Dude, that is a compilation of the finest singers and musicians ever to assemble anywhere. You dont have any idea what you just witnessed. You should see the entire video of The Last Waltz. It is indeed mind blowing.
The Band were one of the most influential bands from the 1960s and 70s, and this was filmed by Martin Scorsese when they broke up in 1976. The film, The Last Waltz, featured not only The Staple Singers but also Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Dr John and many others.
Rick Danko sings the fourth verse while playing bass. This was Rick's normal behaviour. He's one of the great voices in rock. The Band had three lead vocalists -- Danko, Levon Helm (drums) and Richard Manuel. They are considered one of the greatest bands ever and one of the most influential. They changed the direction of popular music. Eric Clapton wanted to be a member but realized he wasn't good enough. The Band was considered Americana, Rock, Country, Folk Rock, even Gospel. Four Canadians and an American. They backed up Bob Dylan on a couple of tours.
@@oldschoolhip-hopheadriorea9178 actually the song is not gospel, it's considered folk-pop- with a slight nod to gospel infused by the Staples. The Band did the song originally, and the Staples joined them on what was considered The Band's farewell tour here.
Wow, hyper-critical bruh. This is an epic collaboration between two legendary groups, and all you got is some snark about the bass player/harmonizer extraordinare Rick Danko and Mavis Staples absolutely feelin' it?!? They're just cuttin' loose and caught up in the spirit of it all...how ya gonna dump on that?
Mavis was taking us to church young man. As a Caucasian sister, .... I got that. This was an era of music where collaboration and inclusiveness were the thing. Weve lost so much. Please, take it from an old hippie. We need to remember how to love and forget about hate.
The Band is a band. The Staples Singers is a band. This is from the movie, "The Last Waltz." That's Mavis picking up that second verse like the queen she is. And then her pop follows up.
This is from the movie "The Last Waltz" directed by Martin Scorsese and it documents the Band's last concert performance before they broke up at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving Day,1976. Lots of musical giants of the era made cameos...Neil Young,Bob Dylan,Joni Mitchell,Eric Clapton and so on. The Staple Singers were invited to do "The Weight",but couldn't make the show due to scheduling conflicts,so The Band and some of the film crew later went to New Orleans and recorded the version you see here with The Staple Singers. And we now have this brilliance forever.
Two different groups doing a song in collaboration. Happens all the time. This a song written and recorded by The Band, but they included The Staples to join in on this performance.
Pops makes me happy every time I see him. This song in particular I just love his voice. It's so real and he reminds me of my pastor back in Jamaica queens when I was a kid.
It's the Band, and the Staple Singers joining in. This was recorded at the last concert by the Band in San Francisco in 1976. The concert was filmed and has other joining the Band for their farewell tour. The movie is called "The Last Waltz" (1977.) Check it out.
The Band invited The Staples to do this video with them because The Staples were the first folks to record a cover version. It was released on their 1968 album Soul Folk in Action. I believe it was the first Band song ever covered by another group.
The Last Waltz was supposed to be The Band's last concert together. The Staple Singers joined in on this song and it was awesome! Great reaction to a great song!
That was Rick Danko's normal behavior. While most bassists play stoically and show little movement, Rick had what I call a "jangly" style with a lot of movement, sometimes called the Danko Shuffle. But you will appreciate his singing style and talents if you check out "It Makes No Difference", also from The Last Waltz.
The Band was Bob Dylan’s backup band until til we t out of their own. They often performed with other groups including The Staple Singers. This is part of documentary directed by Martin Scorsese called The Last Waltz. The last concert tour the Band did.
The guys playing the music are The Band. They were Bob Dylan's band for a while and he always opened their set with "I'm Bob Dylan and this is the band" so it just stuck. In 1974, they decided to go their different ways and decided to throw a party/concert with all the musicians they had been influenced by over the years including the likes of Dr. John, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Ronnie Hawkins, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, and several more. Unfortunately the Staples couldn't be at the concert so Martin Scorsese, the director, arranged to do this so they could definitely be included as they were a huge influence on The Band.
She jumped in at the end because it started to sound like the Band’s regular version which ain’t bad but it doesn’t have the extra Spiritual/Soulful vibe that this special performance has. Thanks for running the last verse and the Old Time Religion jam.
To me I've always felt like her clap was putting an exclamation point on this song, these musicians and these voices making a joyful noise. I can feel the air crackling with the good vibes you can see and hear between all of them.
This performance is part of a documentary by Martin Scorcese called the THE LAST WALTZ, which was the farewell tour of The Band. They had like 10 top selling artists for a song. Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Neil Diamond, and several more. Definitely worth a look .
Thanksgiving, 1976... The iconic Winterland Ballroom in San Fran. 'The Last Waltz' is a documentary movie by Martin Scorsese. It's about the last concert by The Band with many, many great singers. (Dylan, Dr. John, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Young and many more)
Staple Singers were a premier Gospel family group. Mavis toured up to last year and I saw her! That’s Pop Staples coming after daughter Mavis. ❤ Back in our day , many groups had Black and white members. Check out KC and The Sunshine Band - “ I’m Your Boogie Man”- the hottest funkiest disco around!!!!!! Watch Mavis Staples and Mahalia Jackson together in “ Summer of Soul”!❤❤❤❤❤
Bill Graham was one of the most important promoters for live acts in SF during the heyday of the 60s. A consistent feature was mixing acts together that you might not otherwise expect. Lots of seminal blues/rock/gospel acts along with the up and coming hippie rock bands. I believe that's a part of the story for how we ended up with the Staple Singers and The Band on this tune.
It was The Band, which was made up of 4 Canadian's and one American, the drummer Levon Helm. This is from their last concert, which is legendary, filmed by Martin Scorcese, at that concert they invited several guest musicians to join them. The Staples Singers, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Joni Michtell, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan. Look into more music from The Last Waltz and The Band, you won't be disappointed. The Chester verso is song by Rick Danko, who was one of 3 great singers of The Band. the other 2 was Richard Manuel and Levon Helm, the drummer. No Rick did not have Parkinson he was just a singer who put all his soul and feelings into his singing. Check out "It makes no difference" from The Last Waltz, Rick will break you heart with his rendition of that song.
This song has been around for like 60 years now. Another must-watch version is from 2012 Playing for Change. Robbie Robertson, Ringo Starr & a ton of artists around the world & it's another gem.
This performance is part of the movie "The Last Waltz", but was not part of the concert, so was recorded somewhere else. There are some clips from the actual concert on RU-vid, notably, "It Makes No Difference". It Makes No Difference - The Band - The Last Waltz ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q7yOGAmItFY.html I lived on the San Francisco Peninsula from 1967-77 and this was the last concert I saw at Winterland. It was great to reminisce years later when I saw the movie. Now I see clips on RU-vid and enjoy seeing reactions to some of the performances. They opened the doors at 5:00 pm and it ended well after 2:00 am. I had seen the Band before, but this show with Dylan, Clapton, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Ron Wood, Ringo Starr and many other guest performers was epic.
The rendition of "That old time religion" is hilarious, Rick and his raspy voice kills it. He is stoned as I believe they all were. They were just goofing around, but their talent is one full display.
Almost all of these people are dead now. Robbie Robertson (guitarist) for "The Band" was the last living member, and he died about 6 months ago. Same for "The Staple Singers." Mavis Staples may still be alive, but Pappa, and the other sisters are gone, I think. This is just so good. From the early 70s, I think. Thanks
@@wreckingKREW1 Yes, Garth needs help getting places these days but once you help him get settled down in front of a Lowrey Organ, still magic. No one can play like him. Took a home entertainment center instrument (the Lowrey) and made astounding musical magic with it. Such an ear for harmony. You remove Garth's sound from the sound of The Band, and it's no longer The Band, it's just another band. A good band, but not The Band.
lol, on the left on bass is the great Rick Danko and that’s just his style. He’s adorable. Watch anything he does, and you’ll see those are his mannerisms. Check out “It Makes No Difference” also from this same show, The Last Waltz. Absolutely beautiful.
One of the greatest groups ever and they were called THE BAND. This was a collab with THE STAPLES SINGER from a Martin Scorsese Movie. called THE LAST WALTZ. I saw THE BAND and they were rock, country, B and B, Great story tellers. Had four great singers. If you thought the one guy was moving strange watch The Late great JOE COCKER. from WOODSTOCK. The BAND was also at WOODSTOCK. They were grooving"
Levon Helm was a great drummer,singer and he also was an actor.He played Loretta Lynns father in 'The Coal Miners Daughter'.He was in numerous other movies also.''The Band 'was the name,self named after first being Bob Dillions band and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 1994.
You're right. Mavis Staples is not just a backup singer. She is the one the best vocalists to ever walk this planet. She's a force of nature. Rick Danko didn't have any underlying conditions. Just lots and lots of chemicals. As far as Mavis' clapping, The Staples Singers were a pretty much a vocal group. The only instrument they used was Pop's guitar. So when they performed live, Cleotha, Yvonne, and Mavis would clap to help keep time and for percussion. If you re-watch her clapping, you'll see that it was in time with the verse.
Wattsstax been on my list to watch for a while. I remember seeing the trailer and The Staples are all eating ribs in the backseat on the way to the show
The bass player has nothing wrong with him! That's who he/the band was. Fully into their own music and playing from the soul. Some extra "stuff" may have helped that behaviour too 😂 but for the most part it was who he was. R.i.p Rick Danko
"The Band" which is the name of that band (they were Bob Dylan's band and just called themselves The Band when they went on their own) are playing with The Staple Singers--who The Band invited to be in their movie--which people describe below. It is a song written by The Band's excellent guitarist, Robbie Robertson--who sadly passed away in 2023--a great talent.
This whole concert movie "the Last Waltz" is definitely worth watching. Lots of artist came out to play with 'The Band" for this concert, their retirement concert. Martin Scorsese directed it. It might make a good reaction if you do long reactions.
Rick Danko, the bassist and singer of the verse you mentioned is amazing and you should listen to 2 of his primary The Band songs, Stage Fright and It Makes No Difference.
I think it's already been mentioned - "The Band" is (were) an outstanding band and they were on tour with Bob Dylan for several years and can be heard on a few albums. Of course, "The Band" was a group that made music that stood on its own - "The Weight" was a song that appeared in the film Easy Rider (produced and created by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper) played and also became a hit. They make a few songs like "the night they drove old dixy down" or "stage freight" Just like other current ones at the time like “born to be wild” or “the pusher” from the band Steppenwolf. Best wishes @all from hamburg (germany)
The Band was all that you mentioned Rock and Roll, Gospel, Country, Soul. They had been Bob Dylan's back up band before they released their first album "Music from The Bid Pink, which was very critical acclaimed and caught the attention of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Their next album was called the Brown Album, which was great as well. Unfortunately at that time drugs started to interfer with their creative process. Robbie Robertson was the main song writer, he had 3 members, his 3 lead singer, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm and my favorite Rick Danko doing heroin. They continued on for several years and finally Robbie had enough, the drugs the car crashes, they all did drugs, but Robbie stayed away from heroin, and he wanted to stop touring before something really bad happen. Thus the Last Waltz, which is considered the greastest concert film of all times.
Never commented on your channel. First time watching you. Here's a suggestion: Search Reactions to the Band and Staple Singers the Weight, and watch other reactors to this performance. Then watch yours. "Hahaha, look she's clapping thinking the others will join in and they didn't, hahahaha" This guy must have a handicap, hahahaha" Take some deserved criticism and do better by it. @@oldschoolhip-hopheadriorea9178
The cool thing about music, or life, anything really, is that something new can rarely be got one time around. But things do go around, and the second, third, or fourth time around can knock your socks off, and you can't even explain how you missed it the first time. Hopefully, you're gone around this a few more times. And maybe hear things you missed first time.
Fanny put a weight on him, she sent him to Nazareth, Pennsylvania to visit people he had never met. Obstacles began when he arrived, he couldn't find a place to stay the night, Carmen a person he was sent to see, left him with her friend the devil. Luke was waiting to die. Crazy Chester wanted him to take his dog, etcetera. By the end he felt like he was carrying a cannon ball in his bag, from the weight of the people he had met, "It's Miss Fanny who sent me here with her regards for everyone".
No that was just Rick being Rick, but he didn't always act like that. Listen and watch some of his other songs like "It makes no difference". Rick was in serious car accident in 68, broke his neck and back, after that he became addicted to heroin, at least off and on, the accident left him in pain the rest of his life.
Don't you recognize Mavis Staples's voice from _I'll Take You There_? Oh, mmm, I know a place Ain't nobody cryin' Ain't nobody worried Ain't no smilin' faces, mm-mm, no no … Lyin' to the races
Bro, perhaps you should stay in your lane. Hip hop etc. Leave the actual music reactions to folks who understand music. Talented people entertain, the rest rap!
Mavis is just providing a syncopated rhythm with her clapping. It's church. And the shy guy playing piano with the dark hair and beard is Richard Manuel. He was the best singer of all the great singers in The Band. But he didn't sing on The Weight. Check out his Georgia on My Mind.
The Lase Waltz is the legendary The Band preparing for their last performance, with many guests. Many artists have covered The Weight. Aretha Franklin has a killer version.
