A set of beforehand unseen pictures of The Band have been unearthed.
Taken by Ernst Haas, this sequence of never-before-seen pictures doc the ultimate date of The Band’s four-night residency at New York’s Academy of Music on December 31, 1971. There, The Band had been joined by Bob Dylan, who performed 4 songs along with his former backing band: “Down In The Flood”, “Once I Paint My Masterpiece”, “Don’t Ya Inform Henry” and “Like A Rolling Stone”.
The 4 exhibits had been recorded and launched because the Rock Of Ages album in 1972 – which turns 50 this month – and as a part of the expanded 2013 launch Stay on the Academy of Music 1971: The Rock of Ages Concert events.
“Bob Cato, The Band’s lengthy standing album designer introduced Ernst Haas to my consideration,” defined Robbie Robertson. “He spoke of Ernst as having a particular reward along with his use of color. He was the primary single-artist present of color images at New York’s Museum Of Fashionable Artwork. It could be uncommon for Ernst to {photograph} a reside live performance however he agreed to shoot the Rock Of Ages exhibits. His photos have depth and vibrate to the music and off the web page. We had been grateful and honoured that Ernst Haas helped seize this occasion for The Band.”
