The Band

Between 1958 and 1963, the band was known as the Hawks and backed Toronto-based rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. In the mid-1960s, they gained recognition for backing Bob Dylan on his 1966 concert tour as his first electric band. After changing their name to "The Band", they released their debut, Music from Big Pink (1968) and its follow-up, The Band (1969), to critical acclaim and commercial success. The Band's most popular songs include "The Weight" (1968), "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up on Cripple Creek" (both 1969). The Band later released Stage Fright (1970), Cahoots (1971), the live album Rock of Ages (1972), the covers album Moondog Matinee (1973) and Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975).
The Band performed a farewell concert on November 25, 1976. Footage from the event was featured in Martin Scorsese's concert film The Last Waltz (1978). After five years apart, Danko, Hudson, Helm, and Manuel reunited in 1983 for a tour without Robertson. Manuel died in 1986, but the remaining members continued to tour and occasionally released new albums of studio material until Danko's death in 1999, after which the Band broke up for good. 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, Rolling Stone ranked them 50th on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The Band received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008 and were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2014. Their career was chronicled in Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2019).