkins would tell him to "keep the peace" at his Rockwood Club when Chester arrived.
I think Robbie Robertson did Levon Helm dirty. They co wrote the song. Robbie took the song. They had a huge falling out. When they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Levon refused to attend. Many years later when Levon was on his death bed Robbie came to see him. Levon was one of the best drummers ever. Most don't sing and drum at the same time. I loved you comment. Most people underrated Levon. 😊
@@giannag4581 I don't think Levon is underrated, he certainly has his fans. I love his drumming singing his personality not so much. His extreme bitterness towards is a turn off. Fact is Robbie wrote the song, Levon did not co write with Robbie, although he might have provided some of characters. Besides that Levon and the other members all got 20 percent of the publishing rights. The others sold their share willingly to Robbie, Levon did not. Levon made plenty of money, but he spend recklessly, then many years later when he was broke (had spent a lot on a custody battle) he blamed Robbie.
In the movie, there is an interview segment where the band members talk about the " middle" of the US, around Memphis and Nashville, where the precursors of rock all came together to produce rock & roll- country, blues, jazz gospel, and folk coming together over the years to produce the sound that Elvis Presley introduced to America.
Hi @BARS & BARBELLS at first... thanks for sharing this epic song by The Band and The Staples ! If you heard the song before (you say it at around 7:10) it was eventually on an old movie called -> "Easy Rider" ;-)). Because for me it was the first time I hear it. Of course I saw the movie "The Last Waltz" if it came out and bought the (vinyl;-) record. Since that time I bought a lot of "The Band" records and hear their music especially solo albums from Robbie Robertson until today. Best wishes @all from hamburg / germany
The Band...one of my all time favorite groups...Bands, hehe!!! The drummer (Levon Helm) played the preacher in the Steven Seagal movie Fire Down Below!
The Band brought so-called Southern rock to the general public. Levon Helm was the inspiration, and Robbie Robertson sang and played fabulously. No one else sounded anything like them. This recording is from The Last Waltz, which was their last tour together. A one-of-a-kind act.
As others have said, you need to watch The Last Waltz, one of the best conert/music documentaries there is. Back in the late 70's there was a theater that showed midnight movies on the two screens they had. One was The Last Waltz and the other was Led Zeppelins The Song Remains The Same and usually sold out each weekend. The great thing about The Band was so many of their songs were great for sing alongs at parties. Just great music and the end of an era.
The last Waltz is both a record collection and a full concert movie. With all the artists that The Band have worked with including Bob Dylan. Saw the movie when it came an have the vinyl.😎🇧🇻
The Staples are the Grandfather, Mavis his daughter, and her two daughters. You guys really should Watch THE LAST WALTZ. It is shot by Martin Scorcese, with interviews interspersed between the songs, and an incredible cast of guest performers ; Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, The Staples, Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Erik Clapton, Muddy Waters, Dr John, Emmy Lou Harris. Fantastic. One of the first Rock performance movies, and still one of the best.
@markmurphy558....fyi: Pops Staples is the patriarch.These ladies are his daughters. Mavis Staples,Cleotha Staples and Yvonne Staples. Mavis is the only surviving member of the family and still performing.
In July 2019 (pre-CoviD-19), Mavis Staples was the headliner at the ZooFest in Lincoln, Nebraska. The show was 10 days past her 80th birthday. The woman is a Force Of Nature!
It's a mix of everything the drummer ( Levon Helm). Yes, it is a mix of the U.S., but it's just good ole' rock-n-roll ! Levon Helm.... a national treasure forever ❤
The little piece after the song is from the Last Waltz concert as The Band looks back at their career. Watch the whole concert they friends stop and play.... Eric Clapton Muddy Waters Bob Dylan Van Morrison Joni Mitchell Neil Young Neil Diamond Paul Butterfield Emmylou Harris The Staples and more...... How's that for a show, remember.... THE LAST WALTZ CONCERT ✌️😎
The band was just pure great sound. You put Mavis and pops Staples with them its going to be magic ! CHALLENGE ! Watch the last walts, do a reaction for each song as you go, so many great powerful names on stage together that made the greatest documentry ever made for music. You will not be disapointed ! This "last waltz " needs to be remembered. Side note: The drummer was Levon helm, he played Loretta Lynn's Father in Coal Miners Daughter . DO THE WHOLE FILM !
I am 58 & have been with my black 60 yr old gf for 25 yrs & The Staple Singers are her favorite group & she LOVES this great song & I'll Take You There✌💖☮
You should react to The Weight, from Playing for Change. Robbie Robertson, who wrote the song, Ringo Starr, and musicians around the world perform an extraordinary version of this classic. You won’t be disappointed❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Funny no mention that this legendary concert was filmed at the famed Winterland in 1978. I have been to Winterland many times to see greats like The Who, Frampton, Lynyrd Skynryd, Robin Trower, Journey, Ten Years After and many more.
From Wikipedia: The Last Waltz is hailed as one of the greatest documentary concert films ever made. In 2019, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". You two should watch the entire documentary some time when you have a chance.
Now you’ve done it! You gotta check out Up On Cripple Creek and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Two of the 3 best songs by the Band in my opinion. You’ve already heard the 3rd, which was The Weight.
Garth Hudson (Keys) is the only remaining member and living in assisted care in Kingston, NY. Mavis Staples had also done more work with drummer Levon Helm.
The Band was one of my grandmother's favorites. She was a rhythm and blues kind of chick when she was growing up in the 1930's and 1940's and was an early adopter of rock n roll. She also loved my U2 albums.
HUGE RABBIT HOLE now. The Band is simply the Best!! Up On Cripple Creek, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The Shape I'm In, Ophelia and Many MANY MANY MORE HITS!!
When "Pops" Staples sings, We All Go to Church ❤
but when Mavis gets to sangin'...
@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman We go to heaven
@@stevenseul361 ❤
I forget the blues artist but he had issues with Pops. Whenever I mentioned the Staples, he called them the Staples Sisters. I do not know if he was joking or if there was something there to piss him off.
Sing Lord ....
Van Morrison's performance of his song Caravan during The Last Waltz concert is definitely worth a reaction.
“The Last Waltz” was the name of the concert film. Some of the artist brought in to play with The Band were Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison, the Staples Singers, Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Paul Butterfield, Bobby Charles, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood and probably a few others.
So, nobody important . . .
@@AdDewaard-hu3xk there’s a little bit of “One of these four is not like the others” going on. Neil Diamond? There’s a great BB King concert film from the 80’s with Albert King, Eric Clapton, SRV, Paul Butterfield, Chaka Khan, Etta James, Dr. John, Phil Collins, Gladys Knight, and a few others. But Billy Ocean?
The Movie was filmed at The Band's farewell concert at Winterland. The Staple Singers weren't there so this was a studio version that was recorded later and inserted into the film. Emmylou Harris wasn't there either, so the movie version of Evangeline was also a studio recording. The Band performed both songs during the concert, but they were replaced with studio versions for the movie. Many more songs from the concert were left out of the movie.
@@LonghopeBro-ju6jl thanks for the extra details.
Before they became Dylan's backing band they were a group of (East Coast?) studio musicians who usually worked together. Most of the guest artists in the concert were people they had done studio work with before going solo. The actual concert (it's here on YT) was 4 1/2 hours, 40-some songs and dozens of guests. The group had decided to break up and this was the final concert on their farewell tour. The actual concert was in San Francisco at Winterland and this segment was filmed later in a studio in Malibu. So I think this is The Band's actual last performance. IIRC all of The Band were Canadian except the drummer, Levon Helm who was American.
Hi Guys you have just hit onto one of the most Iconic bands during the 60's. Hippie Music.... Brings back a ton load of Memories. R.I.P. Robbie Robertson (2023) and Levon Helm (2012) Also ranked 41 in Rolling Stone's top 500 best songs ever. 2004
The Weight" was written by Robbie Robertson, who found the tune by strumming idly on his guitar, when he noticed that the interior included a stamp noting that it was manufactured in Nazareth, Pennsylvania (C. F. Martin & Company is situated there) and he started crafting the lyrics as he played
Composed it in one night. Genius. Love him
Mavis Staples is still on the road singing her heart out. The Last Waltz is definitely worth the time and effort to track down. They invited all of the musicians who had influences on their music over the years. Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Ronnie Hawkins, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and several more guest artists.
She cut a live album (live in studio) with Levon Helm shortly before he passed away. It's great, do check it out.
Cheers man 🍺
85 & the last surviving member
@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman She's the last Staple and Garth Hudson is the last surviving member of The Band
@@FrogLegs313 yup
Ain’t no voice like Mavis in this Galaxy. !!!!!
Mavis is a national treasure.
The Staple Singers are GREAT -- they have so many great songs -- two are 1) "Respect Yourself" 2) "I'll Take You There"
My Dad was one of the original members. He is in all their autobiographies. I just found a test pressing unreleased album they did back before Big Pink days. Just had it digitally remastered:) we are gonna release it hopefully this year:)
The Last Waltz was a great testament to the musical talent that was The Band!! Five talented musicians, three awesome voices, one master storyteller all added up to the legendary musical identity that was known as The Band!! R.I.P. Rick, Richard, Levon and Robbie!!😪💔 Thank you for the music!!
I love this band so much, such a wonderful song and catalog. If you check out their song, "THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN", be sure it's the performance that was also documented on "The Last Waltz". Now that you've heard "THE WEIGHT", you really need to watch the 50th anniversary video that was done by Playing For Change. Robbie Robertson (the man in this video who was playing the double-necked guitar you were admiring) and Ringo Starr are in it, plus a lot of other amazing artists from around the world. You really need to check that one out. Robbie Robertson was phenomenal in his own right and went on to create a lot of fabulous music after The Band. R.I.P., Robbie. I sure wish I could have met him.
The drummer and singer for, "The Band", is Levon Helm. He is also an actor and had a great role in the film, "The Right Stuff" in which he played the part of Jack Ridley . Ridley was an aeronautical engineer, USAF test pilot and chief of the U.S. Air Force's Flight Test Engineering Laboratory and a close friend of Chuck Yeager who was the first person to ever break the sound barrier. Levon also did the narration heard throughout the film. The film was of course about the beginning of the U.S. space program and beginnings of NASA etc.
As to this video, it is magnificent as was your reaction and discussion. As always, y'all never disappoint.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
I JUST watched a Right Stuff reaction before this where someone mentioned this-- and it was the first time I heard it since the movie came out in 83!!
❤❤ You bought up movie Right Stuff..65yr old lady. .my Dad was in Air force ( 1958 last year, he & Mom sailed back on USS UNITED STATES, from his tour in Germany) BUT...LOVE the movie because Dad was a ceramic engineer ( got degree under ROTC scholarship, went to work for glass companies after his tour)..I LOVE the part in movie where astronauts asked for window in capsule..my Dad's 1st job at Corning Glass was working on the glass for it...YEARS AGO brought VHS copy of movie one Thanksgiving to show Dad ( RIP 2020) He jumped out of Lazy Boy chair and yelled "We made you one!!" He was SO Happy..Love your comment&& I also love your Levon Helm comment...I met him 1978..Allentown Pa. ..I knew alot of musicians in area, my best friend's band was playing in area that weekend, her bass player knew another guy from another local band& we went to party at his house...NO Idea how or who he knew Levon Helm was there..he was Sweet and Awesome...I walked up asked him ( nervous as hell )are you Levon, he said Yes, ..I told him I Loved Cripple Creek...he gave me hug and said Thanks...Later on got to talk with him with my friends about song The Weight, about line rolled into Nazareth & story behind that we"d heard...and found out that we'd heard right & it involved the Martin guitar factory 😊😊 Hope you don't mind Long overshare ❤❤❤ the post 😊
Also that the big orderly at the medical center was Anthony Munoz, of the Cincy Bengals. The man came and spoke to my cincy high school, and I never made the connection.
He also played the part of Loretta Lynn’s father in The Coal Miner’s Daughter.
and the old sniper in “Shooter” with mark walberg
Yeah, that was Mavis Staples singing the first lead with that signature sultry voice of hers and Pop Staples the second. My goodness, how beautiful is Mavis! The videography shot of the family together when Pop Staples took the lead was absolutely EPIC..... it literally gave me goose bumps. Thanks for reacting. BTW, one of my all-time favorite songs for this 67 year-old is The Staples massive hit "I'll Take You There" which Mavis sang lead vocal on.
Every time I hear this version I never want it to end. I could listen to 20 more verses
Started a tradition at my house about 20 years ago. Around the thanksgiving holiday I'll put my dvd in of The Last Waltz, poor myself a whiskey, hand roll a "cigar" and I'm set for an evening of pure entertainment bliss.
WOW very nice tradition I love to smoke a great cigar after a great dinner and very nice comment
I had a video tape of the Last Waltz, and lost it! Fortunately, it's now available on the internet.
You know it’s special when every player on that stage is smiling and bouncing and putting every piece of his or her soul into it. The finest performance of one of the finest songs of the era.
Check out any of the music from the movie The Last Waltz. Dylan, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison - they were all there. And the film captures the whole live show.
There are so many true gems to discover from the late 60s and 70s . This group is definitely one of my favorites
The Last Waltz happened on Thanksgiving day 1976. It was billed as 'The Band and friends'. Before the music started, the audience was treated to a Thanksgiving dinner. A partial list of the food served: 220 turkeys weighing almost 6,000 lbs, 500 extra turkey legs, stuffing made from 70 bunches of parsley, 500 lbs of onions, 500 lbs celery sautéed in 100 lbs of butter mixed with 350 lbs of croutons, 5 quarts garlic, 10 quarts of sage and 1 quarts of thyme. 40 crates of lettuce for salad, 20 gallons of salad dressing. 18 cases of cranberries. 2,000 lbs of yams. 300 lbs of Nova Scotia salmon donated by Louis Kemp and Bob Dylan. 400 lbs of pumpkin pie as well as 400 lbs of mincemeat. This happened before one of the greatest, some would argue, the greatest rock concert of all time. Oh, and all this for the princely sum of $25.00 per ticket.
The whole Film is one of the Best Music-Films ever!!!
You guys definitely need to checkout this concert. The Last Waltz
The Band was famous for constantly switching instruments with each other during their live shows!😊
The guy on the Double Neck Guitar is our *Canadian Robbie Roberson*
*"Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River (Official Music Video)"*
He was their song writer, and has later writer for movie screen scores.
The Band was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1967. It consisted of Canadians Rick Danko (bass, guitar, vocals, fiddle), Garth Hudson (organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophone), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals), Robbie Robertson (guitar, vocals, piano, percussion), and American Levon Helm (drums, vocals, mandolin, guitar, bass)
Actually, they were the "Hawks" backing Ronnie Hawkins from roughly 1960 to 1964. "The Band" didn't become their name until they started releasing albums on Capitol Records, starting in 1968 with "Music From Big Pink", which just happened to be released on Canada Day, (July 1st) that year.
Interesting fact. Garth Hudson was a very accomplished musician. When he first joined the Band he charged them (if I remember correctly) $10 a month each for "music lessons", so he could tell his family he was a music teacher and not in a band.
Played the folk bar at Tony Mart's when Levon and the Hawks played the big bar. Great times.
The Last Waltz is VERY well-worth checking out some night. Amazing concert film +.
The Last Waltz was a tribute to THE BAND, and The BAND picked artists who had a big effect on their career to sing their songs. So this was The BAND saying to The STAPLE SINGERS, "we were influenced by your gospel southern "r&b" sound, especially by your harmonizing, and you would be perfect to sing with us on THE WEIGHT."
This particular song was recorded in Studio live and put as the last song of the live concert, but it was not done live in front of the crowd.
THE WEIGHT is THE BAND'S biggest hit, one of the most iconic songs of the 60s, and has been used on many films, documentaries, probably snippets in commercials.
UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK and THE NIGHT OLD DIXIE THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN are there 3 most iconic songs of many. Their first 2 albums were masterpieces. They had 3 lead singers including drummer LEVON HELM with his Arkansas Southern twang.
THE BAND was Bob Dylan's backing band when Dylan went from solo acoustic to full electric band.
This concert and documentation of their "Farewell" in 1976 was the first ever done of a rock group, which is why the film became iconic (plus the roster of legendary musicians).
Great reaction again guys..
THE LAST WALTZ..
is a MUST..!!!
Wow. Haven't heard this great song in years!!!!It's an excellent piece of work!!
I seen The Last Waltz when it came out in the theater, great show. I have all The Band recordings on 8 track.
This song was featured in the movie "The Big Chill" it fit the movie perfectly. ALL great voices BUT that beautiful lady can sing to me all damn day!!!
Preaching to the choir brother! Saw the movie in the theaters, bought the VHS and the DVD when it became available. Thanks for the reaction.
The Band were arguably the most talented, influential, yet under acknowledged ensemble, even in their heyday. Their brown album is a masterpiece.
Underacknowledged in their heyday??? By who???
@@BobSoltis1 …disco dolts? They never got the attention from influencers like Dick Clark, who remained fixated on bubble gum nonsense. The Band were incredible, but never mainstream popular.
@@edwardrutledge2765 If you think selling 20 million albums and selling out shows around the world and being on the cover of Time Magazine meant that they were "never mainstream popular" - I guess you have a point. LOL!
The double-neck Gibson electric Robbie Robertson is playing is an electric mandolin (8 strings, shorter scale) and guitar, on a larger Gibson SG-style body.
Levon Helm (drums, vocals) was from eastern Arkansas. Ronnie Hawkins was a rockabilly-type artist, from northwest Arkansas. Helm played with Hawkins in Arkansas and elsewhere. Hawkins owned a nightclub in Fayetteville, Arkansas called The Rockwood Club. Hawkins relocated to Canada (Toronto area) for a while, taking Helm with him, where the rest of the group (Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel) started playing with them, billed as Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks. Eventually they parted ways with Hawkins, played briefly as Levon and The Hawks, and The Hawks. They backed Bob Dylan on his first tour doing rock (vs folk). Everyone settled in the Woodstock area of NY, living in a big house painted pink, or nearby. The first album as The Band was “Music From Big Pink”, which included “The Weight”, as well as three Dylan songs (two co-written by Danko or Manuel), as well as a cover of “Long Black Veil”. While Robertson came to be regarded as the group’s primary songwriter, “Big Pink” included 4 songs each from Robertson and Manuel (counting “Tears of Rage” which was co-written with Dylan); side 2 has only one Robertson song, “Chest Fever”, in which Garth Hudson’s contribution to the sound and feel almost overshadow the songwriting. In later releases, his organ intro intro is listed separately as “The Genetic Method” and is credited to Hudson only.
Anyway - all five were brilliant musicians, played multiple instruments and sang. By the time of “The Last Waltz” discontent over songwriting credit and the ensuing royalties led to The Band breaking up - “The *Last* Waltz” was intended as exactly that. The members (excluding Robertson) reunited for several recordings/tours, even after Manuel’s death in 1986, until Danko also died in 1999, which marked the end of The Band.
What a great compilation of talent!!
All of this is so fantastic. And you should also listen to a lot of the band Studio cuts, they had a lot of hits and it's wonderful. And also their collaboration with Bob Dylan is fantastic. The Basement Tapes, for example.
I was lucky enough to see one of the Staple Singer's last performances with Pops still on stage, in a public concert in the 90s. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, and to be honest wasn't aware they were even going to be playing.
I would love to see you give a reaction to this song, but done by Playing For a Change. Robbie Robertson and Ringo Starr. It's inspirational and a 50th anniversary
This was a great sound in the 70’s. It really fits the time perfectly
The Nazareth they reference in the song is Nazareth, Pennsylvania, where Martin guitars are made.
You two definitely need to check out “I’ll Take You There” by The Staples Singers. It has one of my favorite bass lines ever but everything about that song is amazing!
Check out the last Walz, the bands last performance. the whole concert is magnifico. It is a shame that so few know of the band, one of the greatest.
The Band. Best group ever. I've been listening to them and loving their music since I was a teen, over 50 years ago. Keel digging into them You'll be amazed
Oooh! The Staples Singers "Respect Yourself" is amazing!
In the run-up to the concert a lot of the famous names were whispered and gossiped about, but nothing was certain. For the most part, the artists didn't tell their managers/labels that they were about to do this concert, for fear they'd be stopped or the thing would be tied up in contract negotiations. So, those who could, simply showed up, no advertising. Each song introduced someone new and we all went wild - it was "omg, Joni Mitchell? Dylan IS here?" and that was the mood. We were delirious with joy and good music. Robbie Robertson was the lead guitarist with the double neck - he went on to have a major career writing movie music and did an incredible string of solo albums. Eric Clapton was there too, and they did a delicious piece of music together. (Clapton has said he quit Cream after he heard The Band's debut album, The Big Pink, because he believed they had the sound of the future and he wanted to be part of it.)
The Band is the best ever. I have watched The Last Waltz at least 250 times. The greatest concert ever. There is only 1 surviving member of the Band, God bless Garth Hudson, rest in peace Rick, Richard Robbie and Levon. I even named my dog Jack
If you want to learn about the Americana genre and all the influences, basically the history of American music, The Last Waltz is a Must see film as The Band performs and explains the process of American song writing and all they were influenced by.
A major portion of the performance was at a Thanksgiving dinner concert at the iconic Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco. The rest (including this song) was done in a sound studio due to guest spot availability not able to make the Winterland show.
The movie was filmed by Martin Scorsese and it one of his masterpieces.
Definately watch The Last Waltz. You wont be disappointed. ❤
Notice how Rick drops the fiddle or part of it on the floor. I think it was at the end of The Last Waltz, it was a 5 hour concert, they were exhausted, especially Robbie, he was arranging everything along with Scorsese and crew. In his book Robbie wrote he had been keeping himself going with drugs instead of proper nutrition and sleep. He tried to take a nap before the concert, but couldn't sleep, but when he got to Winterland adrenaline kicked in, watch some of the other performance from The Last Waltz, and Robbie was in top form. Especially Further up the Road with Eric Clapton, How do you love with Ronnie Hawkins, Helpless with Neil Young and Mannish Boy with Muddy Waters. All such a pleasure to watch, they are so 100 percent into the music.
This concert featured a lot of special guests. Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and many more.
And interestingly enough, Neil Diamond
Bob Dylan and The Band (same concert) Forever Young...one of my all time favorite live performances!!! The Staples (Absolutely Legendary Family and an institution of New Orleans music)!!!! Love them!!!! Pop Staples is everything!?!?!? R.I.P. to all the members of The Band in this video...they have all sadly passed!!
Garth Hudson is still alive.
Finally! ❤ A wonderful choice.
First time hearing Staples Singers with the 😂❤😊
The best film about bands .The Last Waltz has it all .
Saw the Band in 1984 in Dallas outside concert jam packed😊😊
The Staple Singers (one of my all-time favorites) started as a quartet Pops, Cleotha, Mavis and Pervis and Yvonne replaced her brother Pervis when he was drafted into the military, but they've always been a quartet.
The Band.... one of those rare bands were everyone sings and anyone of could have gotten up moved left or right and played the instrument of their band mate.
If you want 4 more hours of the little taste that you had today, head out and buy or find a video / recording of their....
The Last Waltz Concert
Then sit back and enjoy rock and roll the way it should be played 🎙😎🎸
Martin Scorcese Mad the documentary about The Band called "The Last Waltz". There were many guest performances by folks like the Staples.
I used to listen to Music From Big Pink album by The Band religiously. with The Band, it helps to read the lyrics. The Band is lyric-intensive.
The Staple Singers started out a gospel group who started singing R&B in the 1970's and had many hits. Mavis Staples the lead singer in their group is one of the best and greatest singers ever-a national treasure.
Nice reaction ❤ y’all really should watch The Last Waltz. Incredible concert film/doc. I’ve watched probably over 100x over the years.
The characters in "The Weight" were based on real people that members of the Band knew, as Helm explained in his autobiography, This Wheel's on Fire. In particular, "young Anna Lee" mentioned in the third verse is Helm's longtime friend Anna Lee Amsden,[20] and, according to her, "Carmen" was from Helm's hometown, Turkey Scratch, Arkansas.[21] "Crazy Chester" was an eccentric resident of Fayetteville, Arkansas, who carried a cap gun. Ronnie Hawkins would tell him to "keep the peace" at his Rockwood Club when Chester arrived.
I think Robbie Robertson did Levon Helm dirty. They co wrote the song. Robbie took the song. They had a huge falling out. When they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Levon refused to attend. Many years later when Levon was on his death bed Robbie came to see him. Levon was one of the best drummers ever. Most don't sing and drum at the same time. I loved you comment. Most people underrated Levon. 😊
@@giannag4581 I don't think Levon is underrated, he certainly has his fans. I love his drumming singing his personality not so much. His extreme bitterness towards is a turn off. Fact is Robbie wrote the song, Levon did not co write with Robbie, although he might have provided some of characters. Besides that Levon and the other members all got 20 percent of the publishing rights. The others sold their share willingly to Robbie, Levon did not. Levon made plenty of money, but he spend recklessly, then many years later when he was broke (had spent a lot on a custody battle) he blamed Robbie.
In the movie, there is an interview segment where the band members talk about the
" middle" of the US, around Memphis and Nashville, where the precursors of rock all came together to produce rock & roll- country, blues, jazz gospel, and folk coming together over the years to produce the sound that Elvis Presley introduced to America.
Hi @BARS & BARBELLS at first... thanks for sharing this epic song by The Band and The Staples ! If you heard the song before (you say it at around 7:10) it was eventually on an old movie called -> "Easy Rider" ;-)). Because for me it was the first time I hear it. Of course I saw the movie "The Last Waltz" if it came out and bought the (vinyl;-) record. Since that time I bought a lot of "The Band" records and hear their music especially solo albums from Robbie Robertson until today. Best wishes @all from hamburg / germany
The Band...one of my all time favorite groups...Bands, hehe!!! The drummer (Levon Helm) played the preacher in the Steven Seagal movie Fire Down Below!
The Band brought so-called Southern rock to the general public. Levon Helm was the inspiration, and Robbie Robertson sang and played fabulously. No one else sounded anything like them. This recording is from The Last Waltz, which was their last tour together. A one-of-a-kind act.
As others have said, you need to watch The Last Waltz, one of the best conert/music documentaries there is. Back in the late 70's there was a theater that showed midnight movies on the two screens they had. One was The Last Waltz and the other was Led Zeppelins The Song Remains The Same and usually sold out each weekend.
The great thing about The Band was so many of their songs were great for sing alongs at parties. Just great music and the end of an era.
You should definitely check out the film. It's loaded with great performers and banging music.
The last Waltz is both a record collection and a full concert movie. With all the artists that The Band have worked with including Bob Dylan. Saw the movie when it came an have the vinyl.😎🇧🇻
Do the Staples. They are great
yes, The Staples Singers songs "I'll Take You There", "Respect Yourself" and more.
Wow!!
The Staples are the Grandfather, Mavis his daughter, and her two daughters. You guys really should Watch THE LAST WALTZ. It is shot by Martin Scorcese, with interviews interspersed between the songs, and an incredible cast of guest performers ; Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, The Staples, Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Erik Clapton, Muddy Waters, Dr John, Emmy Lou Harris. Fantastic. One of the first Rock performance movies, and still one of the best.
@markmurphy558....fyi: Pops Staples is the patriarch.These ladies are his daughters. Mavis Staples,Cleotha Staples and Yvonne Staples.
Mavis is the only surviving member of the family and still performing.
Love those guys especially Robbie (the songwriter with the double neck guitar) and Rick the guy singing the Chester verse.
The whole film was amazing as The Band’s farewell performance with a multitude of famous singers.
In July 2019 (pre-CoviD-19), Mavis Staples was the headliner at the ZooFest in Lincoln, Nebraska. The show was 10 days past her 80th birthday. The woman is a Force Of Nature!
It's a mix of everything the drummer ( Levon Helm). Yes, it is a mix of the U.S., but it's just good ole' rock-n-roll !
Levon Helm.... a national treasure forever ❤
My absolute favorite version of this song.❤😊
The little piece after the song is from the Last Waltz concert as The Band looks back at their career.
Watch the whole concert they friends stop and play....
Eric Clapton
Muddy Waters
Bob Dylan
Van Morrison
Joni Mitchell
Neil Young
Neil Diamond
Paul Butterfield
Emmylou Harris
The Staples and more......
How's that for a show, remember....
THE LAST WALTZ CONCERT ✌️😎
The band was just pure great sound. You put Mavis and pops Staples with them its going to be magic ! CHALLENGE ! Watch the last walts, do a reaction for each song as you go, so many great powerful names on stage together that made the greatest documentry ever made for music. You will not be disapointed ! This "last waltz " needs to be remembered. Side note: The drummer was Levon helm, he played Loretta Lynn's Father in Coal Miners Daughter . DO THE WHOLE FILM !
The guy on the 'huge' guitar is Canadian Robbie Robertson (RIP). Also, Mavis Staples just released a new album and she's still got it at age 85.
"The Weight" - Playing for Change is must. And there are 3 daughters
I am 58 & have been with my black 60 yr old gf for 25 yrs & The Staple Singers are her favorite group & she LOVES this great song & I'll Take You There✌💖☮
You should react to The Weight, from Playing for Change. Robbie Robertson, who wrote the song, Ringo Starr, and musicians around the world perform an extraordinary version of this classic. You won’t be disappointed❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Beat me to it. LOL It always chokes me up seeing artists from all over the world singing it.
When the Levee breaks is another great on from playing for a change
Funny no mention that this legendary concert was filmed at the famed Winterland in 1978. I have been to Winterland many times to see greats like The Who, Frampton, Lynyrd Skynryd, Robin Trower, Journey, Ten Years After and many more.
From Wikipedia: The Last Waltz is hailed as one of the greatest documentary concert films ever made. In 2019, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". You two should watch the entire documentary some time when you have a chance.
I forgot about the drummer/singer. So talented. I remember him playing the old man from the movie Shooter. (Mark Warburg)
You definitely should do a full-show reaction to "The Last Waltz" - it's not a show, it's not a movie, it's a musical experience!
The band has some amazing songs.
The Band teleports you through a musical journey of Americana. Not too bad for a mix of Canadians with Americans. Legends.
Mavis Staples has a fantastic voice and when Pop Staples starts singing I get chills up my neck. Everyone else is a member of The Band.
Definitely watch The Last Waltz. It features a lineup of the greats in what was billed as their last show together…. Thus The Last Waltz
One of the Top 5 Songs ever written. Period
On the soundtrack of "Easy Rider" (1969). Very good movie.
Now you’ve done it! You gotta check out Up On Cripple Creek and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Two of the 3 best songs by the Band in my opinion. You’ve already heard the 3rd, which was The Weight.
Garth Hudson (Keys) is the only remaining member and living in assisted care in Kingston, NY. Mavis Staples had also done more work with drummer Levon Helm.
Both groups are excellent! This song was hugely popular at the time I was in college
Somethings special here love you
The Band was one of my grandmother's favorites. She was a rhythm and blues kind of chick when she was growing up in the 1930's and 1940's and was an early adopter of rock n roll. She also loved my U2 albums.
Awesome video.