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The Band in London, June 1971. (from left) Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko. Songwriters and musicians are fond of saying they had no particular excitement ...
A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original member of an influential group that mixed rock, r&b and an Americana sound.
Guitarist Robbie Robertson died last year at the age of 80, following drummer Levon Helm who died in 2012 at 71, bassist Rick Danko in 1999 at 55, and pianist Richard Manuel in 1986 at 42.
“We'd tried it a number of different ways, but we weren't that excited about it,” Robbie ... Robertson, bassist Rick Danko, keyboardist Garth Hudson, pianist Richard Manuel and drummer Levon Helm.