GREATEST HITS - Band.

The Band: Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko (vocals, various instruments). Additional personnel includes: Byron Berline (fiddle); John Simon (tuba, piano); Billy Mundi (drums). Includes liner notes by Rob Bowman. Digitally remastered by Ron McMaster & Andrew Sandoval (May 2000, Capitol Mastering). Personnel: Robbie Robertson (vocals, guitar); Garth Hudson (vocals, keyboards); Levon Helm (vocals, drums); Rick Danko (vocals). Liner Note Author: Rob Bowman. Though they were predominantly Canadian, the Band wrote the proverbial book on what would come to be known as Americana roots-rock. After years of backing everyone from rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins to Bob Dylan, they emerged as a creative force in their own right at the end of the 1960s. They were just in time to spearhead a movement away from the acid-rock excesses of the '60s, toward a simpler, more down-home musical mindset heavily informed by folk, country, and blues. GREATEST HITS