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lefty Wright

In the early days, lest we forget, Richard did receive songwriting credit. On Big Pink he is the sole writer of three songs. He didn't like to write lyrics but has co-write w/ Robertson on 3 songs on The Band and 2 songs on Stage Fright where he wrote the music. Richard, of course, wrote on the piano and used a much different chord structure than Robbie. That being said, most of the compliations and anthologies leave out anything Richard wrote. I knew Rick. He said his biggest beef was Robbie talked he, Richard and Garth into signing away their rights to all the band's music and they didn't realize that it meant everything. Levon got a lawyer and didn't sign. In talking about This Wheel's on Fire (which has a few inaccuracies like saying Richard rather than Rick sang "Look Out Cleavland") Rick had this to say:"When I write my book it's gonna have a chapter 'people I wouldn't piss on if they were on fire.'" He was talking, of course, about Robertson.

James A Dempsey

Robbie was the first to sober up, see all the $$$ and do something about it. The real musicians who are still baked resent one of their own becoming a businessman. look at the Beatles.

Waldo Numbly

Robertson was the weakest link in the music of the Band, but the best businessman. He scooped all the royalties.

Boar Ovidiu

Better than I expected. Was Manuel sober around that time?

E Awipi

Happy birthday Mr. Manuel

DuneAquaViva

There's a lot too it..Robbie bought out the publishing rights from all the other members but Levon for $20,000 when they were at personal financial lows. Levon had income from the movies he was in to ward off this latest of Robbie's fiscal assaults..! The Last Waltz contract which I read is a different matter, it's 70 pages, it was actually only with Last Waltz Productions not The Band & that was Robbie and Martin Scorsese they got the shaft big time..!

Lowell Thomas, Jr.

Y'all might read "THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE by the late, great Levon Helm. Pretty dastardly (bastardly?) thing old Robbie done ! lol

lebtu

This is during the time that he was sober and it is much better than the version on the Last Waltz. Too bad he fell to pieces a few years later.

lebtu

Rick also said that he assembled The Band. And I am sure Richard and Garth have said the same thing. What does it matter? The fact was they were together and man could they play!!

Wharfomatic

Actually what I know of The Bands history was relayed to me directly from Richard, Rick and Levon themselves over the course of friendships that date back to the early 80's

brakeforblake

You are wrong. 'oleole52',s comments are more accurate than yours. You obviously do not know their history well at all. Read more than Levon Helm's book. Heck, youtube has many docs that provide reasoned and well researched opinions. Seems you want to have someone to hate and blame, why?

julieann522

Gone to soon

Andy Mac

Shut up and enjoy the music.

aaronredcat

I never said Levon assembled the Band. I know their history quite well. What I said was that after Hawkins left Levon did keep things together. He also says in so many words that he never wanted the Band to end and the proof is in the fact that he continued to play much of their catalog as well as similar American roots music up until his death.

oleole52

Never read Levon's book,but if he suggests he "assembled The Band,"then yes,it is fiction.Ronnie assembled The Band,Dylan lured them away,and then they went on their own.

oleole52

He takes credit for the songs he did,in fact, write.Not The Band's entire catalogue.

aaronredcat

If that is total fiction than I guess Levons book was fiction too? Levon never wanted the band to break up and makes it quite clear in his book.

oleole52

Actually,the 1st time I heard Showdown at Big Sky,I thought it WAS The Band. Writing credits are a philosophical issue.If you come to the studio with the chords and lyrics,did you write it?R.E.M. says no,the songs come alive when they play it together.Shared credit.Beatles,Stones,Led Zeppelin say otherwise. Original Fleetwood Mac is similar.Schooled as teens in John Mayall's blues system,like The Band and Ronnie.Tight,close band.But Black Magic Woman is credited to Peter Green alone.

oleole52

That's total fiction.The Band was assembled by Ronnie Hawkins,and no one else.They were trained by him like a drill sergeant,and all of them had stories to tell about it,and complaints.But every one of them gave him credit for what they became.Then they backed up Dylan on that infamous world tour.They learned from the best. Bands break up.Robbie decided that 16 years on the road,8 with Ronnie,8 with Dylan and the Band,were enough.He had kids.Owed no one an apology,including Levon.

Wharfomatic

Robbie was indeed a lyricist but for him to claim sole writing credit of both lyrics and music is unfair to the other four musicians who contributed to that process. Has Robbie produced anything even remotely sounding like "The Band" since 1976? No he hasn't and there's a reason for that.

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