Robbie Robertson focused one of his finest historical sagas on events in his native Canada. The Band's "Acadian Driftwood" was the result.

Robbie And The Robots were gigging Toronto’s teen circuit when the 15-year-old guitarist saw the wild stage show of Arkansas rocker Ronnie Hawkins, playing the city with his hot band The Hawks ...

Members of The Band dying before him were keyboardist Richard Manuel in 1986, bassist Rick Danko in 1999, Helm in 2012, and Robertson in 2023. Hudson’s wife, Maud, died in 2022.

He joined the band of Ronnie Hawkins, a Canadian rockabilly singer who was popular in the south; when Hawkins moved back to Toronto, Helm went along, and was soon joined by local musicians Robbie ...