Grupo canadiense, formado a principios de los años 60, en sus comienzos usaron el nombre de "The Hawks", ya que fueron el grupo de acompañamiento del rockero Ronnie Hawkins, conocido como "the Hawk" (El Halcón).
Sus miembros eran:
Robbie Robertson (1942) guitarrista Levon Helm (1941-2012) bateria y voz Rick Danko (1942-1999) bajo y voz Richard Manuel (1943-1986) Teclados y voz Garth Hudson (1940) multinstrumentista
Empezaron a hacerse un nombre tras la electrificación de Bob Dylan
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: 26 Sep 95 15:51:08 EDT From: Scott Durham <[email protected]>
Song: PROMISED LAND Performed by: THE BAND Submitted by Scott Durham [email protected]
G I LEFT MY HOME IN NORFOLK VIRGINIA C CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND D I BOARDED THAT GREYHOUND, G RODE IN INTO RALIEGH ON ACROSS CAROLINE G STOPPED IN CHARLOTTE TO BY PASS ROCKHILL C WE NEVER WAS A MINUTE LATE D WE WERE NINTY MILES OUT OF ATLANTA BY SUNDOWN G ROLLIN' OUT OF GEORGIA STATE G WE HAD MOTOR TROUBLE THAT TURNED INTO A STRUGGLE C HALFWAY ACROSS ALABAM D AND THAT BOW BROKE DOWN G AND LEFT US STRANDED IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM G RIGHT AWAY I BOUGHT A THROUGH TRAIN TICKET C GOT ACROSS MISSISSIPPI CLEAN D AND I WAS ON THAT MIDNIGHT FLYER OUT OF BIRMINGHAM G SMOKIN' INTO NEW ORLEANS G SOMEBODY HELP ME GET OUT OF LOUISIANA C HELP ME GET TO HOUSTON TOWN
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 V ^ V ^ ^ V
D THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE WHO CARE A LITTLE 'BOUT ME G AND WON'T PUT THE POOR BOY DOWN G GEORGIA BORN, THEY BOUGHT ME A SILK SUIT C AND PUT LUGGAGE IN MY HAND D AND WOKE UP HIGH OVER ALBUQUERQUE G ON A JET TO THE PROMISED LAND G WORKIN' ON A T-BONE ALA CARTEE C FLYIN' OVER TO THE GOLDEN STATE D WHEN THE PILOT TOLD US IN THIRTEEN MINUTES G HE WOULD SET US AT THE TERMINAL GATE G SWING LOW CHARIOT, COME DOWN EASY C TAXI TO THE TERMINAL DOOR D CUT YOUR ENGINES AND COOL YOUR WINGS G AND LET ME MAKE IT TO THE TELEPHONE G LOS ANGELES, GIVE ME NORFLOK VIRGINIA C TIDEWATER FOUR TEN O NINE D TELL ALL THE FOLKS BACK HOME
IT'S THE PROMISED LAND CALLIN' G AND THE POOR BOY IS ON THE LINE
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