Initially coming together as The Hawks, backing band for Canadian rockabilly mainstay Ronnie Hawkins, they slogged ... it is in the songs that these four Canadians and one Arkansawyer recorded ...

The Band started as the backing group for Ronnie Hawkins before joining up with Bob ... Tapes,' and their legend was sealed. Their debut album from 1968, 'Music From Big Pink,' is a rock classic ...

Ronnie Hawkins, the music giant who mentored The Band and worked with Bob Dylan, Duane Allman, and others and became a key rock figurehead in Canada, died yesterday (29) after a long-term illness.