Music from Big Pink
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Music from Big Pink is the debut studio album by The Band. Released in 1968, it employs a distinctive blend of country, rock, folk, classical, R&B, and soul. The music was composed partly in "Big Pink", a house shared by Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson in West Saugerties, New York.
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Personnel
- The Band
- Rick Danko – bass guitar, fiddle, vocals
- Levon Helm – drums, tambourine, vocals
- Garth Hudson – organ, piano, clavinet, soprano and tenor saxophone
- Richard Manuel – piano, organ, drums, vocals
- Robbie Robertson – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
Additional personnel
- John Simon – producer, baritone horn, tenor saxophone, piano
- Don Hahn – engineer
- Tony May – engineer
- Shelly Yakus – engineer
- Bob Dylan – cover painting
- Elliott Landy – photography
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