And singer/multi-instrumentalist Levon Helm died of cancer in 2012. Singer/bassist Rick Danko died of drug-related heart failure in 1999. Singer/pianist/drummer Richard Manuel died of suicide in 1986. Lineups shifted and dissolved as tragedies struck. The Band regrouped without Robbie Robertson in 1983. The group is also famous for the all-star documentary The Last Waltz, which captured its final concert as a touring band on Thanksgiving Day in 1976. The Band is far better known for such landmark releases as Music from Big Pink and The Basement Tapes with Bob Dylan than its slow, mesmerizing set at Woodstock, staged late Sunday night before a muddy and exhausted crowd. The Band perform on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' in November 1969 Robbie Robertson in 2019 The current incarnation of Jefferson Starship is scheduled to appear at the WE 2019 festival in West Jefferson, N.C., this month. Jack Casady, 75, and Jorma Kaukonen, 78, who formed Hot Tuna as a side project in 1969, have kept that enterprise going for 50 years. Her most popular subjects? White rabbits. After the Airplane's 1989 reunion tour, Slick retired, insisting that rock ‘n’ roll was for the young. Drummer Spencer Dryden died of cancer in 2005. In 2016, he underwent heart surgery and died in 2018 at 76. Balin left a few years later for a solo career. Marty Balin, who had quit in 1971, joined Paul Kantner, who died in 2016, and Grace Slick, 79, in spinoff Jefferson Starship in 1975. Substance abuse and creative differences led to the band's implosion in 1973. With hits “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to Love,” Jefferson Airplane was also at the height of its powers when it took the stage at Woodstock. Jefferson Airplane 1968 Paul Kantner and Slick Aguilar in 2009 2, a half century after the band's appearance. Live at Woodstock, the band's entire 11-song Woodstock set, finally will be released on Aug. Bassist Stu Cook, 74, and drummer Doug Clifford, 74, formed Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995 and continue to play their old band's classics around the world. Fogerty left in 1972 and became a major rock star with such albums as Centerfield, Eye of the Zombie, Revival and Wrote a Song for Everyone. John's brother, Tom, quit in 1971, had modest success on his own and died at 48 in 1990 after contracting AIDS through a blood transfusion during back surgery. Infighting and a bad record deal took its toll later. John Fogerty, 74, felt the performance was substandard and blocked its release on the documentary and soundtrack. Saturday, though delays pushed their set past midnight. The Bay area roots band Creedence Clearwater Revival was enormously popular when it was booked in 1969, and had enough clout to demand the prime time slot of 9 p.m. Creedence Clearwater Revival 1970 John Fogerty 2019
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