One of my all-time favorite songs by the Band.
One of the most underrated bands ever...among my favorites is..."When I pain my masterpiece"
Maybe a first, but I 100% agree with you on that post!
My favorite band of all-time and 'The Weight" one of the best songs. I saw Levon Helm and John Prine in concert at Red Rocks in Colo. Red Rocks is an outdoor venue that up in the hills over-looking the lights of Denver. One of the most beautiful places in the U.S. to view a concert. Helm and Prine were both battling throat cancer at the time and Helm died shortly thereafter. Prine survived but later died of Covid. Both were great musicians and even better song writers.
Ronnie Hawkins was also from Arkansas and his band the "Hawks" were once Dylan's backup band. One edition of the Hawks included Canadians Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Rich Danko and rummer Levon Helm. They became Dylans backup band and later achieved superstardom as the Band.
Between 1958 and 1963, the group was known as the Hawks, a backing band for singer Ronnie Hawkins. In the mid 1960's they gained recognition for backing Dylan. After leaving Dylan, they changed their name to "The Band" and released several records to critical and popular acclaim.
Up On Cripple Creek, Tears of Rage, The Shape I'm In, The Unfaithful Servant, It Makes No Difference. All great songs I always related to Stage Fright because I always dreaded getting in front of the class and speaking and that one verse was so true, "But when we get to the end, Her wants to start all over again".
Robertson was the cause of the band break-up when he falsely tried to claim authorship of all the songs. This doesn't make sense when you consider the Southern aspects of their music. Lavon was the only one from the South. All the rest were from Canada.
