Funny thing is that the sister/daughter to his left, told a story about this . "Pops", who as you say just killed it, but was actually nervous about remembering the lyrics. That is why you can see the smile of relief on her face when he got through it in such a flawless manner...
@@mragren9853 Pops was worried that the song was about drugs. But Mavis showed him the lyrics and the first line was, "Pulled into Nazareth..." and she said see, Nazareth, like where Jesus was born. Pops okayed the gig, but his initial worries about the song were actually valid. The Nazareth the Band pulled into was in Pennsylvania and they were strung out and looking for drugs.
@Diana Gero she IS! She's still rocking and I have to thank Prince for discovering me her voice and talent in early nineties. Prince once said he had two mothers, guess the second one! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vOrS5-IOOZU.html
Check out the “Last Waltz” a truly great concert film. Performances by Neil Young, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, and more!
Levon Helm was the narrator and bartender in the movie "The Right Stuff". This is a fantastic song to start with, but this raw, live performance with Mavis' and Pop's solos puts it way over the top!
The Staples was a Gospel, Soul, and R&B group, consisting of three sisters and their father, all singing here. There was a son originally in the group, but the third sister replaced him when he was drafted into the Army.
This is my favorite song of all time. I'm young but my parents raised me with a love of classic rock. This concert was only 14 years after segregation ended. Levon Helm( the drummer and lead singer wrote this song and loved the band The Staples. This collaboration preformance has always been seen as perfection. So glad you enjoyed it. Much love.
The song was written by Robbie Robertson. It has a complicated history in publishing rights with Dylan's company at the time. 50/50 and all the band got a piece. Robertson eventually bought out two of the band members at their request and they have since deceased. 1/5 of the publishing still goes to Levon's estate. With the exception of Levon, all the other members were Canadian and the band was originally known as "The Hawks". Also of interest, Robbie Robertson was indigenous (partly at least). Ojibwa I think
Back when groups would have performers from different genres collaborate with them because they respected each other's talent and not because the record company thought it would make more money .
Robbie Robertson (guitar), Rick Danko (base, vocals), Richard Manuel (piano, vocals, drums) and Garth Hudson (keyboards) are Canadian, starting out in the bar scene in Toronto, Canada as a backup band for Ronnie Hawkins. Levon Helm (drums, vocals) from Arkansas was already playing with Hawkins. The Band played with Bob Dylan on and off starting in 1965. They co-habitated in Woodstock, NY and were known to locals as "the band", which is how they settled on their name. They went on to record their own material - ten studio albums, nine live albums, and thirty-three singles. Their swan song as a unit took place in 1974 with The Last Waltz directed by Martin Scorsese. Richard Manuel, Rick Danko and Levon Helm have all passed away.
This was part of a concert that was filmed on Thanksgiving Day in 1978, and everyone performing was in a very happy, peaceful mood. I'd recommend you watch the film The Last Waltz which was filmed by Martin Scorcese of this live concert. It's called The last Waltz because the Band decided to give a 'farewell concert' before stopping performing live, and invited all their best friends from many years touring to sing on stage w them. Amazing collaborations in the concert, all folks that knew and liked each other very well. That's why all the songs sound so special. It was a magic
Javon, thank you so much for this! a truly great performance. Martin Scorsese made a film called "The Last Waltz" that chronicled The Band's last performance, and the Staples Singers were one of a lot of other musicians performing with them. A lotta years have passed since then, and sadly so have a lot of the folks on this stage. (Though you can see Mavis Staples singing with Hozier just in the last year or so.) The Band's drummer Levon Helm passed away a few years ago, but not before leaving us with yet another unforgettable song called "When I Go Away" - which you would love, so do check it out. Again, thanks for your thoughtful reviews and your wonderful taste in music!
Okay, but this performance was one of a few that weren't filmed during the Last Waltz concert. It was filmed separately, you can see the stage setup is different than the concert.
By the way it’s the Staple SINGERS, the ladies doing the collaboration with the Band. Fantastic! The Staples Singers are great - check out I’ll Take You There. I think you will dig it!
Bob Dylan was in love with Mavis Staples, he proposed to her in 1963, she said no but he pursued her for many more years. I love Mavis, I can see why Bob wanted to marry her!!!!
The Staple Singers... the best of the 60's gospel type music ever. The Band, one of the best 60's rockabilly, folk, rock,bluegrass one of a kind bands of all time. They had the pink house ( studio) in Woodstock N.Y..... showing my age a little !!!!
This is my all-time favorite song. For something really special, check out "The Weight Playing for Change" and "The Making of The Weight Playing for Change".
Thank you Mr. Scorsese for this wonderful film about an extraordinary band. The Band. This video with one of their great songs is awesome filmed at the time. Quiet camera, the wonderful Staples Singers. A single pleasure. A mix of white and black. Nowadays a sign of one with and not against one another. I wish America the best for the most important election of all time to date.
Well as an old lady, im hearing this not in 70s or 80s like I should have. But during lockdown. My goodness, the rock, the country, the gospel, sounds, R &B sound. Best of America sounds of the time, together singing. Seemed to pass by Radio play, back in the day. Well we got it now.
The Band was a Canadian band with one American member, Levon Helm drummer and fantastic voice. I never get enough of listening to them. R.I.P. Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Richard Manuel.
Robertson has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of The Band, and has been inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame, both with The Band and on his own (SOLO) He wrote so many of the songs and for other artists he produced.
The Staples Singers was a family group that wrote and sang protest songs during the civil rights movements of the 60's. They traveled with many of the civil rights leaders including Martin Luther King
Category? we always called it "country rock" along with Allman Brothers, Buffalo Springfield, etc. The Staples are very famous gospel singers. The girls eventually went out without dad (and did more "sinful" rock) as The Staples Sisters.
country rock? for us, country rock was poco, and the eagles, and the new riders of the purple sage, and the marshall tucker band, gram parsons, and the flying burrito brothers. the allman brothers we called southern rock, along with lynyrd skynyrd, little feat, and charlie daniels. not much difference, really, except country rock was more melodic and lighter, and southern rock was romping, stomping, hellacious music. and groups like the band were, in their way, sort of like the ramones in later years -- just scratch-off-all-the-layers rock. and it doesn't matter much, really -- just sort of interesting, the way people go through the same things at the same time and come out so differently at the other end of things. and i'm up way too late and probably just rambling nonsense, so i'll stop now. lol.
THE LAST WALTZ was THE BANDS farewell concert in 1976. Martin Scocese documented it. They had a about 20 super stars sing with them and then the last song is ALL of them together....check it out..
This is my all time favorite song. Favorite version.. I love this song so much that if my house caught on fire it would continue to burn until the song was over R.I.P Levon Helm Rick Danko Richard Manuel. Forever Missed
This is one of those songs that stuck in your soul. Sometimes we wander away for a day, a week, a month... But when we wander back around it welcomes you with OPEN arms, like you had only stepped out for a soda. Listening to it takes the load right off my shoulders, for sure, and brings a big-old smile to my face. I always have considered it a Folk-Rock hybrid... Keep up the excellent work my Brother...
Now being a child of the 60s and 70s I am really partial to the Band who was Bob Dylans backing band for years but had so many great songs themselves always loved this performance
I would love to feel again what I felt the first time I heard this song. I'll have to settle for how I feel the thousandth time. It's the same so all is good.
Wow...so happy to see you react to this!!! 💗 💖 💘 💝 💟 Wait... my mind has just been blown!! You said you have already reacted to "It Makes No Difference"...?!?! That is My JAM!!! I am going to watch it now! Keep up the great work!! 😎
Sherlock Hemlock 😂😂😂 Umm George is the most stunningly gorgeous man I’ve ever seen on a stage. 💖💖💖 But my history loving on Robbie goes way back to the late ‘70’s. 😂😂👍 Better?? 😂😂
3 of The Band members were excellent lead vocalists. Rick Danko: bass player (sang It Makes No Difference) Levon Helm: also played drums, and Richard Manuel: the creepy looking piano player near the end (the only one you haven’t heard sing lead). To hear Manuel sing I recommend either King Harvest or The Shape I’m In.
That's Mavis Staples singing one verse & then " Pops " Staples singing one! The Staples were primarily gospel singers who did some cross-over recordings too. You ought to check out their song I'll Take You There. This is one of my favorite collaborative performances ever!
This is perhaps The Band's finest moment, and having The Staples add their magic just put it over the top. Sweet, sweet sweet! You owe it to yourself to see the entire film, "The Last Waltz."
“It Makes No Difference” is one of my favorites from that movie. And omg, you actually HAVE the movie and just have t watched?! You might consider watching as a reaction. I would seriously sit and watch the entire movie along w you and I’m prob not the only one!! The Last Waltz, It’s incredible. They have tons of greats joining them throughout their final concert. The film is so well done, too, directed by Martin Scorsese. I’ve watched it hundreds of times over the years. You will learn about who The Band is and their place in rock history. Ps, my favorite verse in this song is Rick Danko singing about Crazy Chester : ))
4 out of the 5 members of the Band are from Southwestern Ontario. 4 Canadians and an American. Levon Helm (drummer) is the lone American. Look up the recent documentary, 'Once Were Brothers; Robbie Robertson & the Band'.
Most of The Band were Canadian. Only two of the five men are still alive. The Staples family, obvious Gospel influences, into R&B. Mavis, the lead vocalist was one of Prince’s favorite singers. This song was from 1968,…the film was 1976. Both groups are in the Rock Hall.
Staples senior gives me chills on this tune. I never knew this version until recently on another reaction channel. Thank you guyS helping us out and being helped out.
A lot of references in the comments to The Last Waltz but no explanation . The Band had been performing on the road for something like 18-20 years and had decided to call it quits. They came up with a plan to do that last concert with many friends and film it. The director was an up and coming talent named Martin Scorcses
Do yourself a favor and see "The Last Waltz." I seem to recall that, in addition to all the great performances, The Band treated the ten thousand attendees with a Thanksgiving dinner. Maybe the greatest concert ever.
When The Last Waltz opened in theaters, we waited on a long long line for tickets to the midnight show. 40+ yrs later and still get goosebumps when I hear it.
The Staples are also referred to as The Staple Singers. This is a great pairing. You may also want to check out "The Weight" by the Playing for Change movement (found on RU-vid). Robbie Robertson leads the party. It's just a song that begs to be played.
