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The members of the Band were splintering off to work on other projects, with Levon Helm building a studio in Woodstock and Rick Danko having been contracted to Arista Records as a solo artist. [84] While on the summer tour, member Richard Manuel severely injured his neck in a boating accident, so ten dates were cancelled.
Guitarist-songwriter-singer Robbie Robertson, who led the Canadian-American group the Band to rock prominence in the 1970s and worked extensively with Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, has died. He ...
Robbie Robertson, the musician best known for his work in the Band, has died at the age of 80 after a long illness. Robbie Robertson, The Band’s Guitarist/Songwriter, Dies At 80 Skip to main content
The future members of The Band first played together as the Hawks, the backing group for Toronto-based rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. Levon Helm began playing with the group in 1957, then became their fulltime drummer after graduating from high school in 1958.
Monument at the crash site of the airplane carrying Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens; "The Day the Music Died". The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died. The list ...
Eagles co-founder and bassist/vocalist Randy Meisner died last night (July 26) in Los Angeles due to complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a statement from ...
Record producer and band manager from Hapshash and the Coloured Coat, Mott the Hoople, Procol Harum and The Clash: 38: August 28, 1981: South London, England: Prescription drug overdose Sandra Tilley The Velvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas: 35 or 36: September 9, 1981: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Complications from brain surgery Helen Humes: 68 ...
Rock star Jack Russell has died at the age of 63. On Thursday, Aug. 15, a statement was released on the Instagram page of the vocalist and founding member of the hard rock band Great White ...