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The Band(I)

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Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, and The Band in Once Were Brothers (2019)
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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.
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    Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Soundtrack("The Weight")
    • 2014
    Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster in The Messenger (2009)
    The Messenger
    7.1
    • Soundtrack("The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down")
    • 2009
    Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    The Departed
    8.5
    • Soundtrack("Comfortably Numb")
    • 2006
    Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in The Nice Guys (2016)
    The Nice Guys
    7.4
    • Soundtrack("Ain't Got No Home")
    • 2016

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    • Garlic: 'A Weird Wood Soul'
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      • The Band
      • 2003

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    • Will Ferrell and Harper Steele in Will & Harper (2024)
      Will & Harper
      7.4
      • performer: "The Weight"
      • 2024
    • Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023)
      Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
      4.6
      • performer: "The Weight"
      • 2023
    • D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Paulina Alexis, Lane Factor, and Devery Jacobs in Reservation Dogs (2021)
      Reservation Dogs
      8.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Weight"
      • 2023
    • For All Mankind (2019)
      For All Mankind
      8.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Weight" (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island (2020)
      The King of Staten Island
      7.1
      • performer: "The Weight"
      • 2020
    • Bless This Mess (2019)
      Bless This Mess
      6.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Weight" (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
      Hawaii Five-0
      7.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Weight" (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Castle Rock (2018)
      Castle Rock
      7.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Weight"
      • 2018
    • Beat Shazam (2017)
      Beat Shazam
      6.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Weight"
      • 2018
    • Damon Wayans and Seann William Scott in Lethal Weapon (2016)
      Lethal Weapon
      7.8
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Weight"
      • 2018
    • Eugenio Martínez, Lorena García, Elena Leonar, J.A. Pagán, and Sandra Diéguez in Entre Oscuros Sueños (2018)
      Entre Oscuros Sueños
      5.7
      • performer: "The Great Pretender"
      • 2018
    • Electric Dreams (2017)
      Electric Dreams
      7.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "It Makes No Difference" (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Richard Dormer in Rellik (2017)
      Rellik
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "The Weight" (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Crispin Glover, Demore Barnes, Emily Browning, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Omid Abtahi, and Bruce Langley in American Gods (2017)
      American Gods
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Weight" (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World (2017)
      Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World
      7.8
      • performer: "Up On Cripple Creek", "Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
      • 2017

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      Members have included Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Bobby Keys, Sandy Konikoff, Don Preston, Jim Gordon, Bobby Torres, Jim Horn, Chuck Blackwell, Jim Price, Jim Keltner, Carl Radle.

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