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    • Aug 2, 1937
    Keyboard player Garth Hudson is born in Canada. He joins The Band, a rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks the group's "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    May 26, 1940
    Drummer Levon Helm is born in Marvell, Arkansas. He joins The Band, a rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in "Heartaches By The Number"
    Dec 9, 1942
    Bass player Rick Danko is born in Simcoe, Ontario. He joins The Band, an acclaimed rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Apr 3, 1943
    Keyboard player Richard Manuel is born in Stratford, Ontario. He joins The Band, a rock group that records "Up On Cripple Creek," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 5, 1943
    Guitarist Robbie Robertson is born in Toronto. He joins The Band, a rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks The Band's 1969 release "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Sep 13, 1961
    Cissy Houston is hired by producer Henry Glover as a vocalist on a New York session for Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks, later to become The Band. It's a stepping stone on her way to working with Elvis Presley's backing group, The Sweet Inspirations
    Jan 20, 1968
    Woody Guthrie is celebrated with a tribute concert at New York's Carnegie Hall. The lineup includes Bob Dylan, The Band, Tom Paxton, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Pete Seeger, Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie, who covers "Oklahoma Hills." The night closes with a multi-artist performance of "This Land Is Your Land"
    Feb 9, 1968
    Take a load off, Fanny: The Band records "The Weight" at New York City's A&R Studios. The song is revamped more than 25 years later by Marty Stuart & The Staple Singers for the album "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    Jul 14, 1969
    The biker movie "Easy Rider" debuts in New York, featuring The Byrds' title track, The Band's "The Weight" and Steppenwolf's Hoyt Axton-penned "The Pusher." Starring Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda, it also has a role for producer Phil Spector
    Jul 22, 1969
    The Band records "Up On Cripple Creek" at the Hit Factory in New York. The song is judged one of country's 500 greatest all-time singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
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