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    What is the name of the narrator's 'mad' horse in "King Harvest (Has Surely Come)"?The Band Lyrics

      Jethro. There is a great version of this song on the remastered "Rock of Ages" CD.

    What novelty singer does Bessie (from "Up On Cripple Creek") love to hear talk?The Band Lyrics

      Spike Jones. She can't take the way he sings, though.

    How many 'lives' has the singer of "The Shape I'm In" used?The Band Lyrics

      seven. He did finally use all nine, sadly.

    What is the name of Crazy Chester's dog?The Band Lyrics

      Jack. From "The Weight".

    What is the name of the narrator's wife in "Across the Great Divide"?The Band Lyrics

      Molly. "Now, Molly dear, don't you shed a tear. . .the time has surely come."

    "Now tell me, hon, what you done with the ______?" The Band Lyrics

      gun. Terrific rhyming! This lyrics is from "Across the Great Divide."

    What is the narrator's first name in "The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down"?The Band Lyrics

      Virgil. Why did they ever let Joan Baez remake this song?

    What is the name of the movie that The Band made?The Band

      The Last Waltz. The movie shows lots of interviews and a load of clips from their concert.

    What song is this lyric from? "Now deep in the heart of a lonely kid, who suffered so much for what he did."The Band

      Stage Fright. This song is sung by Rick Danko.

    When Rick, Richard, Garth and Levon got back to form The Band once again, did Robbie join them?The Band

      no. In the early 1980s Rick, Richard, Garth and Levon reunited, touring and eventually recording under the name The Band.

    What country is The Band originally from?The Band

      Canada. All the original members were born in Canada except Levon Helm who was born in Arkansas.

    Did Garth play any other instruments apart from the keyboard?The Band

      yes. Garth Hudson also played the accordion and the saxophone.

    What train did Virgil serve on?"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band

      the Danville train. The Danville was a supply train on the Richmond and Danville Railroad, which was the main supply route into Petersburg. General Lee's army was stationed in Petersburg to protect Richmond.

    Who tore up the tracks?"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band

      Stoneman's cavalry. General Stoneman's cavalry looted and destroyed tons of supplies, as well as miles of railroad tracks. The words "so much cavalry" were sung by Joan Baez instead of the correct words, which were "Stoneman's cavalry".

    By May tenth, what had happened to Richmond?"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band

      it had fallen. "By May the tenth, Richmond had fell, it's a time I remember, oh so well," May tenth was not literally the date that Richmond fell. The town was abandoned by Confederates on April second and it was occupied by the Union Army on April third. However, there are many reasons why May tenth was significant, and therefore why that date may have been chosen for the lyrics. Former Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured on May tenth, near Irwinville, Georgia. President Andrew Johnson announced on May tenth that armed resistance in the southern states was over. Various Confederate forces surrendered from April third until May tenth.

    How old was Virgil's brother when he died?"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band

      eighteen. During the Civil War, men from seventeen to fifty years of age were eligible to serve in the army. The Confederate Congress changed the law in 1864.

    How did Virgil's brother die?"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band

      a Yankee laid him in his grave. The answer can be found in the verse: "He was just eighteen, proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave." Starvation, although not the answer to the question, was a real possibility, as shown in the lyrics "in the winter of '65, we were hungry - just barely alive." Lee's troops were starving during the last part of the seige, which last from June 1864 until April 1865.

    Which member of The Band wrote the lyrics?"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band

      Robbie Robertson. It took Robbie Robertson eight months to write the lyrics to "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". The idea came to him when he was visiting the southern United States, and he heard old men saying, "One day the South will rise again."

    What nationality is the writer of this song?"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band

      Canadian. Robbie Robertson is half Mohawk Indian and half Jewish-Canadian.

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