![]() But their formidable impact seems to grow stronger with each passing year. Hudson, 79, and Canadian-born guitarist Robbie Robertson are the only two surviving members of The Band, whose other co-founders - Rick Danko, Levon Helm, and Richard Manuel - are all deceased. We were like: ‘OK, man!’ These songs have some real power, some real deep emotional content, to them. “We started with (The Band’s) ‘Up on Cripple Creek,’ and the audience was up and singing along to every song for the rest of the show. “It was a sign of how deeply embedded and etched these songs are in the American musical zeitgeist. “It took on a life of its own with that first show and the response we got, which wasn’t for us, but for the songs,” Was said. My oldest son, Tony - who is now a drummer - was born the next morning.” The music was so loud in the movie theater that my wife, who was nine months pregnant, had her first contraction! We went straight from the movie to the hospital. “But what’s most memorable for me was when I went to see ‘The Last Waltz’ film in 1978. ![]() “I saw The Band play a few times in Detroit,” Was recalled, speaking recently by phone from Los Angeles. The pioneering Americana music group helped paved the way for everyone from Wilco and Mumford & Sons to The Jayhawks, Ryan Adams and the San Diego-bred The Silent Comedy. Like many of the artists he has worked with over the years, Was has been profoundly inspired by The Band, which backed Dylan in the 1960s before launching a singular career of its own. ![]() ![]() Serving as musical director is bassist and Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was, who has overseen albums by Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, John Mayer and others. Among the other musicians in “The Last Waltz 40 Tour” are former Allman Brothers Band guitarist and singer Warren Haynes, country music maverick Jamey Johnson, Taj Mahal and Neville Brothers’ alum Cyril Neville. ![]()
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