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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
Thanks for the information!
Would "The Band" be considered a group of "studio musicians"? If so, I am familiar with the concept. Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (aka "The Swampers") also did a huge amount of that kind of work, for a lot of artists, during that period of time. "The Band" may have done backup singing, though, where The Swampers didn't.
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No "The Band" is an actual band.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Band
They were always "the band" to various front men and so the name stuck.
They just played little venues like the Monterey Pop Festival and on that farm in New York.
Here are some that they played with.
massive "farewell concert" known as The Last Waltz. Following an October 30th appearance on Saturday Night Live, the event was held on November 25 (Thanksgiving Day) of 1976 at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California,[31] and featured a horn section with arrangements by Allen Toussaint and a stellar list of guests, including Canadian artists Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. Two of the guests were fundamental to the Band's existence and growth: Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan. Other guests they admired (and in most cases had worked with before) included Muddy Waters, Dr. John, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Ronnie Wood, Bobby Charles, Neil Diamond, and Paul Butterfield. The concert was recorded by Robertson's friend, filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
Their songs include The Weight, Up on Cripple Creek and The Night they drove old Dixie down.
So no they were not studio musicians.
They were also discussed in "Rock Music in American History. "
That was an actual college course.