A Musical History - Personnel

Personnel

  • Rick Danko – bass, guitar, celli, trombone, fiddle, vocals
  • Levon Helm – drums, guitar, mandolin, bass, harmonica, percussion, vocals
  • Garth Hudson – organ, piano, clavinet, accordion, synthesizers, saxophones, horns
  • Richard Manuel – piano, drums, organ, clavinet, pianet, harmonica, percussion, vocals
  • Robbie Robertson – guitars, harmonica, piano, vocals
Other participants
  • Byron Berline – fiddle (Disc Five, track 8)
  • Roy Buchanan – guitar, bass (Disc One, tracks 1 & 4)
  • Rich Cooper – trumpet, flugelhorn (Disc Five, track 18)
  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitars, harmonica (Disc One, tracks 15-17 & 22; Disc Two, track 15; Disc Five, tracks 5 & 6)
  • Joe Farrell – saxophones, English horn (Disc Three, tracks 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 12)
  • Jim Gordon – saxophone, flute, clarinet (Disc Five, track 18)
  • Emmylou Harris – guitar, vocals (Disc Five, track 17)
  • Ronnie Hawkins – vocals (Disc One, tracks 1 & 2)
  • Jerry Hay – trumpet, flugelhorn (Disc Five, track 18)
  • Howard Johnson – saxophones, tuba, euphonium, flugelhorn, bass clarinet, horn arrangements (Disc Three, tracks 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 12; Disc Five, tracks 14 & 18)
  • Mickey Jones – drums (Disc One, tracks 16 & 17)
  • Charlie Keagle – saxophones, flute, clarinet (Disc Five, track 18)
  • Tom Malone – trombone, bass trombone, euphonium, alto flute (Disc Five, track 18)
  • Earl McIntyre – trombone (Disc Three, tracks 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 12)
  • Van Morrison – vocals (Disc Three, track 21)
  • Billy Mundi – drums (Disc Four, track 17; Disc Five, track 1)
  • Larry Packer – electric violin (Disc Five, track 18)
  • J. D. Parron – saxophone, E-flat clarinet (Disc Three, tracks 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 12)
  • Jerry Penfound – saxophones, flute (Disc One, tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7)
  • John Simon – baritone horn, tuba, "peck horn", piano, percussion (Disc Two, tracks 4, 9-11, 18 & 19; Disc Three, tracks 1, 2 & 7)
  • Mavis Staples – vocals (Disc Five, track 19)
  • Roebuck "Pops" Staples – guitar, vocals (Disc Five, track 19)
  • Allen Toussaint – horn arrangements (Disc Three, tracks 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 12; Disc Five, track 18)
  • Snooky Young – trumpet, flugelhorn (Disc Three, tracks 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 12)
  • Cleotha Staples and Yvonne Staples – backing vocals (Disc Five, track 19)
  • Libby Titus – backing vocals (Disc Four, track 4)
  • Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee Warwick and Cissy Houston – backing vocals (Disc One, track 2)
  • A. N. Other – horns (Disc Three, track 1; Disc Five, track 14)
The Band
  • Rick Danko
  • Levon Helm
  • Garth Hudson
  • Richard Manuel
  • Robbie Robertson
  • Richard Bell
  • Randy Ciarlante
  • Stan Szelest
  • Jim Weider
Studio albums
  • Music from Big Pink
  • The Band
  • Stage Fright
  • Cahoots
  • Moondog Matinee
  • Northern Lights – Southern Cross
  • Islands
  • Jericho
  • High On The Hog
  • Jubilation
with Bob Dylan
  • Planet Waves
  • The Basement Tapes
Live albums
  • Rock of Ages
  • Before the Flood
  • The Last Waltz (1978 album)
  • Live at Watkins Glen
  • The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966
  • The Last Waltz (2002 album)
Compilations
  • The Best of The Band
  • Anthology
  • To Kingdom Come
  • Across The Great Divide
  • The Best of The Band, Vol. II
  • Greatest Hits
  • A Musical History
Songs
  • "Tears of Rage"
  • "The Weight"
  • "Chest Fever"
  • "This Wheel's on Fire"
  • "I Shall Be Released"
  • "Rag Mama Rag"
  • "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
  • "Up on Cripple Creek"
  • "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)"
  • "The Shape I'm In"
  • "Stage Fright"
  • "Life Is a Carnival"
  • "When I Paint My Masterpiece"
  • "Don't Do It"
  • "Mystery Train"
  • "Acadian Driftwood"
  • "Georgia on My Mind"
  • "Blind Willie McTell"
  • "Atlantic City"
Related articles
  • Discography
  • Ronnie Hawkins
  • Bob Dylan
  • John Simon
  • Allen Toussaint
  • The Last Waltz
  • Festival Express
  • This Wheel's on Fire – Levon Helm and the Story of The Band

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