The Band released 'Music From Big Pink,' their celebrated debut album, on July 1, 1968. Skip to main content Skip to site footer. Trending: Bob Dylan's Most-Covered Song; Top 50 American Rock Songs; ...

Given that Music From Big Pink came out in the turbulent summer of 1968, it’s tempting to frame the album as a set of soothing sounds for troubled times.Don’t believe it. The Band‘s debut LP ...

And yes, there are limited-edition versions with pink vinyl. In his 1993 memoir, titled This Wheel's On Fire, the dearly departed Levon Helm wrote, "We wanted Music From Big Pink to sound like ...

With Music From Big Pink, the band dips into the well of tradition and comes up with bucketsful of clear, cool, country soul that wash the ears with a sound never heard before.

1968, West Saugerties, just outside Woodstock. In a remote house called Big Pink, a motley band of multi-instrumentalists have gone from backing frantic rockabilly cat Ronnie Hawkins as The Hawks, to ...

We are treated to the stirring imagery of Manuel taking the microphone behind such Band classics as “I Shall Be Released” from "Music from Big Pink" and, later, “The Shape I’m In” from ...

Rolling Stone called them “the band from Big Pink,” which I quite like myself. Music from Big Pink came out in 1968, and it’s one of the most important debut records of its time and all time.

The last original member of the Band died this week at 87. In 2014, RS accompanied him on a visit to the upstate New York home where the group recorded The Basement Tapes with Bob Dylan ...

Garth Hudson, Organist for The Band, Dies at 87. The Canadian virtuoso, known for his solo on “Chest Fever,” gave the group a “sound twice as big” and his mates music lessons.

He was the special guest at the Wild Honey Orchestra’s 2017 benefit for autism research at Glendale’s Alex Theatre, which featured full-length performances of “Music From Big Pink” and ...

We are treated to the stirring imagery of Manuel taking the microphone behind such Band classics as “I Shall Be Released” from "Music from Big Pink" and, later, “The Shape I’m In” from ...