The Band Rocks the Academy of Music: Book Excerpt

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In this excerpt from New York Groove: An Inside Look at the Stars, Shows, and Songs That Make NYC Rock, one of rock’s greatest live albums is recorded in New York’s East Village.

Guitarist Robbie Robertson hoped to re-energize the music of The Band during a four-night stand at the Academy of Music that would end on New Year’s Eve, 1971. Legendary New Orleans producer and…