The Weight' by The Band, is one of the most recognisable songs in the world. But what is the true meaning, behind the music? Read more here.

Guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson died last week at age 80. He was a member, some say the leader, of The Band, a musical group from the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Band was a darling of ...

It’s hard to put a finger on it, but there is something just so soothing about the song, “The Weight,” by the Canadian-born rock band, the Band. It’s like an old dusty short story that you read as a ...

It’s one of those songs you’ll swear you’ve heard somewhere along the line, even if it’s your first listen: upbeat from the get-go, the opening moments are a swirling blend of keyboards and a ...

Zac Brown Band covered “The Weight” in honor of Robbie Robertson, who died this August, during his stop in Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center in New York on Sunday night. Robertson, the Band’s ...

Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined and helped reshape American music ...

The Band's "The Weight" can be heard in a new Super Bowl LVIII commercial for Budweiser. What begins as an instrumental version of the track eventually opens up into the original song. Released in ...

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Sep. 4—STROUDSBURG — The Weight Band, featuring members of The Band and the Levon Helm Band is headed to the Sherman Theater in the Poconos on Saturday, September 7. Performing original songs as well ...