Bob Dylan's 'Basement Tapes' Exclusive: Garth Hudson Returns to Big Pink
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- Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2014
- In this exclusive documentary, Rolling Stone returns with Garth Hudson to Big Pink for the first time since he moved out. Watch him reminisce about times past, and explain of the recording secrets of The Basement Tapes. Don't miss the end of the video when Garth sits down to play the piano in the basement one last time.
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That's my Uncle Garth! I love him and Aunt Maud so much! I remember when I lived with them for a while a couple times Garth playing the piano hours upon hours and telling fantastic stories.
What song is he playing at the end?
I believe it’s One Too Many Mornings
Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
These 9 minutes justify the existence of the internet. Thank you Garth, and I tip my hat to everyone who helped make this touching moment possible.
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Garth picked me up hitchhiking on Route 28 in about 1969. Mercedes. I also saw him buying a fan at the old Caldors where I was working. This was after Big Pink, before the Brown Album. Thank you for everything Garth, you made the world a better place.
amazing!
I remember Caldors!
Super cool.
Awesome recollection. One of the great things about RUclips is hearing everyone's stories in this wonderful world.
At around the same time frame I was once hitchhiking from Kingston to NYC on the Thruway and Buddy Miles picked me up.
Watching this after Robbie's passing, this video is even more emotional, as Garth is the last one left.
Bless Garth Hudson
Not quite...Mr Zimmerman is still extant like a minor Old Testament prophet. We wouldn't know any of the Band members names, let alone be interested in some random colored house were if not for the Duluth song and dance man.
"The mountain is bigger than it was ... "
Such a quiet sense of humor ...
Ah, Garth, the unsung genius of The Band who often sat quietly in back and made pure magic happen. And still KILLS on the keys, as is evidenced by that solo action at the end of the video! Piano, organ, accordion, sax... Garth Hudson was and is a marvel.
Garth's opening to "Chest Fever" is what made that tune what it is.
I'm actually in tears right now. We cannot overestimate Garth Hudson. We cannot underestimate The Band. Stunning footage. Thanks RS!
I'm crying too. He's a legend!
An amazing man. An eccentric and a visionary
Same here. I'm watching through the tears. Wow.
I think you mean overestimate - common mistake...
@@limeplasterer2766 You're right! Changed!
This is a great document. Garth is now the only surviving member of the band. Sending lots of love to him
Sure, Garth is an old man now but HOLY CRAP when he plays the piano, the magic is still definitely there. Unbelievable.
Or perhaps because the soul is ageless ☝️😄
I know right?He still has those magic fingers.Could probably release an instrumental album or with a singer or somethin'.Classic.
triptoyourheart your gifts never leave you...
@@locandro1 No. The magic is there because it's allways been there. And, he wasn't physically crippleled to the point that it wasn't possible (wich, regrettably, can happen when you age). But the point remains: Garth has it(!).
Yes
The heart and soul of The Band. It took 12 musicians to duplicate what this one man did on Ophelia. “Garth Hudson - organ, synthesizers, trumpet, horn, oboe, clarinet, flute.”
Last man standing. Thanks for the personal tour, Garth Hudson. RIP Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson.❤️🎸🎶🇺🇸
Garth is one of the great musicians of our time. It was great to see this video and some of The Band's history. It's hard to believe Garth is the only living member of The Band.
Much wisdom and experience in those old hands. The Band awoke something in me over 50 years ago that I will take with me to my end. Nothing like these guys, before or since, and I'm so fortunate to have been around when it all happened. Those truly were the good old days!
you lucky fucker
Such a gentlemanly and thoughtful man, Garth Hudson. His contribution to the music is invaluable.
incredibly talented could play ten instruments to perfection
I'm glad he's still around. Am I the only one who's had a Mandela Effect about Garth?
In Levon's book he pretty much say that Garth was the brains behind the Band when it came to arranging songs. Had some classical training i.e. check out live intro to Chest Fever. This is gold.
@robertbrown9912 “Chest Fever” is so crazy, weird and hypnotic! I love it!
On the legendary musician scale, Garth Hudson is on the top. He's an old man now but you sit him in front of a piano and the magic comes out as if if he was back in 1968. Unbelievable !
Indeed! When he is at the piano, his hands have a memory of their own.
Gonna be jamming with him soon! ♥️☮️✨🎶🙏🏻🎸
The man's piano playing at the end carries within it all that old Americana sound that was present in The Band's best recordings.
Not really, despite nearly all of them being from Canada they said themselves America was at the root of their sound.
Additionally, "Americana" is a marketing term that was stamped onto a genre of music only recently.
levon helm was the root of a canadian bands sound, and robbie took all the royalties
Roger Rogers Robertson is given as the composer on most of the songs . . .but yeah, I guess the others dispdnt get their due. As someone would say: sad!
Some argue the Americana and most of the band being Canadian, well, Canada is also part of North America
The fact that Bob composed and performed Sign on the Cross on the fly is astounding.
One of the greatest pleasures of my life was seeing The Band perform at the HOB/West Hollywood in the mid 90s. I was blown away, and subsequently walked out, on to Sunset Blvd, and on to their bus, where I met Rick, Levon, and Garth. They, and their driver, were as kind as could be. I still have my autographed ticket stub from that show with Garth's signature right on the front. To this very day I refer to that show as the best that I have ever witnessed, out of the hundreds of shows that I have attended in my time.
So incredibly moving. Thank you, Garth Hudson, for your genius, your deep humbleness and for having shared your enormous music talent with the world♥.
Not much is mentioned about Garth, but he is among the greats of the keys. He gave the Band's sound the pavement it needed to move. Integral and inextricable from the Band's identity.
Garth. Keeper of the sound. Bent at mid back from grinding over an organ, piano, sound board. Legend
Looks like stenosis but he still gets around. A true and natural talent. The band was loaded.
Thank you Garth for getting those magical sounds on tape for all of eternity. I made the pilgrimage to Big Pink about 20 years ago and it is indeed sacred ground.
Garth Hudson, a true, literal, music genius. Thank you, Rolling Stone. Well, well done.
Yes sirree! Garth still flows with the magic he's never lost on the keyboard.
To see him wearing a LOS LOBOS[Whose latest "back to their roots" release is maybe the best Los Lobos record ever!] shows he may be older, but still is on top of the latest in musicland and is classy as all get out!!!
Sure is great to see him back at Big Pink and to imagine all those best of times!
Bless you Garth-- thanks for your gift of music to us all.
I love this video. In 1985 or 1986, I flew from Dallas to Los Angeles. The seat next to me was vacant. At the last moment before the doors were closed, a very tall gentlemen with 2 instrument cases (Clarinet and Oboe?) came down the aisle. He apologize profusely for making everyone get up, my seat was in the centre of the cabin. The gentleman and I started to chat. When you are sitting next to someone, you don’t easily recognize them. We started to talk about music. I suddenly realized who this was. It was Garth and we talked about music, CDs (new then), working with Bob and also music therapy for people in comas. Garth gave me his telephone number and said I should give him a call and stop by sometime. For some reason, I never did and I still regret that. Garth is a very gracious and humble man!❤
Garth is a Canadian-American treasure. He's a man who is special. His playing is special.
With just Garth and robertson alive I am so grateful that these tapes have been restored as good as possible. Fantastic!!!
not so much anymore
No other band has moved me more.
I have a picture of Big Pink on my bedroom wall, great conversation piece. But you really don't want to get me started talking about The Band, as I'm likely to never stop.
Thomas Magnum You and me both.
same here they were one of a kind never ever to be duplicated
Thomas Magnum I can so relate. My fav
i am totally with you there will never be any group to match this its jus the way it is
Nobody is stopping you. Who's your favorite member? I'm partial to Danko but Helm is pretty amazing that half time beat. He's my favorite drummer neck and neck with Charlie Watts.
This brings tears to my eyes! What a lovely man and what an amazing band The Band was. Miss those boys!!!
Great comment, Michelle Miller. The BAND is my favorite musical group of all time. At the top of the list.
Pure inspiration. Gotta try. The alternative is?
A wizard on the keys, sax, accordion etc and the Band's secret weapon! A fantastic musician who is still thankfully with us...
The Band's members were all multi-instrumentalists and brilliant. Need some of Levon's mandolin? We'll just put Richard behind the drum kit and not lose a thing. They were a marvel.
@@diamonddog13 that they were...they defined their name!
I've known Garth and the others in the Band on a personal level for most of my life. All great guys, and yes...Garth is amazing like others have posted. Garth spent a lot of time at our business in Woodstock, writing, editing and copying sheet music. That and napping lol. Garth has narcolepsy so he'd doze off from time to time. He's not like most other musicians and celebrities that visit or live here....he actually is nice and loves to talk to people. Very much a people person. HIs knowledge of music and his capabilities are amazing, and greatly underappreciated and unrecognized. Sister Maude is also awesome!! Seen Dylan a couple times but never got to talk to him. If i would have asked Garth or the other guys they would have made it happen, but we just don't do that lol. It's one of the big reasons they like Woodstock, nobody is star struck and they can be left alone.
Lies why lie?
"IN HIS recently released memoir, “Chronicles,” Dylan sums up his local experience succinctly: “Early on, Woodstock was hospitable to us.” Unfortunately, the houses at Byrdcliffe and later on Ohayo Mountain Road, where Dylan lived with his wife and children, soon became a mecca for “dropouts and druggies,” “moochers” and “goons,” Dylan writes, describing the unwelcome visitors who would show up at all hours looking for a handout or some contact with their idol.
Things got so bad, Dylan writes, that he kept a pair of pistols and a “blasting rifle” on hand, though he had been warned by local police that he could be arrested for shooting the trespassers or sued if one of them should take a fall while creeping over his roof."
What a great feel Garth has on the piano.
Wow. What a great little film. To see Garth go back to that famous house was amazing as he told stories of how it all went down. And the end where he plays the piano…..magical! Thank you Rolling Stone. 👍👏
Magical! Lovely to see Garth play and hear him speak about the Big Pink days. What a lovely little film, and so important. Garth, genius, we love you!
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Wonderful!
hola
Thank you so much for this look inside the house where magic happened. Richard "Beak" was from my hometown and my parents and friends were in the same scene at the time and it was always excitement when the Band were around town. I have all kinds of stories passed on to me but it is nice to see this look inside because I was only a really young kid at the time they were taking their bows from the original line-up. Much appreciated, and keep these great shorts coming, it is about time RS initiated some changes in media format especially now with the age of your now iconic subjects that started all of the main content.
God love him. He still plays like a god.
Poignant return to a landmark place and time. Great post!!
Fantastic. I've always admired Garth's ability and although he was never in the forefront of the band on stage, I feel he was the power behind it musically.
One of the best groups ever.a wee bit emotional watching that.
the best no doubt period
That playing at the end is just so beautiful and so much older than the moment he played it.
I love this lovely little slice of life, and Garth Hudson is about the most unique musician I have ever heard - love the Band and Dylan. Always will, and Garth is truly one of a kind. This little film captures that. Thank you.
Man, that was REAL good. Garth, such a lovable, big-bear huggable Spirit. Still, tickles the keys with great soul.
I’m so lucky to lived during this time. This was the only “bootleg” record that I ever bought. Changed my life. 🤠
Very moving. I love the Los Lobos jacket! The place is a sacred shrine. Thanks for producing this.
Honey Boy still has it. Bless you, Brother Garth, for the brilliance that you brought to The Band. You are a treasure.
Wow, this is history people. The Band is such an extraordinary band, and for that reason, they created some of the finest music the world will ever hear. This is incredible.
Moved me to tears my favorite band to this day!!! God bless
alanjay35 Me too. Best wishes from Yorkshire England.🏴
Garth is a legend.I saw an interview with Roger Waters saying about his version of The Wall in Berlin with the Band as some of the artists.And about the fact that he used Garth on several songs because he was in awe of him and his talent.
Love that he has a Los Lobos jacket on.
Sometimes a group of musicians/singers make Magic.
I live in London Ontario, and all the members of the Band grew up nearby except Levon. Richard Manuel is from Stratford, where I grew up. The legacy of their music kind of runs through my mind and veins. Thank you the Band, so much for sharing your journey with us.
That area of NY state - Saugerties, Woodstock, Bearsville, etc. - is filled with amazing natural beauty that came through in the music. Truly wonderous.
People will still be listening to The Band in 100 years, and Garth was a big part of that. Musical legend. RIP Levon, Robbie, Rick, and Richard. That story should be a biopic.
great to see him go back there ,lovely to see he's still got the magic in his fingers too ,I've really enjoyed watching this !
I wish they were all here to take the tour with him. How quickly time goes by.
Very powerful. RIP Levon, Rick, Richard. Wish they could have been in the video as well...
How many amazing moments must have happened in that small piece of Eden near Woodstock...
Yep. And much of it we'll never come close to knowing. The few moments that were captured in some form and which are, thankfully, still accessible today are enough for me to dine on for my lifetime. Yet, if only we could travel back in time and space... 🙂
WHY ISNT THIS HOUSE A HISTORIC LANDMARK?????? This house should be on the list of historic buildings!!! RIP ROBBIE!
sad but true my friend, but to think the likes of George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan spent time there and of course Dylan spent a lot of time there and wrote songs like SIGN ON THE CROSS , that alone should make it a historic landmark, never mind The Band writing SONGS FROM BIG PINK, and yes its sad to see Garth so elderly but as you say thats just life, if youre lucky we all get old, but its wonderful seeing him go back there after almost half a century, if find it haunting when they show those old pics of the band out front of the house and seeing them all so young and in the prime of their lives and now besides Garth their all gone, makes you realize how short life is, by the way you can rent this place on AIR B N B for $750 A NIGHT! lol $750 A NIGHT! peace my friend
@@cornelia21seriously? It’s for rent through Air BnB? And is the furniture and stuff from when the guys lived there?
Hi Garth and Maud. Thank you to the owner for letting us in. Thank you Rolling Stone for this video. Big Pink is a Shrine. Music recording was changed for ever there. Miss you Richard, Rick, and Levon. You deserve so much more Garth. Hope you realize how much people admire you. Your day will come Robbie.
I think I know what you mean by Robbie having his day...but what do you mean?
@@allsaints334 He wishes ill will on Robbie, simple as that. Not even subtle.
Garth is such a gentleman in the truest sense. A great artist. Thank you for this 😊
What an honout to hear that and see those old hands playing so beautifully. Absolutely amazing musician. Great Band! Second to none.
It's great to see Garth has survived life of the Road and still has his magic fingers.
i wasnt planning on crying today
Thank You, Mr. Hudson...'What are memories made of?'
That whole area around woodstock n.y. is magical..our band is about 60 miles away, but we did alot of festival and shows near there in the 1990's...the woodstock spirit is still alive.
Garth still got it
Loved this video - found Big Pink in the fall of 2014 after getting lost at first following the dodgy directions from a girl in a shop in Woodstock, It was one of those moments when you get a thrill from finding something that had such great cultural importance. Seeing the video reminded me of the day we drove there. Didn't want to disturb the owners, of course, so just had a quick photo stop outside.
Such a beautiful short movie, loved the band for years. The final couple of minutes contain the most pure music for the heart and soul , I have ever heard. So uplifting in these days of shadows and fear.
What a great time for music. I'm grateful that I was around to experience it.) Oh yes, RIP Robbie Robertson.)
Garth's eyes and voice are still young. What an amazing film.
Gave me goose bumps, had to dig out my “band” albums and play. Thanks ever so much for this. "The Band"
Such a lovely and legendary man! Amazing to hear him on the piano. Thank you!!
Met Garth in Kingston NY. Took him to Walmart!! Bought some Camels...talked to him for hours what a great memory he has!!!
Afrojack Why did he not have a vehicle?
My favorite part was when he zoomed in on the bug.
Garth's father worked for the Canadian government as an entomologist. He probably knows a thing or two about them.
it looked like a grasshopper
Sorry, couldn't help but cut and paste this: (Since I thought of Bruce Lee film)
Po: GRASSHOPPER, BE YOUR SELF. AND NEVER FEAR THUS TO BE NAKED TO THE EYES OF OTHERS. YET, KNOW THAT MAN SO OFTEN MASKS HIMSELF. THAT WHAT IS SIMPLE IS RARELY UNDERSTOOD. THE DUST OF TRUTH SWIRLS, AND SEEKS ITS OWN CRACKS OF ENTRY. AND A TREE FALLING IN THE FOREST, WITHOUT EARS TO HEAR, MAKES NO SOUND. YET IT FALLS.-KF*
I always always heard that if you ever need it Garth always had some a 200 which used to kill certain little bugs that would crawl onto your private parts
I saw the Band with Allman Bros and Grateful Dead at Summer Jam in Watkins Glen, NY in July 1973 What a show Ah to be back there again
I bought "The Basement Tapes" on cassette in 1975 and still have it in a box full of my old tapes. I no longer have a cassette player and can't listen to it anymore. Several years later I bought "Music From Big Pink" when it came out on those half-speed master disc albums they used to make. I still listen to it on a very old Pioneer turntable, amp and speakers. The music will live forever!
sweet garth. always the humblest. and best musician
off the charts
My partner and I, along with a good buddy, made the trek up to West Saugerties, NY a few years ago - after going to one of Levon's "Midnight Rambles" at his home in Woodstock - and found "Big Pink". There are no signs directing folks to the house, nor any indication whatsoever that musical history was made there. But it was quite thrilling to see the outside (still kind of pink) of the house where The Band - and later Dylan and The Band - many such wonderful music! RIP Richard, Rick & Levon.
a place that will always be so special
Thanks for sharing your story Tony.
It appears to be perfectly preserved, I'm surprised they didn't offer tours
AS we all have grown older now in my 60's I still have strong memories of PIG PINK the BAND and Dylan.. I luckily stayed in the music industry and eventually purchased Stax Studios in Memphis then started several smaller specialty labels and now own a not for profit 501-c-3 American Heritage Music Preservation and Voice of Memphis Music.. preserving artist , broadcast material. films, records, interviews,, and more.. AS someone says in these little comments record record then ask questions.. Always make sure the machine is rolling... *)O(* MY emotions hit me much more these days as I grow older and physically not as well*)O(*
Very emotional... fantastic that the house is pretty much as it was. A shrine indeed!
The vital essence of The Band is Garth's virtuosity which infected the rest of The Band and brought their collective game up. The Band would have been way above average but not epic without Garth.
Levon said as much in his book "This Wheel's On Fire". A musician's musician.
He was the trained musician of the bunch. If I heard correctly in an interview somewhere, I think from Robbie, Ronnie Hawkins had to turn on the charm to get his musical career off course from his parent’s vision. The rest is history.
Levon Helm talks about that in his book This Wheel's on Fire. He was very generous in his praise of Garth. It took Ronnie a couple of tries with Garth's parents. He also mentions some technical things Garth did with his keyboards that seem way ahead of his time.
I think everybody had a special part there... Everybody
@@lorenzozambelli1727 They did, no doubt. Wonderful, all, but Garth amazed me with the original sounds he got on the organ. Nobody else had anything like that going.
he's got a Los Lobos jacket on with his name on it. As always, he always knows what's up.
The church of Garth, priceless. The last couple of minutes say more musically than anything I've heard recently.
the sign of the cross?
This made my day. Always good to hear from/about Garth Hudson. Love may he run.
Levin, Richard and Rick were right there when Garth was playing....you can feel their spirits smiling and crying at the same time!!!!
I once had listen to the Basement Tapes while driving all day with my wife. Drove 8 hours from Calgary to Regina, listening to it over and over again. She had never heard of this record, it was the first time for her. At first, I can tell she didn't know what to think of these songs. I thought she was going to tell me to throw it out the window. After I got through the entire four sides the first time, she was hooked.
Great story and I see you've got Waits as your profile picture. He listed the Basement Tapes as one of his favourite albums, music all comes around full circle
I always get emotional when I see the last waltz and it was a swan song i guess why robbie ended it I dont know it's too bad the other members didnt write any songs it was robbie and thsts it r I p richard and levon and rick ty for great music
Garth, the last man standing, one of life’s great eccentrics. The footage of him reading out a list of names he wants to thank at the R&R Hall of Fame (I think) while the Band cracks up behind him is something I will always love.
yep! one hell of a driveway ,,thinking how many times they all bumped down it,,to make such beautiful music in that lil pink house,, I wont forget the mins, I stood in the drive by the basement,,its quite,and peaceful still ,,please if you do pass that way ,,please show the respect of hollowed ground,,I think it should remain a place not too overly viewed,,landmarked...for me to see it once,,is more than i deserve
Dylan & The Band give the word "Legendary" new meaning!
Heart warming.....
By the way, for anyone who loves the Basement Tapes, for my money... pound for pound...Dylan's album, Planet Waves is in the top five list of every album Bob recorded. And, The Band is the back up band. Give it a listen if you haven't yet. Released in 74, its the album with Forever Young, and a personal favorite, Hazel. "Hazel... dirty blond hair... I wouldn't be ashamed to be seen with you anywhere!" OMG, The Band sparkles like Sapphires on this album, every nuance, every subtlety. The magic of Robbie, Rick, Richard, Garth and Levon. Like the Fab Four, what they did, can never be duplicated. Like ancient seers; mountain men singing folk songs from days of yore.
Thank you Don this prob too big of a stretch in time but never mind hope yr doin fine. Old age is not for the faint of heart but this piano man - oh yeah. You can spend a long time in the silence yet still come back to lovely sounds like this for th best of humanity and good times. Like the smell of the forest.
I'm not sure if it was one of Bob's best considering it was a bit rushed during his comeback break through tour. But it had a few solid songs for sure. But I think the album was a little rushed. What did stand out was robbie's guitar 'style' which was very apparent on the down the flood album for sure. It wasn't really that way on the early Band albums but he really fleshed it out during this album and on the albums after this you can hear he has that sounds.. (for instance the intro to lay lady lay on before the flood is what i mean!)
I have always said the same exact thing but nobody listens. Dylan was at his best when The Band were behind him. On a Night Like This and Tough Mama- holy god, great songs
I visited "BIG PINK" House yesterday when I visited Woodstock, NY and shared the history of the house with the people that were with me.
My heart grew a couple of sizes in those nearly nine minutes. Much love.
Garth is the last man standing. All the others will be there to greet him when his time comes and pick up where they left off. Hauntingly beautiful. It just confirms that we're all just passing through. These guys sure did leave their mark. Beautiful ghosts.
Don't forget Bob! He is still with us
Sometimes ill wake up and smile and look at my girlfriend and say "Bob Dylan still lives!"
Wow. I'm completely gobsmacked. I'm a massive fan of The Band and I don't think I've *ever* heard Garth Hudson talk so much in all my years scouring first books and then the net for any info I could find on The Band. This is AWESOME!!
What a lovely little film... God bless you, Garth.
Proud to say I got to shake hands with Garth, Rick and Levon after a show in NYC in 1990.
This is just bloody interesting.
Garth's swagged out in the Los Lobos jacket, hat, and aviators! One of the coolest guys ever still doing it.
Great hearing Garth again! I would have expected Big Pink to be vandalized and in ruins.
This is just absolutely fantastic!
i love Garth
Terrible to see what age can do to a beautiful musician. That back must give Garth a lot of pain. Still, old age awaits all of us and who knows what the accretion of years will do. But Garth's fingers work well and his touch has even improved - a superb musician.
Brother garth
I refuse to see such sorrow just because time and age has caught up with someone. It's not sad. It's life.
It ain't getting me
@@Christiantodd1 You have a sad way of looking at life. The expressed sorrow was warranted, so just let it be. We'll all meet our maker, so please just don't beat it into the ground early.
Christiantodd1 sadness is part of life. It’s okay and natural for something to be saddening. If seeing someone in this stage isnt saddening to you, you’re lying to yourself.