The Band was a one of a kind original. I have every one of their albums. Robertson was my least favorite member of the band, but he can't be separated from the phenomenon of The Band.
Lavon was without a doubt my favorite. I could relate to him. I have relatives who talk the way he did, and his stories of his youth sound familiar to me. Plus, I went to high school with a family of kids named Hawkins.
He was an immense talent, but so self deprecating. Has anyone else simultaneously sang and played drums with the emotion that he did?
I think Lavon was 17 years old when he was on American Bandstand with The Hawks.