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Ronnie Hawkins, rock’n’roll showman who spawned the Band and made a film with Bob Dylan – obituary
- Ronnie Hawkins, who has died aged 87, was a rock’n’roller with a wild stage act who hosted John and Yoko at his farm, made a movie with Bob Dylan and put together the group that would become the Band; in 1992 he played at the presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton, a fellow fan of the blues from Arkansas.
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UPDATE 1-Rock documentary on The Band kicks off Toronto Film Festival
"Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band" tells the story of the Canadian songwriter and guitarist from his early years backing Ronnie Hawkins with future members of The Band and their mid-1960s stint backing Bob Dylan as the folk legend made his controversial transition to electrified rock. The film follows The Band from the first songs Robertson wrote for Hawkins at 15, through alcoholism, heroin addiction and conflicts en route to becoming one of the most influential bands in rock
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Rock documentary on The Band kicks off Toronto Film Festival
"Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band" tells the story of the Canadian songwriter and guitarist from his early years backing Ronnie Hawkins with future members of The Band and their mid-1960s stint backing Bob Dylan as the folk legend made his controversial transition to electrified rock. The film follows The Band from the first songs Robertson wrote for Hawkins at 15, through alcoholism, heroin addiction and conflicts en route to becoming one of the most influential bands in rock
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Not just 'Sgt. Pepper': Many 1967 musical firsts echo today
NEW YORK (AP) — "Sgt. Pepper" was only the beginning. Half a century after the Beatles' psychedelic landmark, it stands as just one of many musical astonishments of 1967 that shaped what we listen to now.
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