Episode 167: “The Weight” by The Band
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Band's Growing Popularity and Robbie Robertson's Joining
This chapter discusses the band's growing popularity in both the USA and Canada. It focuses on Robbie Robertson, a teenage guitarist who became a fan of the band and eventually joined them. Robertson contributed two songs to their album titled 'Mr Dynamo'. The chapter also touches on the issue of songwriting credits and how Robertson discovered another name on the album besides his own. It ends with Robertson nearly missing out on joining the band due to the band members' travel commitments and their appearances on a TV series.
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