Carrying the torch of hard working roots-blues
Rick Danko, the late great bassist of the legendary Band, once claimed that he didn't actually play bass, he just filled space. That may seem a little too modest, but it cuts to the heart of what made The Band one of the most celebrated groups of the oft-celebrated 1960s - the spirit of collaboration.
The Band played an ego-less kind of music, where nobody stepped on each other’s toes, and the whole was always greater than the sum of its (nonetheless impressive) parts.
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It's not surprising that both Colin Linden and the Sadies have worked with The Band and/or some of its members - they're carrying the torch. They've demonstrated - like The Band before them - that the best music is inclusive and generous by nature.
Colin Linden is well-known in this country, and beyond, as a great writer, performer, producer and much in demand slide guitarist. But you get the sense that he could be even bigger if he wasn't so insistent on helping other people.
Linden spent years honing his guitar chops as a sideman for people such as David Wilcox, Emmylou Harris and Bruce Cockburn. As a producer, he's worked with people such as Colin James and Sue Foley. He's recorded with just about everybody, including the always entertaining Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and Band members Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Levon Helm.
Linden's played on more than 300 albums, he’s produced more than 70 and he’s got a shelf of awards somewhere.
He’s a major talent.
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