Who are the people on the Basement Tapes cover?

There’s David Blue and Bob Neuwirth. The “man in drag” at upper right is recording engineer Ed Anderson and Quinn the Eskimo is William David “Charlie” Chin, who’s band Cat Mother & The All Night Newsboys opened for The Band at their first NYC appearance at Fillmore East, in 1969.

Did Levon Helm play on The Basement Tapes?

Levon Helm, who was absent for much of the Basement Tapes sessions, is believed to be playing drums on both takes of this song, which makes the song one of the last recorded during the basement sessions, perhaps in late 1967 or early 1968.

Why did Bob Dylan walk out on Ed Sullivan?

On May 12, 1963, the young and unknown Bob Dylan walked off the set of the country’s highest-rated variety show after network censors rejected the song he planned on performing.

Who played drums on Basement Tapes?

Helm
Manuel – vocal, piano; Robertson – guitar; Hudson – organ; Danko – bass, backing vocal; Helm – drums. Recording date disputed. The Band recorded at least four versions of the song: at two different Woodstock sessions, as well as at 1967 and 1968 studio sessions.

Who is Brooks Brown?

Brooks Brown was a former friend of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the two shooters responsible for the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Colorado. He survived only because Harris told him to leave before the shootings began.

Did performers lip sync on The Ed Sullivan Show?

“According to Art Shine, very few acts lip-synced their songs on Sullivan, and Ed always preferred live performances, but occasional it was allowed, especially with rock acts. Art said The DC5 always did this, because they didn’t trust TV audio men to get the vocal mix right.

What happened to the Doors on The Ed Sullivan Show?

It was 50 years ago today, September 17th, 1967, that the Doors had their one and only performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The infamous banning occurred after a producer from the show asked the band to change a lyric in “Light My Fire” ‘Girl we couldn’t get much higher’ to something else.

What band worked with Bob Dylan in Woodstock New York?

the Hawks
Dylan invited the Hawks to join him in Woodstock in February 1967, and Danko, Manuel and Hudson rented a large pink house, which they named “Big Pink”, in nearby West Saugerties, New York.

What do the words to The Weight by The Band mean?

The “weight” is the load that we shoulder when we take on responsibility or when we try to do good. But it’s also the heaviness that presses down on us when we fall into “sin” or wrestle with “temptation.” It’s a song about a universally human dilemma.

What is the Columbine basement tapes?

The so-called “basement tapes” of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold have been the subject of intense litigation and media speculation, morbid curiosity and outrage, half-baked psychoanalysis and earnest requests from violence-prevention researchers to make them available for study.