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The Band was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1967. It consisted of four Canadians and one American: Rick Danko (bass guitar, vocals, fiddle), Garth Hudson (keyboards, accordion, saxophone), Richard Manuel (keyboards, drums, lap steel guitar, vocals), Robbie Robertson (guitar, vocals), and Levon Helm (drums, vocals, mandolin, guitar). The Band combined elements of Americana, folk, rock, jazz, country, and R&B, influencing subsequent musicians such as the Eagles, Elton John, the Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton and Wilco.
Between 1958 and 1963, the group was known as the Hawks, a backing band for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. In the mid-1960s, they gained recognition for backing Bob Dylan, and the 1966 concert tour was notable as Dylan's first with an electric band. After leaving Dylan and changing their name to "The Band", they released several records to critical and popular acclaim, including their debut album Music from Big Pink, in 1968. According to AllMusic, the album's influence on several generations of musicians has been substantial: musician Roger Waters called Music from Big Pink the second-most influential record in the history of rock and roll, and music journalist Al Aronowitz called it "country soul ... a sound never heard before". Their most popular songs included "The Weight","The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up on Cripple Creek".
Music critic Bruce Eder described the Band as "one of the most popular and influential rock groups in the world, their music embraced by critics ... as seriously as the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones." 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 its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time, while ranking "The Weight" 41st on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. In 2008, the group received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2014, they were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.- Actor
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KC & The Sunshine Band is known for Watchmen (2009), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and Arlington Road (1999).- Music Department
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The Saturday Night Live Band is known for Live from New York! (2015), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989).- Music Artist
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The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (founder, slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums). Subsequently based in Macon, Georgia, they incorporated elements of blues, jazz, and country music, and their live shows featured jam band-style improvisation and instrumentals.
Their first two studio releases, The Allman Brothers Band (1969) and Idlewild South (1970) (both released by Capricorn Records), stalled commercially, but their 1971 live release At Fillmore East was an artistic and commercial breakthrough. It features extended versions of their songs "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post", and is considered among the best live albums ever made.
Group leader Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident later that year - on October 29, 1971 - and the band dedicated Eat a Peach (1972) to his memory, a dual studio/live album that cemented the band's popularity and featured Gregg Allman's "Melissa" and Dickey Betts's "Blue Sky". Following the motorcycling death of bassist Berry Oakley one year and 13 days later on November 11, 1972, the group recruited keyboardist Chuck Leavell and bassist Lamar Williams for 1973's Brothers and Sisters. The album included Betts's hit single "Ramblin' Man" and instrumental "Jessica", which went on to become classic rock radio staples and placed the group at the forefront of 1970s rock music. Internal turmoil overtook them soon after; the group dissolved in 1976, reformed briefly at the end of the decade with additional personnel changes, and dissolved again in 1982.
The band re-formed once more in 1989, releasing a string of new albums and touring heavily. A series of personnel changes in the late 1990s was capped by the departure of Betts. The group found stability during the 2000s with bassist Oteil Burbridge and guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks (the nephew of their original drummer) and became renowned for their month-long string of shows at New York City's Beacon Theatre each spring. The band retired for good in October 2014 after their final show at the Beacon Theatre.
Butch Trucks died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on January 24, 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida at the age of 69. Gregg Allman died from complications arising from liver cancer on May 27, 2017 at his home in Georgia, also at 69. The band was awarded seven gold and four platinum albums, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Rolling Stone ranked them 52nd on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004.- Actor
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The Jeff Healey Band is known for Road House (1989), The Jeff Healey Band: Angel Eyes (1989) and The Jeff Healey Band: Adrianna (1986).- Composer
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The Band of Brothers is known for Magische Plätze (2014) and Lak Tera (2016).- Actor
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The Jim Carroll Band is known for The Suicide Squad (2021), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Dawn of the Dead (2004).- Music Artist
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The Charlie Daniels Band is known for Coyote Ugly (2000), The Heartbreak Kid (2007) and Sweet Home Alabama (2002).- Music Artist
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Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band is known for Armageddon (1998), Striking Distance (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994).- Actor
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The J. Geils Band is known for Fighting (2009), Hancock (2008) and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003).- The Bathtub Gin Party Band is known for Northern Exposure (1990).
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The Budos Band is known for The Other Guys (2010), New York, I Love You (2008) and Doom Patrol (2019).- Music Department
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The Coral Reefer Band is the touring and recording band of American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. Originally it was a fictional band, just a figment of Buffett's imagination, consisting of the imaginary members Marvin Gardens, Kay Pasa, Al Vacado and Kitty Litter. But in 1975, Buffett put together a real band to back him. Members have come and gone, but the Coral Reefer Band will be around as long as Jimmy is.- Actor
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The Band Perry is known for If I Die Young (2010), The Band Perry: Better Dig Two (2012) and CMT Hot 20 Countdown (2001).- Actor
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The Gap Band are a funk, soul and rhythm and blues group from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The band is fronted by the three Wilson brothers: Charlie, Robert, and Ronnie. The Wilson brothers are the sons of a Pentecostal minister and began their music careers singing in their father's church. The Wilson brothers first got together as a group in 1967 and initially called themselves the Greenwood Archer and Pine Street Band, named for North Tulsa's former African American business hub (once known as the Black Wall Street, destroyed in 1920) which ran along Greenwood Avenue bordered by Pine Street to the North and Archer Street to the South. The Gap Band started out performing in various venues all over their native Tulsa and recorded an unsuccessful debut album in 1974. The Gap Band hit their stride in the late 70's with such songs as "I'm in Love" and "Shake" (the latter was a Top five R&B radio hit). They scored a huge smash in 1979 with the groundbreaking single "I Don't Believe You Wanna Get Up and Dance (Oops Upside Your Head)." The Gap Band continued their winning streak into the 80's with such hit songs as "Steppin' Out," "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)," "Humpin'," "Yearning for Your Love," "Party Train," "Early in the Morning," "I Found My Baby," "Outstanding," and the especially funky "You Dropped a Bomb on Me." They had a #4 UK radio hit with "Big Fun" in 1987. Charlie left the band in the mid 80's to pursue a hugely successful solo career and Ronnie became a born-again Christian in 1984. The group's songs have been either sampled or covered by such artists as Snoop Dogg, Warren G., Da Brat, Notorious B.I.G., Blackstreet, Nas, Shaquille O'Neal, Mia X, and Mary J. Blige. Songs from the Gap Band have been featured on the soundtracks to the movies "Next Friday," "At First Sight," "Kiss Me, Guido," "Sleepers," "Le Haine," "Working Girl," "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" (they recorded the titular theme song in just a single day!), "Krush Groove," and "Moscow on the Hudson." They appear as themselves in the outrageously campy straight-to-video gut-buster "Death Drug." After reuniting in 1996, the Gap Band record the occasional album and continue to tour all over the world.- Actor
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The Tramp Band is known for Stormy Weather (1943).- The Silversmith Band is known for Hopscotch (1980).
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The S.O.S. Band is known for 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Bulletproof (1996) and Everybody Wants Some!! (2016).- Composer
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The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band is known for Guest House Paradiso (1999), Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967) and One More Time (2015).- Actor
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The Exciters Band is known for Bikini Beach (1964).- Composer
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