Bob Dylan and The Band

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Bob Dylan and The Band is a collaborative rock group formed when singer-songwriter Bob Dylan joined forces with the Canadian-American roots rock ensemble The Band, known for their influential tours and recordings in the late 1960s and 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collaborative musical project
rock music group
touring act
activePeriodStart 1965
associatedAct Bob Dylan
The Band
backingBandFor Bob Dylan
collaborationBetween singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and roots rock group The Band
collaborationType live performance collaboration
studio recording collaboration
countryOfOrigin United States
era 1970s
late 1960s
formedFrom The Hawks
genre folk rock
rock
roots rock
hasMember Bob Dylan
Garth Hudson
Levon Helm
Richard Manuel
Rick Danko
Robbie Robertson
historicalSignificance influential in development of roots rock sound
pioneered electric folk rock in live performance
influencedGenre Americana
country rock
notableFor 1965–1966 world tour with electric backing
1966 world tour with The Hawks
1967 Basement Tapes recordings
1974 comeback tour of Bob Dylan
live album Before the Flood
notableTourLocation Europe
North America
notableWork Before the Flood
The Basement Tapes
performanceRoleOfBobDylan guitarist
harmonica player
lead vocalist
performanceRoleOfTheBand electric backing group for Bob Dylan
recordedWith Columbia Records
tourName 1974 Bob Dylan and The Band Tour

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bob Dylan
Levon Helm ("The Band")
memberOf
Bob Dylan and The Band ("The Band")
associatedAct
1974 Bob Dylan and The Band Tour ("The Band")
coHeadliner
Never Ending Tour ("The Band")
hasAssociatedAct
Bill Graham ("The Band")
promotedArtist

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