The Band - Rockin' Chair (Festival Express, 1970)

The Band - Rockin' Chair
Rec. Date: July 5, 1970,
the Festival Express Train Tour,
McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Canada

Director: Bob Smeaton

[Karmakatt]

I'd buy a beer to any fan of The Band. Keep rockin' until we all meet up oneday..

[ianlaker]

Richard Manuel. A beautiful tragic soul. What a fabulous collection of musicians they were.

[thomash]

The range on Richard's voice is awesome...baritone to falsetto.

[taylordw]

When I saw the Band live in the 1970’s at UC Santa Barbara, this song stood out for me and made me appreciate Richard Emanuel so much. I was shocked and hurt when I heard years later of his suicide.such a soulful singer

[abundancemindset]

What a beautiful, beautiful voice and version of this song !

[herculesdutradecamposfilho]

A very beautiful song played by one of the world's best bands ❤❤❤❤❤❤with a

[terrygarcia]

I like how Richard puts his shoulders into it

[joelwexler]

I discovered these guys just days before this at overnight camp. I still remember putting on the brown album, hearing Across the Great Divide for the first time. Almost 53 fucking years later they're still my go to music.

The Band!

[GreatGardenGnome]

Wonderfully gifted musicians. Richard really shines in this performance.

[johnknottenbelt]

Who else could have sung this song this well!

[michellemay]

I was in upstate NY the day Richard left the world. What an imaginative, sensitive, massively gifted man. RIP always

[johnstrohsnitterjr-vsqb]

To all the band who died rest in peace you guys really inspired this 41 year old man into music thank you to the band rest in peace Robbie, Rick Levon, Richard thanks again

[lilalpenglow]

i love the wind rustling garth’s hair. seemed like this was the perfect summer evening

[patrickluzzi]

A wonderful song for the now departed Robbie Robertson (RIP)

[madeleinehague]

I was lucky to be at The Festival Express. Just a kid, age 15 and in awe of The Band. Such a great band, Eric Clapton wanted to join them.

[wendicraig]

Best band EVER! They burned out way to soon. Miss them Sooo much

[danielmunder]

It's crazy we have the technology to re-watch anything we want like this and I'm not sure how I feel about that...but that part starting at 3:07 is so beautiful where they trade off and I can't stop watching it.

[edouglaspratt]

Truly a "heart & soul" human being and artist. Richard's given the world so much love and his music "loves on" in a wealth of recordings, videos, and in the millions of musicians he's inspired. The iconic tragedy of musicians, addiction, hurt Richard horribly. Alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, pot, heroine, meth... he and the Band were enabled by family, friends, and the music industry, to the point they could not work together; they endangered each other & their loved ones; myriad DWI injury accidents; and they started dying much too young. When will we learn to speak up instead of enabling? -Doug Pratt, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

[uncletoad]

Their music is beyond description. Pure magic.

[rusty_guitar]

Life has been really tough lately and I've lost my relationships with many people close to me this past year, but i'll always have the band. I listen to the band nearly every single day and the music always makes me feel better. Thank you, Richard, Rick, Robbie, Levon, and Garth. Thank you for the tunes. RIP Richard, Robbie, Rick, and Levon. This music never fails to cheer me up and give me a reason to keep going.