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INTERVIEW: It’s hard to overstate the influence that The Band had on music, inspiring everyone from Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton to The Beatles and Elton John. Less talked about is the influence that singer-songwriter Richard Manuel had on The Band. Jim Farber speaks to the late musician’s contemporaries, and…

"There had to be some sort of telepathy going on because I've never seen spontaneous inspiration happen at that level”: The genius of Eric Clapton's controversial masterpiece, Layla

He was praised as a ‘musical genius and cornerstone of the group’s timeless sound’.

He played on “the second most influential record in the history of rock ’n’ roll”

Hudson was a talented multi-instrumentalist best known for playing keyboards and saxophone for The Band

Woodstock native Jim Weider got a chance to prove his mettle in the mid-80s when he stepped up to replace Robbie Robertson in The Band. Here, he tells us his story – and how a ’52 Tele came along for the ride

The nearly five-hour tribute concert took place on October 17 at Los Angeles' Kia Forum and included tracks from The Band and Robertson's post-Band career

Bob Dylan was teetering on Insignificance when he finally returned to the road in 1974 with The Band, who were in the throes of their own turmoil at the time. That tour saved both their careers, writes Stevie Chick, and cemented the Tambourine Man’s place in music history

Robbie Robertson was behind two world-changing musical revolutions; a Canadian songwriter and lead guitarist whose group The Band gave birth to Americana