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- There is a simple answer to who wrote The Band's songs. Look at the credits on the first two albums. On 1968's "Music From Big Pink," Robbie Robertson is credited as the sole writer of four songs, "The Weight," "Caledonia Mission," "To Kingdom Come," and "Chest Fever."
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The Band Song list. Acadian Driftwood (1975) Chest Fever (1968) I Shall Be Released (1968) It Makes No Difference (1975) King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (1969) Ophelia (1975) Rag Mama Rag (1969) Stage Fright (1970)
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- The Weight
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- Up On Cripple Creek
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- “Rockin’ Chair” Only Robertson was writing songs like this back in 1969: Two old sea dogs head home to “Old Virginny” to spend their final days on the titular piece of furniture.
- “Up On Cripple Creek” This is The Band at its rollicking best. The interplay between group members keeps things irresistibly loose and yet never sloppy, while Hudson’s effects-laden clavinette provides a lascivious groove.
- “When I Paint My Masterpiece” Dylan wrote it, but recorded a half-assed version. The Band’s take on Cahootswill always be the definitive one on this tale of a homesick American lost in a European vacation that never seems to end.
- “Katie’s Been Gone” This song was included on The Basement Tapes, the monumental collection of The Band’s Woodstock sessions with Dylan, but it was actually recorded during the making of Big Pink.
The Band was a Canadian-American rock group, consisting of Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson and Levon Helm. The members first met when they joined Ronnie
Robertson is credited as writer or co-writer of the majority of the Band's songs and, as a result, has received most of the songwriting royalties generated from the music. This would become a point of contention, especially for Helm.
Name of song, featured performers, writer(s), original release, and year of release Song Writer(s) Lead vocal(s) Original release Year Ref. "1921" Pete Townshend: Townshend Tommy: 1969 "5:15" Townshend Roger Daltrey Townshend Quadrophenia: 1973 "905" John Entwistle: Entwistle Who Are You: 1978 "A Legal Matter" Townshend Townshend My Generation ...
SongWriter (s)Lead Vocal (s)Original Release"1921"TownshendTownshendRoger Daltrey Townshend"905"EntwistleTownshendTownshendAug 30, 2020 · On 1968's "Music From Big Pink," Robbie Robertson is credited as the sole writer of four songs, "The Weight," "Caledonia Mission," "To Kingdom Come," and "Chest Fever." Richard Manuel...
Jul 14, 2021 · Contributing editor Jim Beviglia compiles the definitive ranking of the Top 20 Songs of The Band, from "Cripple Creek" to "Whispering Pines".
