The Band

Artist:  The Band
Origin:  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:  Rock, Roots Rock, Americana, Folk Rock, Country Rock

Original line-up:

Rick Danko:  Bass, Double Bass, Fiddle, Trombone, Vocals
Robbie Robertson:  Guitar, Vocals
Richard Manuel:  Piano, Drums, Baritone Saxophone, Vocals
Garth Hudson:  Keyboards, Saxophone, Trumpet
Levon Helm:  Drums, Mandoline, Guitar, Vocals

The Band was a Canadian-American Roots Rock Group from Toronto, Ontario, formed 1964, consisted of Rick Danko (Bass, Vpcals), Robbie Robertson (Guitar, Vocals), Richard Manuel (Piano, Saxophone, Trumpet), Garth Hudson (Keyboards, Saxophone) and Levon Helm (Drums, Mandolin, Vocals).  All members came together as backup of Ronnie Hawkin's Group.  The debut album Music From Big Pink in 1968.  The band was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame in 1989 and the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1994.  In 2004, in the list of the 100 Greatest Artist Of All Time in Rolling Stone Magazine, and "The Weight" was ranked the 41st Best Song Of All Time in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time List,  and in 2008, they received the Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award.  In 2014, The Band was inducted into Canada's Walk Of Fame.

Title:  And Then There Were Four  (2015)
Genre:  Rock, Roots Rock, Americana, Folk Rock, Country Rock
Label:  All Access
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Up On Cripple Creek  (5:45)
 2.  The Shape I'm In  (4:15)
 3.  It Makes No Difference  (6:13)
 4.  Milk Cow Boogie  (3:47)
 5.  Mystery Train  (4:25)
 6.  King Harvest (Has Surely Come)  (3:43)
 7.  Java Blues  (4:57)
 8.  I Shall Be Released  (3:24)
 9.  Rag Mama Rag  (4:29)
10. Long Black Veil  (5:09)
11. (I Don't Want To) Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes  (4:30)
12. The Weight  (5:39)
13. Ophelia  (3:46)

Personnel:

Rick Danko:  Bass, Vocals
Levon Helm:  Drums, Vocals
Garth Hudson:  Keyboards, Saxophone, Accordion
Richard Manuel:  Piano, Vocals

And Then There Were Four is the live album by The Band, was released on May 4, 2015 by All Access.  This superb live recordings, taken from a live FM Radio Broadcast at Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, on July 2, 1983.